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Posted on January 24th, 2009 by Matt Hooper

Inauguration Trail Pictures (moving and still)

Inauguration Trail Pictures (moving and still)

Photographic evidence of the Weekly’s journey to Washington, D.C., for the inauguration of America’s 44th president, Barack Obama.

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Posted on May 30th, 2008 by Glenny Brock

Still crawlin’ \’96 after all these years

Still crawlin’ \’96 after all these years

If you’ve never been to Freedom Creek, it will only take one visit to make you a true believer in the power of the place. The 11th annual Freedom Creek Blues Festival will take place at Willie King’s home on Friday, May 30 and Saturday, May 31.

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Posted on May 8th, 2008 by Stephen Humphreys

A Day at the Derby

Emily solidified her faded aristocratic credentials by never actually responding to the Derby invitation, only [...]

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Posted on October 29th, 2007 by Glenny Brock

From Russia with love

Did someone say чудесно? You will, no doubt, if you attend the annual Russian Food [...]

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Posted on September 17th, 2007 by Glenny Brock

Lend a hand

The volunteer organization Hands on Birmingham is seeking 50 residents for weeklong volunteer trips to [...]

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Posted on September 6th, 2007 by Glenny Brock

WEEKLY DIGEST: Sept. 6-13, 2007

THERE OUGHT TO BE A LAW that says no self-respecting publication in the city of [...]

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Birmingham 101: What will history say about us?

Birmingham 101: What will history say about us?

‘The city of perpetual promise.’ Does that mean incessant failure? Or rather, that Birmingham never gives up hope?

Upon Further Review

Bama wins, 2010 and amen

Bama wins, 2010 and amen

Part two of the college football season recap.

Column

Ties that bind

Ties that bind

A four-in-hand is worth two in the bush

Film

Casualties of war

Casualties of war

“The reasons we go to war always matter,” says the soldier played by Matt Damon [...]

Small World Cartoons

The Paranoid Guide to the 2010 Census

The Paranoid Guide to the 2010 Census

Uncle Sam left something lurking in your mailbox. Dare you open it?

Suburban Legends

The King of Rock: No, Not Elvis

The King of Rock: No, Not Elvis

The world is designed to piss me off