This is a tough time.
I’m hurt, disappointed and am feeling pain like many of my Vestavia Hills YMCA friends. Continue reading YMCA stabbed Vestavia Hills in the heart
YMCA stabbed Vestavia Hills in the heart
Alabama: Stagnant and poorly educated (3 creative ideas)
The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that Alabama grew by about 12,751 people last year.
That’s less than a sellout crowd at Coleman Coliseum where Alabama plays basketball.
Continue reading Alabama: Stagnant and poorly educated (3 creative ideas)
What I didn’t expect to find when I moved back to B’ham from New York
Today’s guest blogger is Barbara Burton, President of Chalker Group, a talent acquisition firm.
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After 30 years in New York City, I had no idea what I would find moving back to Birmingham.
But what I found was totally unexpected. Continue reading What I didn’t expect to find when I moved back to B’ham from New York
Gardendale, Irondale, & Fultondale: The devil made us do it!
The national media continue to beat us up–First The New York Times and now The Wall Street Journal.
In December of last year, The New York Times wrote a piece subtitled, “Nashville and others are thriving…while cities like Birmingham, Ala., fall behind.”
Continue reading Gardendale, Irondale, & Fultondale: The devil made us do it!
Birmingham music scene on verge of national recognition
ComebackTown is published by David Sher for a more prosperous greater Birmingham.
Today’s guest blogger is Geno Pearson. If you’d like to be a guest blogger, please click here.
Birmingham has earned a national reputation for great food.
Now Birmingham’s earning a national reputation for great music! Continue reading Birmingham music scene on verge of national recognition
Could be the biggest day in modern Birmingham history
April 3, 2019 could be the biggest day in Birmingham history.
This is not an exaggeration.
Our region has historically been plagued with distrust and dysfunction. Continue reading Could be the biggest day in modern Birmingham history
Will it take a horrific disaster to fix Birmingham schools?
ComebackTown is published by David Sher to begin a discussion on a more prosperous Birmingham.
Today’s guest blogger is Mark Martin. If you’d like to be a guest blogger, please click here.
“Birmingham is on the rise,” but our schools are in steady decline.
We led the nation through a historic civil rights movement, yet, each day as the 8 o’clock bell rings, we deny our most marginalized children a quality education. Continue reading Will it take a horrific disaster to fix Birmingham schools?
Time for Birmingham to take advantage of Nick Saban
A good friend of mine was lamenting that his daughter was getting ready to graduate from the University of Alabama, but was moving to Dallas to begin her career and would probably never come home. Continue reading Time for Birmingham to take advantage of Nick Saban
Birmingham’s impending turnover is a great opportunity
Today’s guest blogger is Matt Hottle.
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I was having lunch recently with someone I’ve admired professionally for some time and he candidly shared his unvarnished thoughts about what Birmingham needed to move forward and succeed in exponential terms. Continue reading Birmingham’s impending turnover is a great opportunity
OOPS! Greater Birmingham going the wrong way!
I keep hoping our Birmingham region will do better economically, but a recent report is disappointing.
The prestigious Milken Institute just released its 2018 annual report ranking of best performing cities. Continue reading OOPS! Greater Birmingham going the wrong way!