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Madison Underwood wrote a new post, Birmingham’s Burgeoning Beerocracy, on the site Weld for Birmingham 1 minute ago
Alabama’s beer culture has changed rapidly since 2009, when members of a non-profit group of beer enthusiasts known as Free the Hops (FTH) had their first success in the Alabama Legislature. That year, FTH lobbied […] -
Weld for Birmingham wrote a new post, Birmingham’s Burgeoning Beerocracy, on the site Weld for Birmingham 4 minutes ago
Alabama’s beer culture has changed rapidly since 2009, when members of a non-profit group of beer enthusiasts known as Free the Hops (FTH) had their first success in the Alabama Legislature. That year, FTH lobbied […] -
Weld for Birmingham wrote a new post, Secret Stages music festival is back for year two, on the site Weld for Birmingham 8 minutes ago
One of Birmingham’s newest music festivals, Secret Stages music discovery festival is back for another year to fill the downtown loft district with music, food and festivities for two days. -
Glenny Brock wrote a new post, Birmingham’s Burgeoning Beerocracy, on the site Weld for Birmingham 9 minutes ago
Alabama’s beer culture has changed rapidly since 2009, when members of a non-profit group of beer enthusiasts known as Free the Hops (FTH) had their first success in the Alabama Legislature. That year, FTH lobbied […] -
Weld for Birmingham wrote a new post, These Hallowed Halls … Are Not for Chick Lit, on the site Weld for Birmingham 26 minutes ago
Photo by Paul Lowry, Creative Commons; Story by Carrie RollwagenI know chick lit gets a bad rap, but I like reading it every so often — the girl power-y, love-after-heartbreak messages may be unoriginal and […] -
Kyle Whitmire wrote a new post, JeffCo bankruptcy to last at least another year, general obligation debt abandoned, on the site Weld for Birmingham 32 minutes ago
The Alabama Legislature sent a clear message to Jefferson County, the county’s bankruptcy lawyer, Kenneth Klee, told the county commission Thursday morning.
That message from the legislature: Drop dead.
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Kyle Whitmire wrote a new post, JeffCo bankruptcy to last at least another year, general obligation debt abandoned, on the site Second Front 32 minutes ago
The Alabama Legislature sent a clear message to Jefferson County, the county’s bankruptcy lawyer, Kenneth Klee, told the county commission Thursday morning.That message from the legislature: Drop […]
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Weld for Birmingham wrote a new post, Books in the Wild, on the site Weld for Birmingham 1 hour, 18 minutes ago
Photo by Anna CarriganSpotted: Classic Neil Gaiman with the remains of a cappuccino at The Angry Catfish Bicycle Shop + Coffee Bar in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Anna took this photo while traveling for work — […] -
Weld for Birmingham wrote a new post, Judging Books by Their Covers: A-OK!, on the site Weld for Birmingham 1 hour, 19 minutes ago
These great books have great covers to match … why can’t they all be like this?By Carrie RollwagenWe’ve all heard it said: “Don’t judge a book by its cover.” While I agree with the metaphoric meaning of the […] -
Jeremy Erdreich wrote a new post, The big city, on the site Weld for Birmingham 1 hour, 40 minutes ago
Yard of dreams
This post looks at last week’s trip to New York, focused on midtown and financial district locales. After many years of waiting, the Hudson Yards Redevelopment Project on midtown’s far west side at […] -
Weld for Birmingham wrote a new post, You Won’t Like Them, but You’ll Love Them, on the site Weld for Birmingham 2 hours ago
Is this picture mysterious, or just blurry? I couldn’t decide.By Carrie RollwagenThe Mysterious Benedict Society is an excellent kids’ book for a lot of reasons. The plot is fantastically twisted without being […] -
Weld for Birmingham wrote a new post, Books in the Wild, on the site Weld for Birmingham 2 hours ago
Spotted: An open copy of Jayber Crow (and an open can of beer) from one of our PostScript writers, Elisa. Berry writes about community, and Elisa reads on her porch so she can interact with her neighbors in her […] -
Jeremy Erdreich wrote a new post, The big city, on the site Construct Birmingham 2 hours, 7 minutes ago
This post looks at last week’s trip to New York, focused on midtown and financial district locales. After many years of waiting, the Hudson Yards Redevelopment Project on midtown’s far west side at […]
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Weld for Birmingham wrote a new post, Red Weather: Searching for Truth in a Life of Questions, on the site Weld for Birmingham 3 hours, 17 minutes ago
Guest Post by Susan Thomas Red Weather tells the story of Neva, a woman whose parents left her and her brother for a weekend with their grandmother and never came back. The story develops as we learn the parents […] -
Kyle Whitmire wrote a new post, The roll on vote to kill JeffCo rescue bill , on the site Second Front 15 hours, 33 minutes ago
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Kyle Whitmire wrote a new post, Legislature kills JeffCo rescue plan, with help from JeffCo lawmakers, on the site Weld for Birmingham 15 hours, 38 minutes ago
On the last day of the session, the Alabama House has pulled a bill from its calendar that would have allowed Jefferson County to reinstate its occupational tax and right itself financially. By killing the bill, […] -
Kyle Whitmire wrote a new post, Legislature kills JeffCo rescue plan, with help from JeffCo lawmakers, on the site Second Front 16 hours, 30 minutes ago
On the last day of the session, the Alabama House has pulled a bill from its calendar that would have allowed Jefferson County to reinstate its occupational tax and right itself financially. By killing the bill, […] -
Kyle Whitmire wrote a new post, WBHM: JeffCo rescue bill fails and Bowman lies to commission, on the site Weld for Birmingham 16 hours, 45 minutes ago
On WBHM we talk about John Rogers, Arthur Payne and other Jefferson County lawmakers helping to kill the county’s last change to get an occupational tax through the Alabama House. Also, we revisited Com. George […] -
Kyle Whitmire wrote a new post, WBHM: JeffCo rescue bill fails and Bowman lies to commission , on the site Second Front 16 hours, 45 minutes ago
On WBHM we talk about John Rogers, Arthur Payne and other Jefferson County lawmakers helping to kill the county’s last change to get an occupational tax through the Alabama House. Also, we revisited Com. George […] -
Gaije Kushner wrote a new post, Has Obama Gotten his Groove Back?, on the site Weld for Birmingham 17 hours, 35 minutes ago
I’ve missed candidate Obama, these last couple of years. The inspiring speeches,
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