Wade on Birmingham

The Birmingham channel: Wheels of fortune

Thursday, December 10, 2020 by Wade Kwon

A look at Birmingham in videos …

Vlogging about best aspects of living in Birmingham. From Diaries of Valeen Oseh.

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The Birmingham channel: A parade of the imagination

Wednesday, December 2, 2020 by Wade Kwon

A look at Birmingham in videos …

Panel of Birmingham activists at the 2019 Equity Summit in Columbia, S.C., with T. Marie King of Local Network Voices Birmingham, Wayne Coleman of the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, and Shauntice Allen of the UAB School of Public Health. From Collaborative on Race.

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Happy Thanksgiving!

Thursday, November 26, 2020 by Wade Kwon

Video: Today Show: “Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade
adapts to COVID-19 setbacks”

Happy Thanksgiving, y’all!

The Birmingham channel: The hole in the roof

Tuesday, November 24, 2020 by Wade Kwon

A look at Birmingham in videos …

A Porsche Taycan at Birmingham Cars and Coffee at the Colonnade (our vertical video of the week). From One Roller.

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The Birmingham channel: Metalcore, metal cuts

Wednesday, November 18, 2020 by Wade Kwon

A look at Birmingham in videos …

Cutting sheet metal at Hawk Fabricators in Pinson and a Medley, Fla., company. From Conklin Metal Industries.

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The Birmingham channel: Sunrise to bedtime

Thursday, November 12, 2020 by Wade Kwon

A look at Birmingham in videos …

Fun on the lawn at Vulcan Park. From Angel Kristen.

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Happy Veterans Day!

Wednesday, November 11, 2020 by Wade Kwon

Video: Veterans Day by the numbers

We salute the men and women who have served in our armed forces!

Sadly, the National Veterans Day parade — an annual downtown tradition — will not take place today because of safety concerns related to COVID-19. Instead, a “virtual parade” will air at 4:30 p.m. online.

The Birmingham channel: Rainbows and rackets

Friday, November 6, 2020 by Wade Kwon

A look at Birmingham in videos …

Scenes from Railroad Park downtown (our vertical video of the week). From Bham Now.

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Vote 2020: Alabama general election results

Tuesday, November 3, 2020 by Wade Kwon

Video: Voting earlier today at Robinson Elementary School
in South East Lake

This Election Day could be a record breaker, as voters across Alabama stood for hours in socially distanced lines to cast ballots.

Vote 2020That’s on top of the thousands of absentee ballots submitted in advance during the last 6 weeks.

Who came out on top? We could be in for a lonnnnnng night. Here are the results from today’s races in the Birmingham metro area and at the state level.

Update: Voter turnout for Alabama was 60.31 percent; for Shelby County, 69.56 percent; for Jefferson County, 54.90 percent.

More election coverage in our Vote 2020 special report.

(Updating throughout the evening.)

 

(Contested races only)

  • D = Democrat | I = incumbent | R = Republican
  • Winner in red

National/State

Local

Amendments

Tweets

This just in on Twitter …

https://twitter.com/FambroMedia/status/1323810630248370177

Facebook

And over on Facebook …

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More Vote 2020 coverage.

Vote 2020: The most important election in November

Tuesday, November 3, 2020 by Wade Kwon

Vote sign by Black Lives Matter protester

Photo: Mobilus In Mobili (CC)

Thank the maker: The 2020 elections are nearly over, a contentious, no-holds-barred free-for-all. Millions have already voted. And most improbably of all, many voters right here in Alabama have turned in their ballots ahead of today.

Vote 2020For the rest … it’s time to vote.

Q: Where do I vote?

A: Call Jefferson County: (205) 325-5550, Jefferson County (Bessemer only): (205) 481-4105, Shelby County: (205) 669-3913.

Or Search Your Polling Place on AlabamaVotes.gov.

Wade on Birmingham:
election results tonight

Remember, if you have problems at your polling place:

Q: What can I expect to see on the ballots?

A: Check out these sample ballots for each county.

You’re voting for president, U.S. Senator, state and county officials, plus several state amendments.

How are the lines at your polling place? Is everyone wearing masks and staying socially distant? Tell us in the comments.

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More Vote 2020 coverage.

Happy Halloween!

Saturday, October 31, 2020 by Wade Kwon

Video: Halloween 2020 … yay

Happy Halloween!

The Birmingham channel: In the woods and in the skies

Friday, October 30, 2020 by Wade Kwon

A look at Birmingham in videos …

Birmingham 2022 World Games to hold opening and closing ceremonies at Protective Stadium in Uptown. From Alabama NewsCenter.

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The Birmingham channel: The knucklehead and the angler

Friday, October 23, 2020 by Wade Kwon

A look at Birmingham in videos …

Homeless vlog from Eastwood (our vertical video of the week). From Ispinternet11.

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The Birmingham channel: The virtualness of it all

Thursday, October 15, 2020 by Wade Kwon

A look at Birmingham in videos …

A September online concert as part of the Birmingham New Music Festival, featuring Adam Bowles, piano; Sarah Nordlund Dennis, violin; Laura Usiskin, cello; and Pei-Ju Wu, violin. From Birmingham Art Music Alliance.

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The Birmingham channel: Echoes of history

Friday, October 9, 2020 by Wade Kwon

A look at Birmingham in videos …

Dash cam footage of Birmingham to Montgomery. From Kenny Ram Dash Cam.

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