Let’s review shall we: Tonight, you’re going to: to attend the CD release party/concert starting at 9 p.m. for The Chicago Reader, Birmingham Weekly,…
Musings of a Bronxite Living in the South
Let’s review shall we: Tonight, you’re going to: to attend the CD release party/concert starting at 9 p.m. for The Chicago Reader, Birmingham Weekly,…
An article in yesterday’s Birmingham News spoke of an engineering plan that will call for a four-lane elevated toll road over U.S. 280. The plan was approved by the Progress 280 group with the Birmingham Regional Chamber of Commerce yesterday, with public hearings to take place at the end of the month. Here’s the links to yesterday’s and today’s stories:
A conversation with a long time resident this morning has me wondering why people would be more willing to pay to drive on a road than pay to have the ability to get additional work done during their commute. I was reminded of the benefits of a transit commute by a recent editorial written by John Saxon to the Birmingham News about his experiences in Budapest. Here’s a cached link to his letter courtesy of Google. Here’s a cached link to a response that the newspaper published. It goes back to the idea of civic pride, but there’s something to be said about always selling yourselves short. Nothing will ever result. This is also where I remind people that we have not always depended on cars in this city; it once boasted the nation’s second largest streetcar system. Read on…
The Ramble: The ability to stay focused when looking for loved ones
Published by Andre on August 23, 2006There is something to be said for persistence. Mountain Brook’s Beth Twitty has made sure that the nation has not forgotten about the disappearance of…