Today’s guest columnist is J. W. Carpenter.
Birmingham has had its ups and downs—but in the 1950’s and ‘60’s racial strife set us reeling.
Now after 60 years we’re beginning to see a new Birmingham—a region with great potential.
Quality of life has come so far in the past ten years. Continue reading Battling a disturbing Birmingham ranking
When our Chamber of Commerce (BBA) visited Charlotte in 2004, we were greeted by the President of the University of North Carolina Charlotte.
Charlotte’s a city on fire, but the first words out the President’s mouth were, “We don’t have anything like UAB.”
Can you believe a great city like Charlotte is jealous of us? Continue reading How can we have UAB and suck?