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
The Birmingham channel: Metalcore, metal cuts
Wednesday, November 18, 2020 by Wade Kwon
The Birmingham channel: Sunrise to bedtime
Thursday, November 12, 2020 by Wade Kwon
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
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.
That’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 2020Â 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
AP has called the Alabama Senate race for Tommy Tuberville. Someone will have to explain to him what that means.
— Josh Moon 🇺🇸 (@Josh_Moon) November 4, 2020
Hell Tommy might be in Parliament in two years, y’all better keep his agent on the phone
— 🗿BUM CHILLUPS AKA SPENCER HALL🗿 (@edsbs) November 4, 2020
And over on Facebook …
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More Vote 2020Â coverage.
Vote 2020: The most important election in November
Tuesday, November 3, 2020 by Wade Kwon
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.
For the rest … it’s time to vote.
Q: Where do I vote?
A: Call Jefferson County: (205)Â 325-5550, Jefferson County (Bessemer only): (205) 481-4105, Shelby County: (205)Â 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:
- Notify a poll worker immediately.
- Call the secretary of state at 1-800-274-VOTE (8683) or visit his site, StopVoterFraudNow.com.
- And tell the probate court for Jefferson County (205-325-5203) or Shelby County (205-669-3713).
- Nationwide: 866-OUR-VOTE (687-8683)
- E-mail us at Vote2020[at]wadeonbirmingham.com.
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 2020Â 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
The Birmingham channel: The knucklehead and the angler
Friday, October 23, 2020 by Wade Kwon
The Birmingham channel: The virtualness of it all
Thursday, October 15, 2020 by Wade Kwon
The Birmingham channel: Echoes of history
Friday, October 9, 2020 by Wade Kwon
Vote 2020: Municipal election runoff results for Jefferson, Shelby Counties
Tuesday, October 6, 2020 by Wade Kwon
Runoff races took place around the state today. Here are the results from Birmingham-area mayoral races:
- Center Point: Bobby Scott;
- Columbiana: David Mitchell;
- Fairfield: Eddie Penny;
- Homewood: Patrick McClusky.
The U.S. general election takes place Nov. 3.
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More Vote 2020Â coverage.
Wade on Birmingham’s 15th anniversary
Tuesday, October 6, 2020 by Wade Kwon
Fifteen years ago today marked my first foray into blogging. On this very site, some 7,000 posts ago.
Birmingham has come a long way since 2005, as have I, your humble blogger. I’m proud of the city as it stands in 2020, even if we still struggle with our place in the world.
And 2020 has been hard on all of us. Loved ones laid out by COVID-19, jobs lost, businesses too. Not to mention our fraying mental health in quarantine, our fight to show Black Lives Matter, our daily battle to contain the coronavirus.
Oh, and making sure we can vote and vote safely.
Today is an Election Day for most towns across Alabama, a runoff race for the offices of city council and mayor. Elections are one of the few reasons I do extra coverage on this site, and we’ll have results posted after poll close this evening.
I spun off all the daily haiku in 2019 from this site to, appropriately enough, Wade’s Daily Haiku. I took the #Sundayread recommendations in 2019 to, well, Sundayread.org. At least I left the funny and weird videos on the weekly Birmingham channel post.
I still love Wade on Birmingham, blogging and the few who are still blogging out there. Maybe I’ve got another 15 years in me. And I’ve entered a new phase of my own: On Monday, I started working as a data analyst after training for a few months at the Innovate Birmingham boot camp this year.
We can always grow. We can always become better. Thank you, whether you’ve been a loyal reader over the years or a first-time visitor.
Stay strong, stay safe.
