Heads and tales: March madness
By Wade Kwon
Alien nation: Thousands of protestors marched through downtown Birmingham Sunday to call for immigration reform. On the wish list: visas, border security, worker protection and a chance at citizenship. The report mentioned 3,000 marchers, while other reports pegged it as high as 4,000 or 5,000. Another 5,000 marched today in Albertville. Thousands of protestors marched this weekend in more than 100 cities across the United States.
Fortunately, a solution is at hand. The Alabama Federation of Republican Women wants to deny automatic U.S. citizenship to babies with undocumented parents, a right guaranteed under the 14th Amendment. Hey, wouldn’t that create more illegal aliens?
• 3,000 march downtown for immigration reform [Birmingham News]
We’ll take center square to win: Many shopping centers and condos have taken root in the Birmingham area, but perhaps none have been as splashy as SoHo Square, the residential-retail complex that ate Homewood. On its heels is another condo complex. Some residents and shop owners are concerned that the economic development is without direction or limits. Well, it was either Homewood or Hobotown, and Hobotown smells funny.
• An Outburst of Development in a Small City in Alabama [New York Times]
How about SoSo?: Terrace Court won’t live to see 100. The Five Points South apartment building, home to Dave’s Pub and Bailey’s Pub, will be demolished this summer to build … condos. Dave’s is staying, but Bailey’s is toast. But then, where will one of our favorite bands play?
• Five Points landmark [Birmingham Business Journal]
Also:
- Accountants’ pencil supplies running dangerously low
- Cell reception could be clearer, stronger
- We still haven’t found all of last year’s Easter eggs
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