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Posted on January 8th, 2010 by Matt Hooper

Alabama Captures BCS Title

Alabama Captures BCS Title

Nick Saban’s “process” has netted Alabama its first national championship in 17 years.

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Posted on January 7th, 2010 by Glenny Brock

Dance across Birmingham

Dance across Birmingham

Alabama Dance Festival brings the city to its feet

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Posted on December 30th, 2009 by Matt Hooper

Lucky 13? – Previewing Alabama/Texas

Lucky 13? – Previewing Alabama/Texas

Matt Hooper picks the biggest college football game of the year: Alabama vs. Texas!

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Posted on December 24th, 2009 by Weekly Staff

New Years Eve 2009

New Years Eve 2009

A guide to city celebrations

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Posted on October 8th, 2009 by Weekly Staff

Menu of Menus Readers’ Poll Winners

Menu of Menus Readers’ Poll Winners

The results of our 2009-2010 readers’ poll, including your picks for best chef, best restaurant, best new restaurant and more!

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Posted on September 24th, 2009 by Glenny Brock

Sidewalk 2009: The Best of the Fest

Sidewalk 2009: The Best of the Fest

With nine venues located within Birmingham’s historic Theatre District (featuring the newly restored Alabama Theatre, a 2,200 seat movie palace built by Paramount in 1927), spontaneity and variety rule at Sidewalk.

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Posted on July 21st, 2009 by Matt Hooper

Larry hearts McCrary: Highlights from the Dome Groundbreaking

Larry hearts McCrary: Highlights from the Dome Groundbreaking

You say you missed the domed stadium groundbreaking ceremony!?! No you didn’t…we have pictures and video below. You’re welcome.

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Posted on July 1st, 2009 by Weekly Staff

Katopodis Found Guilty On All Counts

Katopodis Found Guilty On All Counts

Former Birmingham City Councilor and Jefferson County Commissioner John Katopodis was convicted today on federal fraud charges relating to his involvement with a local charity, Computer Help for Kids.

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Posted on March 14th, 2009 by Glenny Brock

Local Dish tasting: Tea time

Local Dish tasting: Tea time

Birmingham Weekly and Whole Foods present a tasting of tea and tea-time snacks on Monday, March 16.

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Posted on March 12th, 2009 by Kyle Whitmire

Commission considers prep work for rate hike

Commission considers prep work for rate hike

On Tuesday the Jefferson County Commission will consider a resolution that would take the county a step closer to raising rates and creating new fees that would raise revenue for the debt-ridden sewer system.

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Posted on March 5th, 2009 by Glenny Brock

The Well and The Mine wins big

The Well and The Mine wins big

Birmingham writer Gin Phillips earns Discover Award from Barnes & Noble

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Posted on March 2nd, 2009 by Glenny Brock

B-I-N-G-O for BAO

B-I-N-G-O for BAO

Monday marks the monthly game at Birmingham AIDS Outreach

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Posted on February 27th, 2009 by Glenny Brock

Kind of Blue Note

Kind of Blue Note

Legendary label celebrates 70 years of jazz music with a touring tribute

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Posted on February 25th, 2009 by Madison Underwood

Wright Reading at the UAB Writers’ Series

Wright Reading at the UAB Writers’ Series

C.D. Wright performs her poetry at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 25, at UAB Hulsey Hall

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Posted on February 23rd, 2009 by Glenny Brock

Possible CAP expansion

Possible CAP expansion

Downtown safety patrol could soon cover more ground

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Posted on February 22nd, 2009 by Glenny Brock

The Seasoned Performers present Don Juan in Hell

The Seasoned Performers present Don Juan in Hell

A concert reading on Sunday, Feb. 22

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Posted on February 20th, 2009 by Glenny Brock

Improv comedy from Extemporaneous Theatre Company

Improv comedy from Extemporaneous Theatre Company

Three performances of unscripted funny

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Posted on February 18th, 2009 by Glenny Brock

Red Mountain Reading Series

Red Mountain Reading Series

Poets Jim Murphy, Tina Harris and Mary Kaiser read on the Jeff State campus on Wednesday, Feb. 18.

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Posted on February 16th, 2009 by Madison Underwood

Images from the Great Space Observatories

Images from the Great Space Observatories

Stargazing so good, you could call it astro-porn.

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Posted on February 12th, 2009 by Matt Hooper

A Seat at the Table, Director’s Cut

A Seat at the Table, Director’s Cut

You love listening to The Roundtable on WJOX 94.5. You enjoyed reading about them in this week’s Weekly. But deep down, don’t you want more…more words, more pictures? Well, today’s your lucky day!

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War on Dumb

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