Archive for June, 2009
gigi takes a bite
Monday, June 15th, 2009The first taste of that
chicken biscuit gave her a
jolt of pure goodness.
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insanity meter
Monday, June 15th, 2009YP Expo: Find your cause
Thursday, June 11th, 2009Nonprofit organizations look for new recruits at Birmingham Museum of Art
Tonight’s third annual YP Expo comes at a critical time. Nonprofit organizations need help with funding and volunteers more than ever while weathering the economic downturn.
This is where you come in.
It started with a YP Roundtable in October 2006, a meeting of young professionals active as volunteers in the Birmingham area. The idea: Network among groups, work together to make a difference.
The YP Expo gives these groups a chance to recruit new faces to their causes. The free event takes place from 5:30 to 9 tonight at the Birmingham Museum of Art [map | event details].
How can you make Birmingham a better place to live? Start here.
A tip: Register in advance, and bring your printed ticket with you to bypass the potentially long line at the door.
employment crisis
Thursday, June 11th, 2009as if to say hello
Thursday, June 11th, 2009The backyard dogs growl
with ferocious intent. The
lounging cats stretch, yawn.
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appetite for deduction
Thursday, June 11th, 2009happy talk
Thursday, June 11th, 2009The words are cheerful,
yet the sentiments run deep
colored by fresh wounds.
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Birmingham’s digital TV transition: Are you converted?
Wednesday, June 10th, 2009Friday marks the final final deadline for the digital TV transition. As we reported in February, you know, before the original deadline, broadcast stations around the country would convert from analog to digital signals.
This transition includes all stations in the Birmingham market.
You the viewer have a few options:
- Watch cable.
- Watch satellite.
- Install a converter box.
- Read a book.
Don’t blame us when you wake up Saturday morning to watch informercials or fishing shows, only to find static clogging up your VHF and UHF tubes. Instead, check our easy guide to making the conversion to DTV. And welcome to the 21st century.
the gifted forest
Wednesday, June 10th, 2009New branches of trees
spread throughout intertwined lives
and one root system.
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looks good on paper
Wednesday, June 10th, 2009Everyone knew his
part of the plan, but we still
weren’t sure of success.
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the pancake challenge
Wednesday, June 10th, 2009Hotcakes to swallow,
and all he could think is, “Is
there enough syrup?”
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summer, proper
Monday, June 8th, 2009Sidewalk, post-Shout, pre-festival
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009A few exclusive updates on the Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival from tonight’s monthly Sidewalk Salon:
• As mentioned on our Twitter update, the July edition of the Scramble filmmaking competition has been canceled. Organizers said they wanted to concentrate on the main festival for Sept. 25-27. The July contest would have lasted 10 days, rather than the typical 48 hours. The next Scramble will take place Nov. 6-8, with screening date to be determined.
• No numbers available yet on this past weekend’s Birmingham Shout gay/lesbian film festival. Look for them on Wade on Birmingham later this week.
• Five of the six venues for Sidewalk 2009 have been locked in, says executive director Chloe Collins, all familiar sites to festivalgoers:
- Alabama Theatre
- Carver Theatre
- Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
- Alabama Power
- McWane Science Center
The sixth venue will be either the previously used Hill Arts Center (a k a the Alabama Showplace, next to the Alabama Theatre) or a new-to-Sidewalk venue, the Harambe Room at Wee Care Academy [map].
• Regions Bank will not repeat as title sponsor for the festival. Collins says organizers are not actively pursuing title sponsors, instead going after a wider group of smaller sponsors. However, she did not rule out the possibility of another title sponsor. The 2008 festival marked the first time any title sponsor was in place.
• Organizers have restructured membership packages into four levels (Limestone, Iron, Fire and Steel) with a separate one for students and military members (Coal).
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