Rarely do you have an opportunity to read an article that clearly shows why we’ve had virtually no job growth in our metropolitan area.
Erin Edgemon of al.com recently wrote a piece about how a Jefferson County municipality took a big gamble and lost.
Continue reading Mtn. Brook, Homewood, Vestavia wannabe gambles & loses
ComebackTown is published by David Sher to begin a discussion on a better Birmingham.
Today’s guest blogger is Tony Petelos. If you’d like to be a guest blogger, please click here.
I’ve lived in and served Jefferson County my entire life.
However, I never would have imagined that living in Birmingham and in Jefferson County would have saved my life.
In May of 2014 I was diagnosed with an aggressive life-threatening bladder cancer. Continue reading Tony Petelos: I was at death’s door
ComebackTown is published by David Sher to begin a discussion on a better Birmingham.
Today’s guest blogger is Bob Patterson. If you’d like to be a guest blogger, please click here.
Change is ever-present. Having recently turned 60, I have seen a lot of change in the city I have lived in all my life.
From the civil rights struggles of my childhood, to the white flight to the suburbs after that, to the current resurgence of Downtown, I have been both an observer and participant. Continue reading Moving from Shelby County to downtown was one of the best decisions we ever made!
ComebackTown is published by David Sher to begin a discussion on a better Birmingham.
Today’s guest blogger is Dave Gray. If you’d like to be a guest blogger, please click here.
Huntsville is on track to surpass Birmingham as Alabama’s largest city.
This is a blow to our civic pride, but it also reflects far deeper issues in our metro area. Continue reading How Birmingham may have missed out on 103,000 jobs
ComebackTown is published by David Sher to begin a discussion on a better Birmingham.
Today’s guest blogger is Bob Crutchfield. If you’d like to be a guest blogger, please click here.
Don’t you wish Birmingham had a Michael Dell like Austin Texas?
A Jeff Bezos like Seattle Washington?
Or a Sam Walton like Bentonville Arkansas? Continue reading How Birmingham created a dozen millionaires and 200 new jobs
I don’t know if you noticed—but three Jefferson County cities had a really terrible week.
We in Jefferson County are so intent on staying divided that we’re willing to suffer financial disruption and the unfortunate consequences. Continue reading 3 local cities at risk
Watching UA win another national championship game was exhilarating!
But there’s been something I’ve always wondered.
Many of you young folks may not remember, but Birmingham used to be called ‘The Football Capital of the South.” Continue reading Did Bear Bryant block Birmingham’s aspirations?
ComebackTown is published by David Sher to begin a discussion on a better Birmingham.
Today’s guest blogger is Charlie Waldrep. If you’d like to be a guest blogger, please click here.
“Metro Government” has become a mantra for some citizens while others are terrified of the thought of giving up their smaller, responsive local governments.
Consequently, “Metro Government” is a concept unlikely to be achieved among Jefferson County’s 35 municipalities. Continue reading Terrified of metro government?–here’s a better idea
ComebackTown is published by David Sher to begin a discussion on a better Birmingham.
Today’s guest blogger is Samantha Dubrinsky. If you’d like to be a guest blogger, please click here.
“There are Jews in Alabama?”
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been asked that question over the past six years working as a Jewish professional for the Birmingham Jewish Federation. Continue reading Alabama Jews thank Christian neighbors
ComebackTown is published by David Sher to begin a discussion on a better Birmingham.
Today’s guest blogger is Willie Chriesman. If you’d like to be a guest blogger, please click here.
Birmingham’s new mayor has some very definite ideas about his priorities upon taking office—dealing with the city’s crime problem, revitalizing the neighborhoods and making sure city government is efficient, effective, transparent, accountable and citizen-friendly.
But what about dealing with the issue of regional cooperation as a priority? Continue reading Birmingham’s new mayor knows what he wants