The pending last days of the Christmas holiday craze leaves people running around town chasing down gifts, sending out cards at the last minute and hoping that you’ll be able to survive the trip to the parents or in-laws if it is in your future. There are a few things that have landed in the inbox for the site that need to be spread out to the masses.
Eat out December 27th and help protect children from predators
One item that has come across the info desk here is the chance to eat out shortly after Christmas and not being guilty about the leftovers that you have in your fridge. Head out to your local Jim N’ Nick’s restaurant on December 27th and know that a portion of the proceeds from the purchase of your meal, whether it be at lunch or dinner, will be going towards supporting a new non-profit called Making Children Aware of Predators (MCAP). The group is a new non-profit that goes into schools and works within an age-appropriate curriculum to teach children about predators, when to get an adult involved, how to spot a predator online, and other helpful information beginning during the 2007-2008 academic year. Current plans are for all students in Jefferson County schools participating in a MCAP class every week. So go on, eat a Pig in a Blanket next Wednesday; it’s for a great cause.
Reg’s Coffeehouse returns to local terrestrial airwaves Sunday
One of the casualties of the radio carousel currently taking place in Birmingham, Alabama was the loss of a local carrier of Reg’s Coffeehouse. As I’ve discovered while writing posts about all of the changes recently the loss of Scott Register on local radio is one of the main reasons that many were upset with the demise of The X at 100.5. Well, Reg will be returning to local radio complete with an additional hour of programming. The show will now be broadcast from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. every Sunday beginning this week on Citadel Broadcasting station Y94.5, WYSF-FM, the flagship station for the Rick and Bubba Show. The show has continued to be broadcast in syndication since the format change at 100.5 last month. For those that miss hearing him, check out his site since archives of the syndicated show are available.
UPDATE: Click on the following link to read the story as it appears in today’s Birmingham News:
Reg’s Coffee House to return, The Birmingham News, December 21, 2006
Visit Spivey’s Hobby Store this weekend and remember “The Toy Man”
Herman Spivey was a well respected member of this community for many years. He was one of the first merchants I ever had the pleasure of speaking to one-on-one at his store’s former location on Tuscaloosa Avenue. He sat me down and talked to me for more than 2 hours that first time. I felt quite helpless in Chicago last summer as I found out that the building, a historic theater, had gone up in flames, knowing the amount of work that he and his wife, Carolyn has put into it. I knew how badly he wanted to reopen for his customers, and because he truly loved what he did.
Because of the cloud that I’ve been in recently due to the recent death of my grandmother (among other things) I was not aware that Mr. Spivey had passed away on November 29 at the age of 79. I had recently gone to visit the store at its new location and spoke with his wife in October. She relayed to me how upset he had been about not being able to come out and visit weith his long time customers. I’d always said that I would come over and get a model car once he got settled in at the new location at 1509 Lomb Avenue. This Friday and Saturday, December 22 and 23, many of his long time customers and I will get the chance to do just that as the store will be open one more time. Here’s the note that was on the door to the business as I drove by today:
I’d ask those that stumble across this to spread the word.
We’ll have more later including a look back at February.
Enjoy the day.
Cheers.
