The Birmingham channel: Spring flings
Friday, March 22nd, 2019A look at Birmingham in videos …
In this episode of “Drunk Birmingham Music History,” singer-songwriter Taylor Hollingsworth talks about a friend’s misadventures (our vertical video of the week). From Jenny Gault.
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Bouldering fail at High Point Climbing and Fitness in Inverness. From Micah Prickett.
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A birthday trip to Kami-Con, the annual anime conference in February at the BJCC East Exhibition Hall downtown. From Cody Gremlin.
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At the Vault Bar and Lounge downtown. From FOV Entertainment.
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Football: Salt Lake Stallions vs. Birmingham Iron in February at Legion Field. From NFL Full Games 2018/2019.
Highlights from Iron at Atlanta Legends in February. From DofuStream.
Iron quarterback Luis Perez scrambles and completes pass to Tobias Palmer against Atlanta. From Alliance of American Football.
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High school basketball: Opelika beats Carver in state tournament in February at Legacy Arena downtown. From CBS-42.
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A glimpse of insulation replacement from the outside. From Rid-a-Critter Inc.
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Birmingham Mustangs catcher Zoe Veres makes the play. From Zoe.
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Taking in the World of Wheels and the Iron game. From Abel Olvera Jr.
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Coca-Cola’s Magic City Classic highlight reel. From CrowneWorks Creative Media.
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Looking back at the Accelerator Launch Day by Entrepreneurs’ Organization Birmingham. From Epic Culture.
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Checking out February’s RV Super Show at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex downtown. From RVacationer.
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Tuscaloosa boxer Deontay Wilder enters Legacy Arena downtown (our other vertical video of the week). From Rodney Yarbrough.
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A random YouTuber on February’s chemical spill at the Birmingham Water Works’ Shades Mountain filter plant, sending some 50 people to the hospital. From Central Banker WW3.
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North Carolina restaurateur Ashley Christensen presents “The Promises of a Female-Led Restaurant” at the Southern Foodways Alliance Winter Symposium in February at Haven on Southside. From Southern Foodways.
The alliance’s oral historian Annemarie Anderson presents “Baking Entrepreneurs of Alabama: An Oral History Conversation.” From Southern Foodways.
John T. Edge, director of the Southern Foodways Alliance, talks with John Hall of Post Office Pies in Avondale and Celestia Morgan, Birmingham artist and photographer. From Southern Foodways.
Alabama Media Group columnist John Archibald presents “The Labor of Birmingham.” From Southern Foodways.
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Fun at Railroad Park and LightRails downtown. From Emily Tahvonen.
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Promo for Tremond Muhammad of the Nation of Islam’s Birmingham mosque. From OTTV25 DA8TV.
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Driving to and around Birmingham, plus a soccer tournament. From Adventures with Delly.
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The view from Vulcan atop Red Mountain. From D!Eguitθ Nico.
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Feature on app developer startup Mixtroz. From Alabama NewsCenter.
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A look at the new Birmingham Xpress bus rapid transit system. From Alabama NewsCenter.
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UAB student Alan Roper on giving to the Sigma Tau Gamma Foundation. From Sigma Tau Gamma.
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Strolling through an empty house. From Roderick Smith.
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Chicago’s Banda Nueva Azteka performs “La Lampara.” From Gusmatic1.
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Filming at the U.S. Courthouse downtown. From Alabama Freedom Watch.
And around the FBI office downtown. From Alabama Freedom Watch.
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Drone footage of downtown property. From the Canvass Group.
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Kimy Kennedy previews a Homewood estate sale taking place earlier this month. From Birmingham Estate Sales.
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Birmingham progressive rock fusion group Little Raine Band performs “The Distance” at WorkPlay in Lakeview. From Little Raine Band Music.
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Jeremy Miller of Unlocking Second Chances prison ministry on local TV show “Our Issues Birmingham.” From Our Birmingham.
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Drone footage of Railroad Park during winter. From Adama South.
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Volleyball: Birmingham vs. Nashville in Chattanooga. From DJ Hiren.
And Birmingham vs. Memphis. From DJ Hiren.
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Birmingham country/rock band High Tide performs “My Home’s in Alabama” (our other other vertical video of the week). From Brent Warren.
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The Birmingham Underground Cypher, part 3. From Tyrus Willams.
More from the Cypher saga. From Tyrus Willams.
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Nashville folk duo Kelly and Ellis perform in August at the BJCC Concert Hall downtown. From Kelly Ellis Duo.
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Members from Fusion Dance Company in Atlanta perform “I Dream of Jeannie” at February’s KAR Dance competition at the Alabama Theatre downtown, winning Top Primary Small Group 6-8. From Fusion Dance Co.
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A visit to downtown, Southside and the Riverchase Galleria in Hoover. From Portrait Jockey.
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Birmingham’s Black Jacket Symphony performs “Under Pressure” in February at the BJCC Concert Hall downtown. From Kdpremier.
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Highlights from the 2019 Birmingham Addy Awards in February at Haven on Southside. From Alabama NewsCenter.
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Showing off thrift shop finds after a gig in Birmingham. From Erin Rafferty.
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DJ and dancing at Marty’s PM in Five Points South. From JD.
And electronic music. From JD.
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