Blog Post: Dreams Do Come True
I sat with three older ladies at the Harambe Room in Downtown Birmingham tonight when Barack Obama formally accepted the Democratic Party’s 2008 nominee for the Presidency of the United States of America.
Mary...
Downtown Birmingham Condos Still Selling, But Slowly
Amid news of foreclosures, tightening credit and housing sale slumps, Downtown residential developers are still building and people are still renting, though not buying as much, according to speakers at the ONB monthly...
Officials Celebrate Groundbreaking of New Southside Marriott
Officials with the City of Birmingham and Operation New Birmingham joined in the groundbreaking ceremony for a new 129-room Residence Inn by Marriott at the corner of 20th Street and 8th Court South...
Langford’s Fair Park Plan Awaits Council Approval Tuesday
Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford this morning laid out his plans to City Council members to completely revitalize Fair Park, a $125 to $150 million project that would be funded using portions of the...
It’s Ladies’ Night on Friday
After the success of the first summit for African American men, "Plan 10/30: Why Am I Dying, Do You Care?” Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford has called a second summit for African American Women...