ComebackTown
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ComebackTown is published by David Sher to begin a discussion about a better Birmingham. Their mission is to make incremental and significant improvements in our government structure and to encourage governmental cooperation.
ComebackTown
3d ago
Today’s guest columnist is Mac Moorer. I recently attended an evening event in the City Center and was amazed by what I saw and heard driving down 2nd Ave North – crowded sidewalks, music, bars, restaurants, dogs being walked, and bustling activity. The scene was a stark contrast from 1981, the year I started my ..read more
ComebackTown
1w ago
By David Sher It dominates the Birmingham skyline. Some folks are okay with it and some are not. But you have to admit, it’s genius from a name recognition standpoint. I’m talking about the Alexander Shunnarah billboard atop the Two North 20th Building downtown. It makes perfect sense that the billboard king of Alabama appears ..read more
ComebackTown
2w ago
Today’s guest columnist is Jennifer L. Greer. I was vacationing on the Gulf of Mexico last month when three young men, in their 20s, drowned in a rip current within hours of arriving in Panama City Beach, Fla. They were from my adopted hometown, Birmingham, Ala. It was painful to hear the tearful sister of ..read more
ComebackTown
3w ago
By David Sher This is painful, but at a time when we should be celebrating one of Birmingham’s biggest moments, we must take a moment to reflect. It’s not that I didn’t love the ‘Field of Dreams’ major league baseball game at Rickwood. I loved it with all my heart. Please don’t get me wrong ..read more
ComebackTown
1M ago
Today’s guest columnist is Maury Shevin. Birmingham has done it! After decades of stagnation and missteps, Birmingham continues to make decisions that prove to the world that we are not the Birmingham of old. Birmingham has lived with an inferiority complex for a long time. Ever since the coal, iron and steel barons refused to ..read more
ComebackTown
1M ago
By David Sher We’re counting down the days. Graffiti will be disappearing one by one. Trash and litter on the sidewalk and streets will become rare. Our homeless neighbors will receive regular outreach to help connect them to services and resources they need. The result: A lot of happy Southside visitors, merchants, restaurant operators, residents ..read more
ComebackTown
1M ago
Today’s guest columnist is Michael Sznajderman. Hey Birmingham. Why do we have such low self-esteem? Yes, we have a dark history. Yes, our steamy summers can be trying. And yes, we’ve got some tough issues that aren’t easily solved. I could go on. But it’s our chronic insecurity – the discomfort we display when trying ..read more
ComebackTown
1M ago
Michael Pizitz Today’s guest columnist is Barbara Keight Staub. “I would’ve beaten King if those damn merchants hadn’t given in.” — Bull Connor, Commissioner of Public Safety, 1963 Nine years after Brown vs. Board of Education ordered the integration of public schools, most private facilities in the Deep South were still segregated in 1963. Banks ..read more
ComebackTown
2M ago
Today’s guest columnist is Tyler Jones. After our first night in Crestwood, I knew we were not alone in this old house. The neighbor’s blueberry pie had been raptured by mice. Or was it the Norway rat? Then the water came. It came from the ceiling, from the fireplace, from underneath the back door. As ..read more
ComebackTown
2M ago
Today’s guest columnist is Ken Grodner. In my business, I have the opportunity to meet a lot of interesting people, but none as special as Birmingham’s Italian Stallion, Lou Scripa. Lou and his wife Rose were considering a condo complex, and I had the good fortune to show them the property. After spending the morning with Rose and Lou, Rose ..read more