ComebackTown is published by David Sher to begin a discussion on a better Birmingham.
Today’s guest blogger is Brad Toland. If you’d like to be a guest blogger, please click here.
It’s no secret that Birmingham has radically undergone a change of identity over the last several years. New developments are happening so quickly that it can be hard to keep up with them all.
However, just like the fifteen year old that decides to attempt personal reinvention over the summer, sometimes the changes aren’t necessarily for the best in the long run, and need to be carefully considered with a focus on long term impacts. Continue reading How Birmingham can become a major player on the world stage→
ComebackTown is published by David Sher to begin a discussion on a better Birmingham.
Today’s guest blogger is John Scott. If you’d like to be a guest blogger, please click here.
It was a little slice of Birmingham cultural and architectural history. If you’re of a certain age (that is, old) you may remember going to Waite’s after church on Sunday and having the egg salad sandwich or eclairs.
ComebackTown is published by David Sher to begin a discussion on a better Birmingham.
Today’s guest bloggers are Tom Cosby and Barry Copeland. If you’d like to be a guest blogger, please click here.
Editor’s note: We in Birmingham are often guilty of not celebrating our successes. It’s only appropriate that two of Birmingham’s greatest community leaders tell the story about how The Chamber of Commerce (BBA) along with ordinary citizens and political leaders pulled off one of Birmingham’s greatest successes.Continue reading How Birmingham pulled off a billion dollar triumph!→
Darlene Negrotto, President & CEO of Vulcan Park Foundation
ComebackTown is published by David Sher to begin a discussion on a better Birmingham.
Today’s guest blogger is Darlene Negrotto. If you’d like to be a guest blogger, please click here.
Take a moment to recall a fond memory of Vulcan.
Perhaps it was a childhood outing with family, or a romantic evening admiring the city lights.
Now think of the hundreds of thousands of others over the decades who have held similar heartfelt memories – and know that similar memories will continue to be made far into the future.
ComebackTown is published by David Sher to begin a discussion on a better Birmingham.
Today’s guest blogger is Charles Kinnaird. If you’d like to be a guest blogger, please click here.
We are bombarded with news of political discord at the local, state, and national level. One can get disheartened watching news broadcasts these days, wondering if we can safely navigate the political shoals ahead. Recently I found a place where everything seemed to be working, in spite of what the news media may report.
ComebackTown is published by David Sher to begin a discussion on a better Birmingham.
Today’s guest blogger is Malcolm Carmichael. If you’d like to be a guest blogger, please click here.
A few months ago I discussed with some friends (all of us well over 65) how we might get around Birmingham if/when we could no longer drive.
“We’d take the bus,” one replied and we all laughed. None of us had ridden a public bus since the 1960’s. We also didn’t seem to know anyone who rode the bus.
The members of my transportation discussion group all live in Mountain Brook or Vestavia. “Let’s take some field trips,” I said. “Let’s catch the bus in our neighborhoods and go downtown for lunch.”
Rotary Trail–Birmingham is surprisingly awesome (Photo courtesy of Rotary Club of Birmingham)
Surprisingly Awesome is my favorite podcast. Each episode explores topics that would put most people to sleep, but the show makes boring topics interesting and fun.
ComebackTown is published by David Sher to begin a discussion on a better Birmingham.
Today’s guest blogger is Claire Parker. If you’d like to be a guest blogger, please click here.
It was the energy.
The energy we felt when we drove in to the city for dinner, music, theater, walking or picnics. That energy drew us in frequently, and ultimately we moved in to Avondale from the suburbs over a year ago.
