On my way to lunch to Surin at Five Points South I had to walk around an unconscious man sleeping across the sidewalk in front of Jim ‘N Nicks.
I looked up at the building across the street and saw a huge piece of graffiti scrawled near the top. (See photo) Continue reading Five Points South landlords are self-destructive
ComebackTown is published by David Sher for a more prosperous Birmingham.
Today’s guest blogger is Jennifer Andress. If you’d like to be a guest blogger, please click here.
If you have lived in the Birmingham area for any length of time, you know its greatest limitation: 35 municipalities in Jefferson County alone.
That’s 35 separate governments, duplicating services to its citizens and operating for each’s own well-being. Continue reading Councilors from Mtn. Brook, Hoover, Vestavia, B’ham, Bessemer and Homewood take action
We are witnessing the re-invigoration of Birmingham.
We’re super-charging our look, our feel, and our brand. Continue reading Frank Stitt’s uplifting message for Birmingham
ComebackTown is published by David Sher to begin a discussion on a more prosperous Birmingham.
Today’s guest blogger is Miller Girvin. If you’d like to be a guest blogger, please click here.
The days of the Birmingham region recruiting big public companies are probably over.
However, many forward-thinking individuals and groups are working on a plan that will drive the economy of Birmingham and Alabama through the rest of the century. Continue reading Birmingham’s huge opportunity!
Mountain Brook is unique. I’m not sure there’s another community quite like it anywhere.
Mountain Brook is often called the ‘Tiny Kingdom’.
Its citizens are sometimes referred to as ‘Brookies’. Continue reading Some people don’t like or understand Mountain Brook
ComebackTown is published by David Sher to begin a discussion on a more prosperous Birmingham.
Today’s guest blogger is Dr. Jack Trigg. If you’d like to be a guest
blogger, please click here.
I’m afraid.
While there are many positive things happening in Birmingham and throughout our state, there are negative forces at work.
You have to wonder if our state politicians care about the lives of our citizens or if they just don’t know better. Continue reading Horrified 87 year old physician pours his heart out to Alabama politicians
ComebackTown is published by David Sher to begin a discussion on a more prosperous Birmingham.
Today’s guest blogger is Terance Perine. If you’d like to be a guest blogger, please click here.
The new Protective BJCC-UAB Stadium is not being built for the common man or woman.
Everyone—including me–is excited about our new football stadium.
But we’re about to get it wrong—really wrong—and we need to act before it’s too late. Continue reading New football stadium not being built for common man
ComebackTown is published by David Sher to begin a discussion on a more prosperous Birmingham.
Today’s guest blogger is Peter Leithart. If you’d like to be a guest blogger, please click here.
Between 1947 and 1965, white vigilantes dynamited fifty black homes and churches in Birmingham.
On one ghastly night in May 1963, assassins tried to kill Martin Luther King, Jr. by bombing his brother’s home and the Gaston Motel, touching off an all-night riot. Continue reading Birmingham: “City of Churches”?
The al.com headline was a head-scratcher.
“Foreign nationals urged to avoid several U.S. cities – including Birmingham.”
“Birmingham was one of several U.S. cities mentioned in travel advisories for foreign nationals following the mass shootings in Texas and Ohio.” Continue reading Venezuela deems B’ham too dangerous for its citizens
I get jealous when I visit other cities with major tourist attractions.
Birmingham just doesn’t seem to be competitive.
But with a little imagination, we could do much better. Continue reading Why would anyone want to vacation in Birmingham?