I haven’t necessarily returned to the world of hospitality — nor do I think I’m ready to do that anytime soon — but my current virtual perch does give me a chance to remember those times while crossing something off the to-do list I thought was next to impossible to accomplish anymore.
There’s been a lot of dreaming on the brain recently – including finding ways to shut out the noise from folks who find a reason to shoot down ideas. I figured why not add one more idea to the pile already floating out there for projects – in this case one for a farmers market near Railroad Park that would take advantage of one of Birmingham, AL’s top assets – its foodie culture.
The exploration bug has bitten me again, leading me to start to look at exactly what else I haven’t been exploring in recent months. The images from Railroad Park and W.C. Patton Park were too cool to not write about while also asking exactly how much folks truly know about their own cities (no matter how long they’ve lived there).
Neon signs appear to be slowly making a comeback here in Birmingham, AL – as is this site’s Neon in Birmingham series. This post actually gives you a chance to check out a “new” use for one of the signs we included in the series earlier – providing a new use for the sign and the building to which its connected.
Leveraging the food we’ve got downtown
Published by Andre on September 28, 2010Another fall downtown festival season has come and gone in Birmingham, AL. With it, a couple of new questions about the need for food vendors versus (or in addition to) downtown’s newest eating establishments as people navigate the streets – how far is another question entirely…