Tag: Birmingham Alabama

The ALDOT Mentality Over the I-20 / I-59 Birmingham Project

Come on ALDOT, I know you can do better than what you have proposed for the I-20 / I-59 downtown Birmingham bridge replacements.  On Wednesday, several Birmingham City Council members met with […]

Vote Vulcan to Become the 8th Wonder of the World

The Vulcan Statue on Red Mountain overlooking the city of Birmingham is in the running to become the 8th Wonder of the World.  The website Virtual Tourist is running a contest where […]

Music Thursdays: Birmingham Mountain Radio Now on 107.3 FM

Alternative music has had a rough history in Birmingham.  Live 100.5 was the last FM station to play adult album alternative in 2010.  When that station moved to a news-talk format, Geno Pearson, Jeff Clanton and Jeremy […]

Good News Fridays: 97.3 Hula FM In Birmingham

  UPDATE: 97.3 Hula FM has now become 97.3 Y’all FM.  The station is a something-for-everybody variety hits music station and will be modeled like Jack FM.  Listen here: http://player.tritondigital.com/embed.php?embedid=14471 Today, 97.3 The Zone ended […]

Roadscapes Wednesday: Birmingham Slotted Freeway Signs

This week on Roadscapes Wednesday I am going to share some interesting sign pictures from the Birmingham Metro.  In the 1990’s, ALDOT decided to experiment with a new type of freeway signage […]

A I-459 Message Sign Goes Down

This morning, a dump truck contractor operated by Dunn Construction somehow hit the bottom of a dynamic message sign and this caused the sign to come crashing down.  This sign is along […]

Lego’s and Gaming at the Alabama Phoenix Festival

At the Alabama Phoenix Festival, there are plenty of other activities you can do other than attending panels!  There was a Lego area where kids could play with Lego’s.  The Lego’s were […]

Ernie Hudson and Robin Shelby at the Alabama Phoenix Festival

This year at the Alabama Phoenix Festival, Robin Shelby came back for her second year.  But there was another very special guest in the Ghostbusters movies as well!  Ernie Hudson played Winston Zeddemore in […]

Costumes at the Alabama Phoenix Festival 2013

At any con, you will have people who will dress up as their favorite characters.  Why not, it’s a geeky/nerdy con and people loves to show off their favorite fantasy characters!  So […]

Animation Monday: Animators at the Alabama Phoenix Festival 2013

One major part of the Alabama Phoenix Festival is the animators!  Many animators who write comic books, books, cartoons, and more appeared at the Alabama Phoenix Festival.  One local animator is Tom […]