It was painful!
I was driving to Atlanta to visit my family during afternoon rush hour traffic.
It took almost an hour to exit from I-285 to Georgia 400 in Atlanta–almost as much time as it took to drive from Birmingham to Anniston.
I kept asking myself —how can people live like this? Continue reading Do we want to be another Atlanta? (vote)
It’s uncomfortable to talk about race.
It seems that most whites don’t like to discuss race–and neither do some blacks.
However, how can we have an intelligent conversation about Birmingham without race when race is almost always the central issue?
Last week I was wheeling my shopping cart through the produce section of Publix in Vestavia Hills when I was confronted by a casual acquaintance. Continue reading Confronted by a Vestavia man
ComebackTown is published by David Sher to begin a discussion on a better Birmingham.
Today’s guest blogger is Jay Taylor. If you’d like to be a guest blogger, please click here.
Consolidation.
It’s been long debated here in Birmingham.
Can we merge some of our central Alabama municipalities into one big, super city? And if so, which ones?
Allow me to toss an idea into the ring. Continue reading A simple way to merge Birmingham into one great city
Would the University of Alabama have national championship football teams if 80% of its students were ineligible?
UA would have some good players, but we wouldn’t be winning many football games.
This is the heart of Birmingham’s problem.
Continue reading Mountain Brook and Homewood suck leadership out of Birmingham
ComebackTown is published by David Sher to begin a discussion on a better Birmingham.
Today’s guest blogger is Jeffrey Bayer. If you’d like to be a guest blogger, please click here.
Birmingham’s experiencing a surge in local pride and national attention because of developments that are breathing new life into our region. We’ve got great communities, world-class medical facilities, enchanting parks, and a nationally recognized food scene.
I keep hoping—“This is Birmingham’s time.”
But then I get a dose of reality. Continue reading I’ve been gobsmacked by this Birmingham statistic
It’s time for folks in the suburbs to show our appreciation for Birmingham.
There’s a tendency to think that our suburbs are independent and could operate fine by themselves. Continue reading Is Birmingham Sugar Daddy for our rich suburbs?
ComebackTown is published by David Sher to begin a discussion on a better Birmingham.
Today’s guest blogger is Norman Jetmundsen. If you’d like to be a guest blogger, please click here.
Greater Birmingham reminds me of a patient who goes to see his doctor.
He says, “Doc, I have good days and bad days. I look at people around me and they seem to be healthier, have more energy, and be in better shape.”
Continue reading Mountain Brook man: “How we can become unstoppable”
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.
Earlier this year, it was announced that Food & Wine magazine would be relocating to Birmingham. For weeks, there were articles highlighting what a wonderful move this is for Birmingham and the food industry. Continue reading Birmingham’s award-winning food scene vilified: BAD FOR AMERICA
ComebackTown is published by David Sher to begin a discussion on a better Birmingham.
Today’s guest blogger is Staci Luker. If you’d like to be a guest blogger, please click here.
I have a very distinct memory of being in the 8th grade and coming to Birmingham for an event at Samford University.
I was traveling with a group of fellow middle and high school students from small town Alabama where I had about 21 people in my entire grade in school.
As we went from interstate to interstate to get around and I watched the traffic rush by, I adamantly stated that I could never live in a city like Birmingham; I was a small town girl and the city was no place for me. Or so I thought. Continue reading Young mom: What I didn’t expect to find in Birmingham
ComebackTown is published by David Sher to begin a discussion on a better Birmingham.
Today’s guest bloggers are husband and wife Maury Shevin & Joyce Spielberger. If you’d like to be a guest blogger, please click here.
We got a surprising amount of push back from our blog post: “Why We Escaped the Mountain Brook Bubble.”
Some people thought that we were picking on Mountain Brook.
Others accused us of hypocrisy.
Still others said we are both “Pollyannas”.
This started us thinking more about whether folks in Mountain Brook really do live in a bubble. Continue reading Do folks in Mountain Brook live in a bubble?