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Posted on December 8th, 2008 by Jesse Chambers

Holiday open house at Alabama and Lyric

Holiday open house at Alabama and Lyric

Holly Burrow, Director of the new Hill Arts Center adjacent to the Alabama Theatre, will never forget her first visit to the Lyric, the magnificent old vaudeville and movie palace at Third Avenue and 18th Street North downtown.

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Posted on September 14th, 2008 by Madison Underwood

Gip\’92s Place gets some Mo\’92 Blues

Argentinean blues quartet Mo’ Blues brought their bilingual sound to Gip’s Place in Bessemer Saturday, [...]

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Posted on September 13th, 2008 by Glenny Brock

Going over The Edge with Coyote J. Calhoun

Time was, the Sunday worship service I favored most started around 10 p.m. and involved [...]

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Posted on July 22nd, 2008 by Glenny Brock

Confessions, reschedules

Anybody hoping to have a fancy fried sandwich anytime soon is out of luck: Birmingham [...]

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Posted on July 7th, 2008 by Glenny Brock

Weekend preview: John-Alex Mason @ Marty’s

The Monday after a holiday always hurts, but Marty Eagle made my day this morning [...]

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Posted on July 3rd, 2008 by Jesse Chambers

The voice of the theatre

Theatrical impresario Jake Wells built the magnificent Lyric Theater at Third Avenue North and 18th Street in downtown Birmingham expressly for vaudeville in 1914, and there wasn’t another house like it in the city, perhaps in the Southeast.

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Posted on May 26th, 2008 by Molly Folse

Rick Carter’s Guitar Pull returns

Rick Carter’s Guitar Pull returns

After a year off, the open mic-style event finds a new home at WorkPlay.

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Posted on May 11th, 2008 by Glenny Brock

Hats off to BAO

Hats off to BAO

Nearly two dozen hats made by members of the Mystic Krewe of Apollo Birmingham will serve as centerpieces at the annual BAO Arty Party, scheduled for Sunday, May 18.

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Posted on May 10th, 2008 by Glenny Brock

Sharrif Simmons \’96 in the shadow of the stars

“If you’re lucky, you will hear parts of your life
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played out on a golden harp.” [...]

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Posted on May 9th, 2008 by Glenny Brock

Greencup runneth over

“.. even after April by God there is no excuse for May,” which is to [...]

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Posted on March 22nd, 2008 by Glenny Brock

Etsy & Artie!

In terms of participating in internet commerce, I’m something of a Luddite. I have only [...]

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Posted on January 10th, 2008 by Glenny Brock

WEEKLY DIGEST: Jan. 10-17, 2008

WE ARE WHAT WE EAT & ALWAYS HAVE BEEN: Birminghamians are obsessed with food, with [...]

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Posted on January 9th, 2008 by Glenny Brock

Brain Tease: Greencup Books!

Halleleujah, I am happy to hear about the advent of Greencup Books. Scheduled to [...]

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Posted on November 17th, 2007 by Glenny Brock

Weekly Digest: Nov. 15 – 22, 2007

THE CONTENTS PAGE IS FULL OF LIES: Yep. The table of contents for Vol. 11, [...]

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Posted on November 13th, 2007 by Glenny Brock

Stop this day and night

If you need a dose of spirituality or poetry or both, the place to get [...]

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Posted on November 5th, 2007 by Glenny Brock

Who let the dogs out?

Who indeed? You might have missed the news last week that Birmingham’s longest-running football franchise [...]

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Posted on November 3rd, 2007 by Glenny Brock

Talking turkey

The bird is the word – and with Thanksgiving less than a month away, it’s [...]

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Posted on November 2nd, 2007 by Glenny Brock

Allman joy

Greg Allman returns to Birmingham this week for a show at the Alabama Theatre. Weekly [...]

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Posted on November 1st, 2007 by Glenny Brock

WEEKLY DIGEST: Nov. 1-8, 2007

DEAD BUT NOT GONE: That’s the best way to think of your dearly departed, particularly [...]

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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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WEEKLY PICKS: do more now

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Weekly Tweets

  • Can Jefferson County break the bank? The meaning of Jefferson County's suit against banking behemoth JPMorgan: http://bit.ly/2JfcKk #bham 7 hrs ago
  • @WadeOnTweets I don't see Dr. Davis on Twitter any time soon. We're plugging your blogging academy classes in next week's Weekly Picks btw. 1 day ago
  • Nice to see @bhamterminal 's @acnatta on Fox6 w BSC's Natalie Davis discussing #bham mayoral race. Video @WadeOnTweets: http://bit.ly/1o93gZ 1 day ago
  • @brightsides Thanks for comments on last week's cover. It was designed by Jeremy Markham (http://bit.ly/1l7Yx1). More: http://bit.ly/4bvRoK 1 day ago
  • Forest Perk Coffee opened today--new coffee shop on Clairmont (next to Piggly Wiggly). Just went by there--the coffee's good. Check it out. 1 day ago
  • Shout out to @DNicholAdams for her tweeting of the #bham mayoral forum tonight. She did a great job. Thanks for the live feed! 2 days ago
  • Also slated to appear: William Jason Sumner (?) & Jimmy Snow. No Smitherman or Hoyt? Election Dec. 8. Educate yourselves. We'll help. #bham 3 days ago
  • Mayoral forum information came from Delta Sigma Theta Alum association, who is putting on forum and was kind enough to call me back. #bham 3 days ago
  • William Bell, Patrick Cooper, Emory Anthony, Scott Douglas, Stephannie Huey, Jody Trautwein and others coming to #bham mayoral forum tonight 3 days ago
  • Don't forget there's a mayoral forum tonight at 6:30 p.m. at Huffman High, and a meet & greet Thursday at Highland Hotel, 5-7 p.m. #bham 3 days ago
  • I think if you count the fact that council started about 30 minutes late, this may be the quickest council meeting I've ever seen. #bham 3 days ago
  • Council meeting over except for old & new business. Hoyt says he is the fried turkey king, and will fry turkeys when done w/ politics #bham 3 days ago
  • More updates...

War on Dumb

Can Jefferson County break the bank?

Can Jefferson County break the bank?

Jefferson County has declared war on JPMorgan.

Upon Further Review

Lane Kiffin’s (allegedly) lost boys

Lane Kiffin’s (allegedly) lost boys

Lane Kiffin’s players are undisciplined? You don’t say…

Column

Surviving the New Depression with sweet taters

Surviving the New Depression with sweet taters

Political commentary plus a recipe for sweet potato pie.

Film

2012 blows up the world real good

2012 blows up the world real good

2012 may be the hugest, craziest, most preposterous disaster film ever made

Small World Cartoons

Jobless Recovery

Jobless Recovery

Things are looking up for the economy! Or they’re not.

Suburban Legends

The Wedding Planner

A classic from the Suburban Legends Vault