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Posted on July 13th, 2009 by Molly Folse

Wine 101: The Basics of Wine

The Vintage Wine Shoppe will present “Wine 101: The Basics of Wine” on Tuesday, July 14 from 7-9 p.m.

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Posted on July 10th, 2009 by Molly Folse

La Dama to host Adobe Road Wine Dinner

La Dama to host Adobe Road Wine Dinner

La Dama in Liberty Park will host an Adobe Road Wine Dinner on Thursday, July 16 at 7 p.m.

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Posted on July 8th, 2009 by Molly Folse

What I’m Drinking This Week

What I’m Drinking This Week

The Moscow Mule at Dram Whiskey Bar in Mountain Brook Village.

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Posted on May 22nd, 2009 by Madison Underwood

Hops freed, beer to flow like wine

Hops freed, beer to flow like wine

Just before 10 a.m., Alabama Governor Bob Riley signed into law HB373, the Gourmet Beer [...]

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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 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 September 8th, 2007 by Stephen Humphreys

Tasting notes on Georgia wines

Wineries are working hard to create the next Napa Valley in every state in this [...]

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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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Posted on August 22nd, 2007 by Stephen Humphreys

Our Lady of the Vineyards

I felt very small, very fast on my August 2007 trip to visit the wineries [...]

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Posted on July 2nd, 2007 by Stephen Humphreys

The music of the vines

Praise him sun and moon; praise him all you stars above.
– Psalm 148
 
We have grown [...]

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  • Deficit projection went up since Royal was acting Mayor because some revenue projections weren't in yet, Bell says. 2 weeks ago
  • Hoyt suggests suspending some tax abatements, if that's possible. And incentives. #Bham 2 weeks ago
  • Bell says first funding priorities are basic services and personnel. Try to push some capital costs into FY 2011. #Bham 2 weeks 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 2 weeks ago
  • Bell has said he will restore Blue Book printing. Says BlueBook is for benefit of public 2 weeks ago
  • Bell says last administration did not provide Blue Book, a written document of monthly revenue expenses, substituted comp software #Bham 2 weeks ago
  • Projected revenues were optimistic, Bell says. #Bham 2 weeks ago
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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

Ringing the changes

Ringing the changes

Thoughts on navigation, prevarication & vindication

Film

Wonderland without wonder

Wonderland without wonder

Burton’s film looks but doesn’t feel like “Alice”

Small World Cartoons

Budget Deficits

Budget Deficits

So what do you do when you find yourself in a hole?

Suburban Legends

The King of Rock: No, Not Elvis

The King of Rock: No, Not Elvis

The world is designed to piss me off