People seemed to find any way possible to get to Artwalk 2006, as pictured above. 🙂 From conversations with artists throughout most of the festival…
Musings of a Bronxite Living in the South
Category: Random shots
I’d write a long entry this morning about going to the Man or Astroman? show last night at Bottletree, Or about how I really appreciate…
The view from the top of the state I hope everyone enjoyed their holiday weekend. We enjoyed ours on this end, though it ended with…
Yes, I was lucky enough to catch people walking in. They’ve been open since 11 a.m. this morning! And Bets and I are heading over…
EVDO + Catalyst + TechBirmingham + Verizon Wireless = ?
As I prepare to start my weekend a day early, I figured I’d take a look at my friend Curtis’ Flickr account. Actually, I was checking mine to see if any comments had been made on images I’ve uploaded to my account. Don’t ask me why, I’m really not sure what made me do it. Anyway, I came across the following picture:
It’s Mr. Palmer, with Catalyst executive director Cherie Fields and board chair Elizabeth Dotts. Now, I was aware that Verizon Wireless was in town this morning to announce that they flipped the switch and now provide EVDO service in the metro Birmingham area. Click here if you don’t understand what those letters in the previous sentence mean. It’s interesting that the announcement was today since, according to Scott Allan, the “switch” got flipped on August 29th. Based on the big check they’re holding ($20,000!) and the title of the picture, it appears that Catalyst has been awarded funding from Verizon Wireless, but don’t ask me for what; I have no idea. I’m hopeful that Curtis, one of my fellow board members, or the newspaper may be able to share more about this soon. Needless to say, the presence of Verizon Wireless and TechBirmingham (Curtis) means something is about to happen in our ever growing tech scene.
UPDATE: Click here to learn exactly how the grant money will be used. It’s a great win for the community.