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The Birmingham channel: The Classic 2014, wandering souls

Monday, October 27th, 2014

A look at Birmingham in videos …

Birmingham Mercy Initiatives, establishing Urban Hope Community Church in Fairfield. From Oak Mountain Presbyterian Church.

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After ending up in Birmingham by mistake, college student Rikito Okubo of Osaka, Japan, experiences Southern hospitality. From Redemptive Cycles.

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Granddaddy took the train to see the Birmingham Barons play. From PDFork.

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Chromeo’s Oct. 14 show at Iron City. From Kevin Henderson.

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Superintendent Craig Witherspoon resigns from Birmingham City Schools. From SomewhereITN.

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Tibetan monks make a sand mandala painting at Railroad Park in honor of the Dalai Lama. From Jay Burnham.

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New Orleans group PellYeah performs Oct. 7 at Iron City on Southside (our vertical video of the week). From Brandii Rae.

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Parades! Alabama State marching at the Magic City Classic parade downtown on Saturday. From Jerrion Joy.

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Alabama A&M’s halftime show Saturday at the Magic City Classic. From al.com.

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“Take Us Deeper” at the Birmingham Prayer Furnace. From Richard Rutledge.

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Fun at the Magic City Classic. From NaturalBellaFace.

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See Alabaster’s Noah Galloway on “Ellen.”

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See Vestavia Hills boy win “Project Runway: Threads.”

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See the Dalai Lama at UAB’s symposium.

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The Birmingham channel: In the air, on the run, on 2 wheels

Monday, October 20th, 2014

A look at Birmingham in videos …

Fort Payne’s Pierce Pettis performs at Moonlight on the Mountain in Hoover. From Alabama Music Office.

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Charlotte from Birmingham goes skydiving. From Chattanooga Skydiving Company.

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Birmingham-Southern College Cross Country JSU Foothills Invitational. From Sharks Soccer.

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Mobile group Willie Sugarcapps performs at WorkPlay in Lakeview, full 3-hour performance. From Alabama Music Office.

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Andrew Thompson of Birmingham’s Plenty Design Co-op at the Southern Makers event in Montgomery. From Joy to Life Foundation.

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Claire’s solo at the Greater Birmingham Ministries’ 45th anniversary celebration at Boutwell Auditorium downtown. From Molly Merkle.

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A passenger held a camera to the window for 30 minutes of a Southwest flight from Dallas to Birmingham. From Benjamin Gebo.

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Chattanooga gospel group Back Home found inspiration for its song “Birmingham” from a waitress’ story of failure, rejection and redemption. From Fresh Well Media.

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The 10th annual Barber Vintage Festival. From Eddie Roberts.

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Centreville’s Megan McMillan performs at WorkPlay in Lakeview. From Alabama Music Office.

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The Birmingham channel: Gurneys, blood moon, AFI, cystic fibrosis

Monday, October 13th, 2014

A look at Birmingham in videos …

A quick tour of Sloss Furances. From Underwear News Briefs.

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AFI performs at Iron City (our vertical video of the week). From Monica Grey.

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Rob Burton talks about his cystic fibrosis and Birmingham’s air pollution. From GASP.

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TechBirmingham’s job fair vendors on the event’s success. From TechFetch.

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Blood moon over Oak Mountain. From Leilani Carroll.

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Parades! UAB Homecoming via drone. From UAB Digital Media.

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The traditional gurney races during UAB’s Homecoming Week. From UAB Digital Media.

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More from the gurney races, with NASCAR champ Jimmie Johnson. From UAB News.

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Parades! The Birmingham Fire Prevention Parade. From al.com.

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