By Javacia Harris Bowser Yesterday marked the 50th anniversary of the Birmingham church bombing that took the lives of four little girls. Thirty-two years after this tragedy only one person — Robert “Dynamite Bob” Chambliss — had been convicted in the murders. Two suspects were already dead, as were several key witnesses. Many considered this… Continue reading T.K. Thorne discusses her new book on the infamous Birmingham church bombing
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How to Be a Good Storyteller
By Javacia Harris Bowser On the second Saturday of every other month dozens of people gather at Urban Standard, a popular coffee shop in Birmingham, simply to listen to good stories. Inspired by New York’s The Moth series, Arc Light Stories is one of my favorite things about my hometown. At each event eight storytellers… Continue reading How to Be a Good Storyteller
The Birmingham Project and How to Sound Smart when Writing about Art
By Clair McLafferty On September 15, 1963, six children’s lives were ended when the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church was bombed. As an eleven-year-old, photographer Dawoud Bey saw images of Sarah Collins, the sister of one of the four little girls. The artist credits these photographs as the inspiration for The Birmingham Project. Fifty years after… Continue reading The Birmingham Project and How to Sound Smart when Writing about Art
Why Style Bloggers Should Attend Fashion’s Night Out
By Javacia Harris Bowser Fashion’s Night Out may be on hiatus in New York, but in Birmingham, Ala., this annual evening of shopper’s delight is still alive and well. Birmingham’s Fashion Night Out is set for Thursday, Sept. 12 and is a must-attend event for style bloggers. Birmingham’s (located at The Summit) will be selling… Continue reading Why Style Bloggers Should Attend Fashion’s Night Out
Lessons Learned from a Viral Post
By Tanya Sylvan Back in June I wrote “Birmingham – I Run This Town,” a post about my favorite running route in downtown Birmingham, Ala. My friends and I ran 14 miles of the Mercedes Marathon route and I took pictures of my favorite landmarks along the way. It was something that I had wanted… Continue reading Lessons Learned from a Viral Post
Man of the Hour: Andre Natta of The Terminal
By Javacia Harris Bowser Andre Natta moved to Birmingham in 2004 to work for Main Street Birmingham, a predecessor of the economic development organization now known as REV Birmingham. A year later Natta started a personal blog he called Dre’s Ramblings, but soon realized that his blog wasn’t simply an online journal telling the stories… Continue reading Man of the Hour: Andre Natta of The Terminal