Fewer people are employed in our Birmingham-Hoover Metro Area today than in 2007.
Meanwhile cities like Nashville, Charlotte, and Austin are growing jobs exponentially.
What is wrong with us? Why can’t we compete? Continue reading Mtn. Brook & Vestavia don’t have to give up their schools for a better Birmingham
ComebackTown is published by David Sher to begin a discussion on a better Birmingham.
Today’s guest blog was written by Will French as response to Heavy handed tactics lead to regrettable I-20/59 decision.
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I am relieved by Judge Ott’s recent ruling in favor of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) regarding the rebuilding of I-20/59. I am excited that the ruling will allow the project to go forward, and I think the people of Birmingham are the real winners here. Not losers.
Is it a perfect project? Of course not. Will it solve all problems with the current road? No. Is it the ultimate solution? Again, no. But will it be a substantial improvement over what we have now? Absolutely, emphatically, YES! Here’s what will be better: Continue reading Birmingham real winner in I-20/59 decision
ComebackTown is published by David Sher to begin a discussion on a better Birmingham.
Today’s guest bloggers are Temple Tutwiler, III and Dixon Brooke. If you’d like to be a guest blogger, please click here.
We are disappointed in Judge Ott’s recent ruling in favor of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) regarding the rebuilding of I20/59.
While the plaintiffs lose this round, it’s the citizens of Birmingham who are the true losers. It is a sad day for our community to have such a huge missed opportunity to make our community better for everyone. Continue reading Heavy handed tactics lead to regrettable I-20/59 decision
ComebackTown is published by David Sher to begin a discussion on a better Birmingham.
Today’s guest blogger is Andrew Edwards. If you’d like to be a guest blogger, please click here.
Many people were unnerved when the Birmingham Board of Education fired Superintendent Kelley Castlin-Gacutan. Others were shaken last year when the Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority essentially pushed out well-respected Ann August, its Executive Director.
There are deep leadership problems in play in our Birmingham area. Continue reading Birmingham suffering from a leadership crisis
I may be sorry I wrote this column.
Any time I write a piece that might be perceived as negative to Irondale, I’m attacked by unhappy Irondale citizens. (I respect their pride and loyalty)
However, in this particular case, I don’t know if Irondale is the devil or an angel. Continue reading Is Irondale gouging us?
ComebackTown is published by David Sher to begin a discussion on a better Birmingham.
Today’s guest blogger is Joshua Jones. If you’d like to be a guest blogger, please click here.
I’ve considered myself lucky to have spent most of my life traversing different cities, countries and cultures.
As a teenager, I started and sold a series of companies while exploring and working in Latin America. Later, my wife and I moved with our children to Japan, where I worked for a non-profit organization as their Asia Director. Continue reading Birmingham: Silicon Valley ‘eat’ your heart out
Okay, I should have titled this column, “How Trussville, Adamsville, Hueytown, and Pleasant Grove mucked up Birmingham’s future.”
I’m repeatedly surprised by the animosity between our suburbs and the City of Birmingham.
The lack of trust between our City and its suburbs continually plays havoc with our progress. Continue reading How Trussville mucked up Birmingham’s future
ComebackTown is published by David Sher to begin a discussion on a better Birmingham.
Today’s guest blog was written by Peter Wright as response to “Sometimes you have to laugh at Homewood.
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Thanks for all you do for the City of Birmingham, but as a member of Homewood City Council, I have to respond to your most recent article about “laughing” at “dumb” ‘ol Homewood for looking at a bus service of its own. Continue reading Homewood kicked to the curb for trying to do the right thing
When I first saw the headline, my instinct was to laugh.
But after a few seconds I began to weep uncontrollably.
We and our Birmingham suburbs are sometimes so dumb you might think we all graduated from “Dumb School.”
While progressive southern cities make big-picture transformative decisions, we scurry back into our municipal silos and think small.
Here’s the headline… Continue reading Sometimes you have to laugh at Homewood
ComebackTown is published by David Sher to begin a discussion on a better Birmingham.
Today’s guest blogger is Tae Alexander. If you’d like to be a guest blogger, please click here.
I’ve not been to space, nor have I solved the pressing issues of our today. It would be great to discover a simple cure for that which physically ails and handicap some of those dearest to us. I am simply a random 30 something, wife, mother, daughter, and friend.
I’m a product of school systems throughout western Birmingham, Al and surrounding areas. Continue reading Birmingham parent: How to save our children and our schools