Bill Clark, Head football coach UAB ComebackTown is published by David Sher to begin a discussion on a more prosperous Birmingham.
Today’s guest blogger is UAB Football coach Bill Clark. If you’d like to be a guest blogger, please click here .
How special was #theReturn, our first season back as a football team at UAB in 2017? Everything we did was beyond my expectations.
In my wildest dreams, I thought if we won six games it would be a miracle. We won eight, the most victories in our Football Bowl Subdivision history. I said if we can somehow get bowl-eligible, it would really be a miracle. We went to the Bahamas Bowl, just the second bowl trip in our young history. Continue reading Can UAB football continue to astound the experts? →
Chuck Holmes, Executive Director and General Manager of WBHM ComebackTown is published by David Sher to begin a discussion on a more prosperous Birmingham.
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It happened again.
At WBHM
After they’ve spent a day or so here, I know what’s coming. The reactions of first-time visitors to Birmingham have become predictable. Continue reading Birmingham: Our possibilities are limitless! →
Kashika Narang ComebackTown is published by David Sher to begin a discussion on a more prosperous Birmingham.
Today’s guest blogger is Kashika Narang. If you’d like to be a guest blogger, please click here .
Growing up in Birmingham, I had a large comfort zone surrounded by my family, the Indian community, and with the Altamont school of which I attended. Continue reading Birmingham: Not as comfortable as I thought →
Avei Logoleo ComebackTown is published by David Sher to begin a discussion on a better Birmingham.
Today’s guest blogger is Avei Logoleo. If you’d like to be a guest blogger, please click here .
I was not a cheerleader.
No, I was not a soccer player.
I wasn’t on the Blazer dance team.
And I didn’t play the tuba in the UAB marching band.
But most of you would be surprised to learn about my unique UAB experience. Continue reading What I did at UAB will surprise you →
Josh Watkins ComebackTown is published by David Sher to begin a discussion on a better Birmingham.
Today’s guest blogger is Josh Watkins. If you’d like to be a guest blogger, please click here .
There’s a four letter ‘F ‘ word that could help define Birmingham’s future–but as you might expect–it’s not the one you’re probably thinking.
However, when I tell you the word, it still won’t be in the context of what you might expect. Continue reading Birmingham ready for a food fight! →
Tony Petelos, County Manager of Jefferson County ComebackTown is published by David Sher to begin a discussion on a better Birmingham.
Today’s guest blogger is Tony Petelos. If you’d like to be a guest blogger, please click here .
I’ve lived in and served Jefferson County my entire life.
However, I never would have imagined that living in Birmingham and in Jefferson County would have saved my life.
In May of 2014 I was diagnosed with an aggressive life-threatening bladder cancer. Continue reading Tony Petelos: I was at death’s door →
Bob Patterson ComebackTown is published by David Sher to begin a discussion on a better Birmingham.
Today’s guest blogger is Bob Patterson. If you’d like to be a guest blogger, please click here .
Change is ever-present. Having recently turned 60, I have seen a lot of change in the city I have lived in all my life.
From the civil rights struggles of my childhood, to the white flight to the suburbs after that, to the current resurgence of Downtown, I have been both an observer and participant. Continue reading Moving from Shelby County to downtown was one of the best decisions we ever made! →
Meg Deusner (Photo: KP Studios) ComebackTown is published by David Sher to begin a discussion on a better Birmingham.
Today’s guest blogger is Meg Deusner . If you’d like to be a guest blogger, please click here .
This is an unlikely story.
A story you’d expect to hear about children from Hollywood California—not Birmingham Alabama.
But what’s even more important is this story is a testament to the people of Birmingham—a city with a real sense of community.
I’ll get to the ‘community’ part in a moment—but let’s start from the beginning… Continue reading Why many Birmingham children are working in film and TV →
Bob Crutchfield, Executive Director Innovate Birmingham ComebackTown is published by David Sher to begin a discussion on a better Birmingham.
Today’s guest blogger is Bob Crutchfield. If you’d like to be a guest blogger, please click here.
Don’t you wish Birmingham had a Michael Dell like Austin Texas?
A Jeff Bezos like Seattle Washington?
Or a Sam Walton like Bentonville Arkansas? Continue reading How Birmingham created a dozen millionaires and 200 new jobs →
Yazmin Cavale ComebackTown is published by David Sher to begin a discussion on a better Birmingham.
Today’s guest blogger is Yazmin Cavale . If you’d like to be a guest blogger, please click here .
Every day, life seems to be moving faster. In order to keep up with the pace, I depend more and more on technology and services that streamline my on-the-go lifestyle.
As a CEO, a wife, and a mom of three, my time is not only valuable but scheduled down to the minute. I run my business and my household from my iPhone, multi-tasking while multi-tasking. Continue reading Birmingham about to disrupt the world of beauty →
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