Today’s guest columnist is Dr. Del Smith.
Most entrepreneurs dream of joining the S&P 500.
Few are bold enough to announce it as their destination.
Fewer still would choose Birmingham, Alabama as their launchpad. Continue reading Why I chose Birmingham to build my future S&P 500 Company
Today’s guest columnist is Richard Friedman.
I hugged her as soon as I saw her.
This friend, a Birmingham Christian woman in her 20’s, had just come back from Israel.
She’d been there during the June war with Iran, sheltering in Jerusalem. Continue reading Birmingham fuels Israel’s strength
Today’s guest columnist is Doug Martinson.
Editor’s note: This column appeared last week in the Huntsville Real-Time News . I thought people in Birmingham might be interested in what leaders in Huntsville are saying about their city and ours.
Huntsville rocketed past Birmingham in 2020 to become the largest city in Alabama. And then the city just kept on growing. Continue reading Why Alabama’s biggest city keeps winning
Today’s guest columnist is Verna Gates.
When you read this piece, you’re going to think I’m crazy.
But I’m having the time of my life.
I’m Birmingham’s Queen of Controlled Chaos. Continue reading My goal is to gross you out!
Today’s guest columnist is Bill Ivey.
When Birmingham was founded in 1871, the county was a sleepy place with a population of about 12,000.
Fifty years later, its population surpassed 300,000, and it had become the leading industrial region in the South. Continue reading The idea that could launch Jefferson County into the 21st century
Today’s guest columnist is Eric Thomas.
I’ve heard it for years…
“If only Birmingham had a river.”
“Birmingham can never be a major tourist attraction without water.”
I’ve been thinking about this idea for years and then I started researching it. Continue reading It’s not too late for Birmingham to have a river walk
Today’s guest columnist is Elizabeth Coleman.
Does anyone besides me wish we could resurrect the magnificent, original Birmingham Terminal Train Station.
Well, maybe we can…read on! Continue reading Let’s resurrect the original Birmingham Terminal Train Station
By Terry Barr
Before music streaming, there were CD’s, cassettes, 8-tracks, 33, 45, and 78 records, The Sony Walkman, Apple iPods, and of course, AM and FM radio.
Birmingham has a storied radio history but there was one radio station I heard about while sitting in the back of my church. Continue reading This Birmingham radio station put me in danger of smoking pot
Today’s guest columnist is Daniel Christiansen.
A few months ago I settled into a seat in the Jones Valley Teaching Farm’s classroom for a “Cottage Food” class.
After receiving praise from neighbors for my homemade salsa, I was getting the certification in case an opportunity to start a home business presented itself. Continue reading A simple solution for a nagging Birmingham problem
Today’s guest columnist is Debra Des Vignes.
There’s something undeniably magical about the moment Birmingham’s skyline comes into view as I make my way from the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport. Continue reading Birmingham: Dynamic and thriving