A third of our lives
is spent asleep, a third on
the phone with support.
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My picks for #sundayread for Nov. 16, 2014:
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The latest #sundayread tweets
Clumps of teenagers
dance, rap, tweet, giggle and fool
around while in line.
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The 6th annual Trussville’s Art Show and Tasting Event returns next week with plenty of eats and visual treats.
The participating food and drink vendors:
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In addition, jazz saxophonist Vann Burchfield will perform and Tena Payne of Earthborn Studios will create pottery.
TASTE takes place from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday at the Trussville Civic Center, 5381 Trussville Clay Road [map]. Tickets are $25 in advance and $35 at the door, available at the Trussville Area Chamber of Commerce and other locations. A portion of the proceeds go to the chamber’s scholarship fund.
For more information, call (205) 655-7535 or visit the event page.
Not even a twitch
betrayed the agony of
brutal depression.
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Don’t cook — eat. If you celebrate Thanksgiving, but in that all play-no work way, see which Birmingham restaurants have special dinners and to-go options for the holiday.
The Bright Star: $22.95. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Menu includes roast turkey and grilled center-cut ham steak. Also, dinner for eight to go for $125. (205) 426-1861. 304 19th St. N., Bessemer.
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Cedar’s Grille: $21.95, $12.95 age 2 to 8, free for those younger than 2. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Buffet includes smoked turkey and roast beef. Reservations available by calling (205) 988-5993. 1870 Chace Drive, Hoover.
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Century Restaurant and Bar at the Tutwiler:Â Seatings till 2 p.m. Special menu with herb-roasted turkey breast, honey butter sweet potatoes and roasted baby vegetables. (205) 458-9611. 2021 Park Place N., downtown.
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Dixie Fish Company: $26.99, $11.99 children. 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Three-course meal includes turkey, gumbo or salad and dessert. Reservations available by calling (205) 924-3493. 101 Resource Center Pkwy., off U.S. 280, Inverness. [added Nov. 26]
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Galley and Garden: $55, $25 age 12 and younger. Seatings from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Three-course brunch includes herb-roasted natural turkey, braised short rib and pan-seared mangrove snapper. Reservations available by calling (205) 939-5551. 2220 Highland Ave. S., Southside.
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Hoover Grille: Open from 5 to 11 p.m. (205) 985-9994 Inside Embassy Suites Birmingham-Hoover, 2960 John Hawkins Pkwy. [map]. [added Nov. 20]
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Irondale Cafe: $16.99 for meat, three side dishes, dessert and tea or lemonade; $7.99 age 12 and younger for kids’ plate. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Menu includes roast turkey, hickory smoked ham and fried buttermilk chicken. (205) 956-5258, info@irondalecafe.com. 1906 First Ave. N., Irondale.
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Lone Star Steakhouse: Open 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. $16.99 turkey dinner or $6.99 children’s meal for age 12 and younger, or regular menu. (205) 661-9339. 4720 Norrell Drive, Trussville.
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Renaissance Ross Bridge: S49, $40 senior citizens, $25 age 5 to 12, free age 4 and younger. Seatings from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Menu includes stations for omelets, shrimp and grits, carved meats and pasta. Reservations available by calling (205) 949-3057. 4000 Grand Ave., Hoover.
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Ruth’s Chris Steak House: $38.95, $12.95 children. 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Menu includes roasted turkey and cornbread-herb stuffing. Reservations available online. Embassy Suites Hotel, 2300 Woodcrest Pl., Homewood.
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Seasons 52: $26.95, $12.95 children. 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Meal includes roast turkey, mashed potatoes and maple-glazed butternut squash. Reservations available online. (205) 968-5152. The Summit.
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Sherry’s Cafe and Catering: 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Turkey and other entrees. (205) 655-5260. 5800 Valley Road, Ste. 110, Trussville. [added Nov. 15]
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Silver Coin Indian Grill: Open for dinner from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. (205) 823-9070. 3321 Lorna Road, Ste. 13, Hoover.
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Todd English PUB: 6:30 a.m.-10 p.m.; regular menu all day, with special Thanksgiving menu served noon-9 p.m. Special menu includes Cornish game hen, salad, butternut squash bisque and caramel pecan bar. Reservations available by calling (205) 307-3700. 2221 Richard Arrington Blvd. N., Uptown, downtown. [added Nov. 26]
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The Wynfrey Hotel/Hyatt: $41, $34 age 65 and older, $17 age 7-12, free age 6 and younger. Seatings from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Menu includes roast cider-brined turkey breast, dry rub prime rib, grits bar and omelet bar. Reservations available by calling (205) 444-5750. Riverchase Galleria, Hoover.
Bistro V: Turkey and side dishes available for pickup Nov. 26. To order, call (205) 823-1505. 521 Montgomery Highway, Ste. 113, Vestavia Hills.
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Homewood Gourmet: Menu includes side dishes, sauces, soups, casseroles and desserts. Available for pickup Nov. 26. To order, call (205) 871-1620. 1919 28th Ave. S., Homewood.
If we left out a restaurant, please leave a comment below.
Get those waistbands loose
and those jawbones warmed up for
gluttonous gorging.
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So Birmingham’s hottest band is booked two nights at the Alabama Theatre and you still didn’t get tickets … Alas, we can’t help you there.
But even if you’re missing out on St. Paul and the Broken Bones tonight and Friday, we have the next best thing.
Enjoy nearly 3 hours of music from the comfort of your tiny smartphone or enormous smart TV set.
Seattle
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“Call Me” in Boston
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“Don’t Mean a Thing” at Avondale Brewing Company
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“Half the City” on “CBS This Morning”
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Bama Theatre in Tuscaloosa
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Al Gamble and Paul Janeway at Grace-St. Luke’s
Episcopal Church in Memphis
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Rock en Seine festival in Paris
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“I’m Torn Up” in New York
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“Broken Bones and Pocket Change” in Nashville
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“Let Me Roll It” at Parkside Cafe in Avondale
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“A Change Is Gonna Come” in Florence/Muscle Shoals
St. Paul and the Broken Bones
They captured rooftops
and skylines for digital
posterity’s sake.
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Is UAB about to kick football to the curb? It started last week with concerns raised by former player Justin Clark in a letter to UAB president Ray Watts. It has blossomed into accusations, hand-wringing and a growing air of uncertainty over the program’s future.
The debate: Should UAB football continue?
Pro: UAB is 5-5, one win away in its final two games to be bowl eligible. Something that hasn’t happened since 2004.
Con:Â Five wins is a banner season, having matched or bested UAB win-loss records from the last 12 years.
Pro:Â Fan support is up this year, with tens of thousands at home games vs. mere thousands last year. New coach halo effect?
Con: Even new UAB president Ray Watts doesn’t support the program.
Pro:Â The Blazers draw fans despite being stuck at decrepit Legion Field.
Con: That’s good, because the $75 million, 30,000-seat UAB stadium, proposed back in 2011, is never gonna happen.
Pro:Â BBVA Compass announced last week that it’s pumping $1.5 million into UAB’s football program with a new field.
Con:Â Wrong football.
Pro:Â Coach Bill Clark may have turned things around in his first season.
Con:Â He’s the third new coach in 7 years.
Pro:Â The Blazers are in the Football Capital of the South. No one loves football more than Birmingham and Alabama folks.
Con:Â They love Alabama and Auburn, which hauled in four of the five most recent national championships and are both currently ranked in the Top 10. (UAB … somewhere between No. 88 and No. 100.)
Pro: UAB had $2.4 billion in operating revenue and another $410 million in nonoperating revenue in 2013. By comparison, sister school University of Alabama had $660 million in operating revenue and $244 million in nonoperating revenue in 2013.
Con:Â The UA Trustees call all the shots, and they really couldn’t care less about UAB revenue, football, stadium plans or anything Blazer.
Pro: As it does with Alabama and Auburn, al.com devotes an online section to UAB football.
Con: I’ve never seen a news site allow a college sports PR department have equal/top billing on bylines. UAB Athletics Media Relations has written hundreds of stories for al.com, while a bevy of full-time al.com staffers post all stories, photos and videos for Tide and Tigers football.
Should the Blazers suit up for 2015? Tell us your thoughts in the comments.
Of all the world’s vast
horrors, none offends more than
willful ignorance.
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Video: “A Salute to the Troops” from “In Performance
at the White House”
Thank you to all who served!
See all the events taking place today.
Soldiers come home in
pieces, broken by bombs. We
owe more than one day.
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A look at Birmingham in videos …
A night at Birmingham Art Crawl downtown. From Amber Pierce.
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A day for a picnic at Oak Mountain State Park in Pelham. From Lefty Daniels.
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Animation test sequence: Birmingham, no place like it. From Scott Thigpen. (Read a book excerpt from Scott.)
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Birmingham mayor William Bell extends an invitation to Pope Francis. From WIAT-42.
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Looking ahead to the Vulcan Run and the Mercedes Marathon. From Run Birmingham.
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British soul/jazz group the Filthy Six performs “Mr. Morris” Ol Elegante studios in Homewood. From Spectra Sonic Sound Sessions.
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Highlight reel for Jonathan Etheridge, point guard for Ramsay High School in Birmingham. From Street Light Recruiting.
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The 2014 On the Set Summer Film Camp at the Medical Forum. From Stratosfilm Productions.
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The Rt. Rev. Dr. James Tengatenga addresses the congregation at St. Mary’s-on-the-Highlands Episcopal Church on Southside. From the Episcopal Diocese of Alabama.
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Rev. Christine Perry on “One Power and One Presence.” From Unity of Birmingham.
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Above the falls at Turkey Creek Nature Preserve near Pinson. From Get Outside Alabama.
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http://instagram.com/p/vMaIjgjgZ-/
Behind the scenes at the Vault downtown. From dez.thegenius.
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http://instagram.com/p/vE6sq2qri6/
Lego Star Wars tattoos on feet. From Jacob Brewer.
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See UAB’s diabetes breakthrough.
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See Birmingham’s Veterans Day parade.
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The last man in the
world still had to think up an
eight-letter password.
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