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Yes, we have no f**king bananas

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Concert Shots: Robert Earl Keen 3-7-10

Singer/songwriter Robert Earl Keen returned to Birmingham on Sunday, March 7. Playing to a packed [...]
Unleash the wild child

National Wildlife Federation tries to get us outside
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Embracing Larry Langford’s agenda, William Bell seeks to replace the convicted former mayor at Birmingham City Hall.

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Jesse Chambers Q&A with the former Poet Laureate

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Bananas going extinct?

National Wildlife Federation tries to get us outside

Jan Moon’s dream comes true at her Homewood bakery

Aventinus is the only weizenbock currently available year-round in Alabama

As a solo artist, former frontman of Will & The Bushmen and acclaimed co-writer (Jimmy [...]

Singer/songwriter Robert Earl Keen returned to Birmingham on Sunday, March 7. Playing to a packed [...]

Debunking a bunk debunking

Part two of the college football season recap.

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In the #Bham Civil Rights Institute, a notation: "Klan Robe. Anonymous donation." 5 days ago
Sweet tastes from Dreamcakes Bakery: http://bit.ly/aPzBGS 5 days ago
Keith Thomson thrills with ONCE A SPY: http://bit.ly/dfFksk 6 days ago
Bell says his projections are worst case scenario. Meeting adjourned. #Bham 1 week ago
Deficit projection went up since Royal was acting Mayor because some revenue projections weren't in yet, Bell says. 1 week ago
Hoyt suggests suspending some tax abatements, if that's possible. And incentives. #Bham 1 week ago
Bell says first funding priorities are basic services and personnel. Try to push some capital costs into FY 2011. #Bham 1 week ago
Bell says city will reduce funding to outside agencies and recapture capital outlays to cover what might be a 77 million dollar gap. #Bham 1 week ago
Bell has said he will restore Blue Book printing. Says BlueBook is for benefit of public 1 week ago
Bell says last administration did not provide Blue Book, a written document of monthly revenue expenses, substituted comp software #Bham 1 week ago
Projected revenues were optimistic, Bell says. #Bham 1 week ago
Budget ballooned to 425 million. Revenue fell due to economy. I think he said 378 million was revenue. #Bham 1 week ago
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