I’m sick and tired of some people saying how bad Birmingham is.
I love our Birmingham region!
I constantly meet folks, who move here ‘kicking and screaming,’ but later refuse out of state job opportunities and retire here. Continue reading Birmingham not worst place to live in America
Today’s guest blogger is Bill Ivey.
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For a moment, let’s assume a few things about the Birmingham metro area.
That the Birmingham mayor and council are the best we’ve had in generations.
That the Jefferson County Commission is in peak form. Continue reading Alabama cities suffocated by a system designed for failure
Today’s guest blogger is V.J. Graffeo.
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Birmingham’s homegrown success stories like Shipt and large-scale development investments such as the new Amazon fulfillment center in Bessemer deservingly gain headlines due to the excitement of the massive economic benefits created. Continue reading Birmingham: The next ‘it’ city by thinking small
This is a tough time.
I’m hurt, disappointed and am feeling pain like many of my Vestavia Hills YMCA friends. Continue reading YMCA stabbed Vestavia Hills in the heart
The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that Alabama grew by about 12,751 people last year.
That’s less than a sellout crowd at Coleman Coliseum where Alabama plays basketball.
Continue reading Alabama: Stagnant and poorly educated (3 creative ideas)
Today’s guest blogger is Barbara Burton, President of Chalker Group, a talent acquisition firm.
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After 30 years in New York City, I had no idea what I would find moving back to Birmingham.
But what I found was totally unexpected. Continue reading What I didn’t expect to find when I moved back to B’ham from New York
The national media continue to beat us up–First The New York Times and now The Wall Street Journal.
In December of last year, The New York Times wrote a piece subtitled, “Nashville and others are thriving…while cities like Birmingham, Ala., fall behind.”
Continue reading Gardendale, Irondale, & Fultondale: The devil made us do it!
ComebackTown is published by David Sher for a more prosperous greater Birmingham.
Today’s guest blogger is Geno Pearson. If you’d like to be a guest blogger, please click here.
Birmingham has earned a national reputation for great food.
Now Birmingham’s earning a national reputation for great music! Continue reading Birmingham music scene on verge of national recognition
April 3, 2019 could be the biggest day in Birmingham history.
This is not an exaggeration.
Our region has historically been plagued with distrust and dysfunction. Continue reading Could be the biggest day in modern Birmingham history
ComebackTown is published by David Sher to begin a discussion on a more prosperous Birmingham.
Today’s guest blogger is Mark Martin. If you’d like to be a guest blogger, please click here.
“Birmingham is on the rise,” but our schools are in steady decline.
We led the nation through a historic civil rights movement, yet, each day as the 8 o’clock bell rings, we deny our most marginalized children a quality education. Continue reading Will it take a horrific disaster to fix Birmingham schools?