While Birmingham and surrounding cities are trying to stamp out the gambling monster we call Gamblor, two charity fund-raisers want you to roll the dice this week.
Well, not actually dice — that would be boring. Instead, bet on winning hands and racing ducks. Yes, racing ducks.
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Two Birmingham residents are in the hunt for $1 million in the 10th installment of the reality TV competition, “The Amazing Race.” The CBS show, taped this summer, pits 12 teams of two in a race around the world.
Karlyn Harris of Helena and Lyn Turk of Birmingham are listed as 32-year-old “best friends.” Harris is a program analyst, and Turk is a fourth-grade teacher. The two are the first “Race” contestants from Alabama.
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Starting tonight, Rojo will play host to its second film series this summer, the 1970s American Film Retrospective. In case you young’uns aren’t familiar with the ’70s, be glad. Except that you missed some mighty fine films.
Kyle McKinnon announced the series at Monday night’s Sidewalk Salon. The free movies will be shown at Rojo on Southside at 7 p.m. Tuesdays through Aug. 29. The selections include “Network” (shown above), “Jaws,” “Mean Streets” and “Shampoo.”
You can find full details — including maps, more films and links to synopses — in the updated Wade on Birmingham Summer 2006 Movie Guide. (And if you subscribed to the Google calendar feature, your listings have already been updated, you lucky fan.)
Bigger isn’t always better.
The most recent list from the United Health Foundation, a nonprofit health research group in Minnesota, ranks Alabama as the nation’s fattest state, tied with Mississippi. Among Alabamians, 28.8 percent are considered obese, having a body mass index of 30 or higher.
That’s a lot of unwanted pounds.
It’s time for elected officials to do something about this health crisis with consequences from skyrocketing rates of heart disease and diabetes to staggering financial costs.
And Mayor Kincaid is already on the job.
VESTAVIA HILLS — 27 OCT 2018 — Released earlier today from federal prison, Don Siegelman and Richard Scrushy received a warm welcome from dozens of supporters as they returned to the outside world. Siegelman and Scrushy both completed 12-year prison terms following their 2006 convictions on charges of bribery, conspiracy and fraud.
The pair shook hands with friends and made short statements at the rally, skipping media questions before exiting quietly. The rally featured a marching band and former investors in the men’s careers.
Find this year’s latest flicks
with our Summer Movie Guide.
Put down “The Da Vinci Code.” Step away from “Blink.”
We know summer isn’t about catching up on your reading. It’s about movies.
And if you’re lucky, free movies.
By now, you’ve been through “The Break-Up” and X-coriated the “X-Men” sequel. But we’ve got a deal for you.
Great movies, great venues. All listed here.
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City Stages 2006 is over, done, packed up and torn down. How did the annual music fest do in its 18th outing?
Despite daily ticket sales off by 30 percent from projections, the festival had its share of victories big and small.
Taylor Hicks and the Little Memphis Blues Orchestra
City Stages 2006 closed out a weekend of perfectly dry weather and crowds a-plenty. Plus, Taylor Hicks, who boosted buzz and attendance, gives a second performance — and all for free. Sunday at a glance …
Saturday at City Stages 2006 was jam packed with people and performances. Plus, more on Taylor Hicks’ performance with Snoop Dogg and an additional appearance for Sunday. Take a look …
Photo by Dre at Dre’s Ramblings.
The City Stages 2006 eBay fund-raiser ended at 2 a.m. this morning. You probably didn’t hear about it.
The downtown music festival, still trying to erase its half-million-dollar debt, has tried all sorts of wild schemes to raise money. But the online auction seems saddest of all: 18 items, 12 bids (on only four items), $241 in profit and zero publicity.
Going once, going twice …
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With the Waldrep, Stewart & Kendrick City Stages Presented by Lanny Vines & Associates — or as we call it here on Earth, City Stages — just a week away, it’s time to plan your schedule.
But who to see? What to hear?
Why, fear not, music fans: Have we got a mix for you. Eighteen tracks (one for each year of the downtown music festival) to showcase a little bit of everything: country, funk, hip-hop, Cajun, rock, jazz, Latin and more.
It’s every voter’s headache and every candidate’s nightmare: ballot problems.
At Fire Station No. 12 in Birmingham, it’s a reality. A ballot mix-up could cause potential problems for state senate candidates in today’s Alabama primary election.
Taylor Hicks, the new American Idol, is caught in a whirlwind of media interviews. The Birmingham native spoke to reporters via teleconference earlier this afternoon about the meanest thing Simon Cowell said to him, why his dream woman should cook and what he would’ve sung (or not sung) on the show.
• The big secret
Honestly, I never watched the show until I was on it. While Bo (Bice) and Ruben (Studdard) were on “American Idol,” I was trying to work and perform. All the reactions were genuine because I didn’t know what was going to happen next. It was a great thing to go through not having watched it before.
• Going gray as a teen
I didn’t know what to make of it. It kinda just slowly grew on me, literally.
• Staying gray
Me and Dean the hair artist for the show had been battling back and forth on it. I didn’t change it when I was 18; I’m not changing it now.
Congratulations to Taylor Hicks, the 2006 American Idol!
The 29-year-old Birmingham native won the title Wednesday night before an estimated 36 million viewers. And today, he’s front-page news across North America.
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