The Future of Birmingham
The Future of Birmingham is a 26-part series and companion ebook that explores the city’s history, transformation and next steps. This special report marks the 10th anniversary of Wade on Birmingham. Published September-October 2015.
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Lineup
- Day 1 |Â Modest Incremental Improvement
Karl Seitz kicks off the series with a hard look at what’s holding Birmingham back. - Day 2 |Â TBD
Carrie Rollwagen says the best way to honor our tragic past is to be involved in civic matters. - Day 3 |Â Pride
Johnathan Austin on how city government is working on a better tomorrow. - Day 4 |Â XX
Who run the world? Girls! Or, as Wade Kwon explains, it should be here in Birmingham. - Day 5 |Â Of Passing Concern
Chris Mitchell makes bold predictions in every direction. - Day 6 |Â Festive
Teresa Zúñiga Odom shows how a festival really pulls a community together. - Day 7 | Half-Full
How Angie Cleland got her groove back. - Day 8 |Â 101
A special edition of Wade’s 101. - Day 9 |Â Collaboration
Photo essay: Christine Prichard on how working in tandem brings big rewards. - Day 10 |Â Compassion
Joey Kennedy shows how our society is judged on how well we treat our animals. - Day 11 |Â In Technicolor
Candie A. Price sees a vision that is simultaneously candy-colored, boisterous and lush. - Day 12 |Â Brighter Than Ever
Rod Walker says the people are finally starting to shed the inferiority complex that so many have felt for so long. - Day 13 |Â A Media Wasteland
Wade Kwon explains how a haven for media has turned into a smoking crater, growing larger each year. - Day 14 |Â Food
Ike Pigott reflects on how food can bring us together after being divided for eras. - Day 15 |Â Ambitious
Caperton Gillett highlights one group who’s missing out on the Birmingham renaissance: the poor. - Day 16 |Â Crowdsourced Responses
We asked, you @replied. - Day 17 |Â Big Ideas
Hugh Hunter stresses a need for more community partnerships between business and government to seize on visionary opportunities. - Day 18 |Â Slow and Steady
Jackie Lo sees a more progressive city in all facets down the road. - Day 19 |Â An Unwritten Verse
Kenn McCracken tracks the city’s blossoming music scene, with the next stanza yet to be composed. - Day 20 |Â 5-7-5
A parable in haiku. - Day 21 |Â Familiar
Transplant Bertha Hidalgo has come to love Birmingham even while adjusting to Southern life. - Day 22 |Â Cultural Mining
Charles Buchanan looks to the past for Birmingham’s biggest opportunities to stand out. - Day 23 |Â Artful
Jess Simpson explains how our creative capital can make the arts scene and an entire city flourish. - Day 24 |Â Strong Leadership
Wade Kwon makes the case for strong leadership to guide the city from its morass of potential and indecision. - Day 25 |Â DIY
Jen Barnett shares what she’s learned from starting businesses in Birmingham. - Day 26 |Â Regaining Our Self-Esteem
James Spann wants the city to be brimming with confidence about all the positive steps we take together.
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