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"Birmingham Lightning" 1977 Birmingham, Alabama
INFOGRAPHIC: Birminghams England vs. Alabama (Not quite right on some of the stats.)
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The three-day Alabama Phoenix Festival is an event which organizers billed as a celebration of creativity, sci-fi and fantasy.
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A new track that allows bike riders to use speed and momentum to complete a course of turns and jumps is the latest addition to the Oak Mountain State Park biking trails system. The pump track recently opened at Oak Mountain adjacent to the park's BMX bike track.
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The Summer of Harry: All eight "Harry Potter" movies to be shown at the @Alabama Theatre. pinterest.com/...
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Bessemer's Andre Holland comes home to play key role in Jackie Robinson film "42." Also cast in upcoming NBC show "1600 Penn."
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Cool treats at Steel City Pops are hot in Homewood
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Bogue's Sign Returns! They have the old sign back up outside of Bogue’s. It doesn’t light up anymore, but then there was not much left that could light up back in the day. It is however now much higher. By Terry McCombs
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Your "awwwweeee" moment of the day. Geese and babies stopping traffic near Avondale Park in Birmingham while they stroll back to the pond. By Leigh Ann
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Crossplex. A planned live, work, play re-development project. Economy and some political squabbling have cut the project down to only a sports-themed entertainment area ... track & field, swimming, basketball and concerts. By vizual2
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Grab It! Crewman of an Amtrak Crescent has just snatched paper orders from the tower operator at 14th Street in Birmingham, 1983. The paper was rolled in string and attached to the hoop. "All" the crewman had to do was put his arm throught the hoop from the moving train, capturing the string with the attached orders, usually about expected meets with other trains. By esywlkr
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The Birmingham Bull and Susan Anton, by William W. "Susan Anton was the prize for some lucky fan. She was at the game as a promotion from the Muriel Cigar Company as she was Miss Muriel."
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PRINT KILLS SELF. Birmingham: sober. Huntsville: Done For Good? Mobile: 'Exciting' Job Cuts Ahead. May 25, 2012 ¶ More on this story: itswa.de/Kl0E2Z
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Kathy Bensko Yeah, waiting for the other shoe to drop (my husband - an employee of the News for many years) is soooo exciting.
Wade Kwon My thoughts are with everyone at the News (still have friends there in many departments). I worked there long ago ...
Birmingham News staff reactions to coming job cuts, print reduction. On Storify.
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Birmingham News, other Advance papers to cut jobs, print editions. itswa.de/Kl0E2Z
Former Gov. Don Siegelman has fought his share of political and legal battles. So what's absorbing a left-handed blow to the head in the boxing ring? "I think he loosened my right eye socket," Siegelman said Saturday night after an exhibition boxing match against his karate sparring partner, Jerry Schnader. The three-round bout was part of a fundraiser for the Levite Jewish Community Center, American Heart Association and American Stroke Association.
My alma mater, Jefferson County International Baccalaureate School, ranked No. 6 in the 2012 Newsweek America's Best High Schools list.
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Family-centered Benjamin Russell Hospital for Children nearly ready for opening in Birmingham
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amy4669 I'm just a few blocks over from there... at work!!
What's Left of Birmingham is a blog that is full of ironically gorgeous photos of urban decay in and around Birmingham. It will make you want to set off on your own exploration of what is left of our past.
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EXCLUSIVE: Weld for Birmingham co-founder/editor Glenny Brock quits. itswa.de/L3piFW
Oddly enough, Birmingham has pedicab service. birminghampedicab...
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Ross Bridge ranks No. 3 on Condé Nast Traveler readers' poll for Top 75 U.S. mainland hotel spas
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Jimmie Hudson Park in Birmingham's Sandusky neighborhood is looking spiffier these days, thanks to a recent $ 25,000 renovation project that included sprucing up the basketball court.
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:( It took me 3 months to realize one of my favorite Birmingham blogs, BikeSkirt, had ceased publication. Sigh.
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100 former dropouts receive diplomas in Birmingham's Dropout Recovery Program
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6 of the US News top 10 high schools in Alabama are in the Birmingham regional area - #2 Mountain Brook, #3 Homewood, #4 Shades Valley, #5 Oak Mountain, #6 Ramsay, #7 Hoover. Congratulations!
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40 Images of Bicycles for National Bike Month, including Anna Carrigan of BikeSkirt
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First Look At Chadwick Boseman, Nicole Beharie in Jackie Robinson Biopic "42"
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Bart’s ArtVenture! is the Birmingham Museum of Art's cool new hands-on gallery designed for visitors with children who want to explore art at their own pace, guided by their own interests. The two family galleries feature more than 15 hands-on learning stations that encourage discovery and creativity.
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The Alabama Law Enforcement Torch Run will kick off Thursday in Huntsville, and travel through Birmingham mid-afternoon. Runners from throughout the state will carry the "Flame of Hope" through the state to the final destination site of Troy. All proceeds benefit the Special Olympics of Alabama.
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VIDEO: Birmingham Prelude Strings Orchestra performing "Momentum" on May 12, 2012.
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VIDEO: Acoustic Unplugged is a mellow night with great guitarists (occasionally a keyboardists), talented vocalists and emcees, and light percussion in an eclectic setting like Bottletree Cafe.
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VIDEO: Paul Hughes interviews members of the Birmingham Prayer Furnace. www.birminghampra...
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VIDEO: First Birmingham Salvation Army National Pie Eating Championship, featuring No. 1 ranked eater Eric "Silo" Dahl.
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Birmingham nightscape from Vulcan Park. By perkijl61
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Kellye Copas I loved going to B'ham Bulls hockey games back in the day!
Wade Kwon Me, too! I miss having a team in town.