Today’s guest columnist is Don Erwin.
In the last thirty years Birmingham has lost one company after another.
There’s an old saying among economic developers that “It’s easier to keep an existing business than to find a new business to replace it.” Continue reading Hey Birmingham, it’s not people versus business here
Today’s guest columnist is Robert Simon.
It’s remarkable how a single trip changed my life and likely the future of the city I love.
In 2004, I traveled with a cohort of about 100 business, community, and political leaders to Charlotte, North Carolina sponsored by the Birmingham Regional Chamber of Commerce. Continue reading Two major projects among the largest in Birmingham history
Today’s guest columnist is Janice Wilson.
There is a popular Facebook group entitled, “You knew you grew up in Birmingham, Alabama, if:”
It’s filled with fond memories and photos of such fun and happy places like Cascade Plunge, Kiddieland, and Joy Young.
Continue reading My childhood memories of Birmingham may be different than yours
Today’s guest columnist is Ryan Hankins.
The purpose of expanding Medicaid is to provide access to medical care for a population of adults who don’t have employer-provided insurance and whose incomes are too low to qualify for a subsidy on the healthcare exchange.
Continue reading Alabama paying the cost of Medicaid expansion but getting none of the benefits
Today’s guest columnist is Chris Nanni.
We see it every day – those hugely expensive MAX buses—trundling down the street carrying one or two passengers.
It looks like another example of our public dollars not being deployed in the most efficient manner. Continue reading Good-bye to empty MAX buses and hello to Birmingham On-Demand
By David Sher.
This column is about one of the most amazing Birmingham men I ever met.
I’ve written columns in the past about crazy times at the old YMCA and about incredible Birmingham people like Fred Sington, Jr.
When I think about Charley Boswell, I get a smile in my heart and a tear in my eye. Continue reading Birmingham blind golfer shot three holes in one
Today’s guest columnist is David Fleming.
Birmingham was founded in 1871 – well before the invention of cars and certainly before they were common.
However, the city’s core was built to support many different modes of transportation, including streetcars, horse and buggies, and trains. Continue reading Time to rid ourselves of outdated one-way streets downtown
Today’s guest columnists are Liz Huntley and Kathryn McDonald.
The weather is warming up, and – admit it – you’re itching for a new dress, or tie, or pair of shoes.
You’ll probably head to the Summit. Or maybe the Galleria. Continue reading A Birmingham gray history story–whites and blacks supporting one another
By David Sher
It’s really frustrating.
I feel like I’m continually hitting my head against a wall.
Internet companies keep publishing negative city rankings with Birmingham at or near the top. Continue reading If you listen to online rankings Birmingham, its suburbs are lonely, fat, and unhappy
Today’s guest columnist is Tom Cosby.
They say that Coach Saban has a “War Room” next to his office in Tuscaloosa.
Much like the White House Situation Room that tracks worldwide threats to our nation, in this room Saban reportedly tracks all the top high school athletes nationwide; some even internationally. Continue reading Birmingham needs a Saban-like War Room