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AL-07: Terri Sewell's Ad - "Truth" - Pushes Back on Lies


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Published July 11, 2010 at 9:07 a.m.

Terri Sewell's new ad, "Truth": ... This ad responds directly to Smoot's "Let them eat steak" radio ad (also debunked here) and I think the two are running on some of the same radio stations.  We've noted elsewhere that Shelia Smoot's ads are short on facts and long on negativity -- I've listened to the ones she's sent out on Facebook and they're entirely negative, no mention at all of Smoot's qualifications, plans to create jobs, reduce poverty or improve infrastructure in Alabama's 7th

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Some Summer food news


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Published July 3, 2010 at 3:54 p.m.
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Some restaurant and food news that's come across our desk recently: ... This coming Friday, July 9, Little Savannah's chef/owner Clif Holt will be cooking up dinner in Monroeville, Alabama, for the "To Kill a Mockingbird" 50th Anniversary ... The dinner will feature traditional Southern foods described in the book: collards, turnip greens, cornbread, sliced vine-ripe tomatoes, fried chicken and lane cake. Southern cocktail expert Denise Gee had created a signature drink for the weekend, the

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Brown Bag Lunch—Grand Slam Summer, Celebrating Rickwood Field's 100th Anniversary


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Published June 16, 2010 at 2:00 p.m.
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Baseball in Birmingham, by Clarence Watkins, is a photo journal of baseball's existence in Birmingham. The Birmingham Barons were a charter member of the old Southern League in 1885. Built in 1910, Rickwood Field, longtime home of the Barons, is recognized as the oldest surviving, professional baseball park in the nation. In spite of the popularity of football in Alabama, Birmingham has been and continues to be a leader in minor league baseball. Join us as Mr. Watkins shares the stories of the

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Goodbye to a taste of history, hello SoHo


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Published May 2, 2010 at 4:15 p.m.

Lovoy's is moving to SoHo. While I admit we haven't been to Lovoy's much in recent years, one of the things we loved about the old Green Springs location was that it looked like it hadn't changed in decades -- it was like taking a step back into our childhood, complete with the "lounge" with its separate entrance. I bet the great old neon sign will be gone, as well ... The Birmingham News reported Friday in City Scene that after 46 years, the family-owned Italian-American eatery will open in

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Isn't that an oxymoron?


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Published April 30, 2010 at 2:49 p.m.

In Alabama, BBQ most traditionally means pork -- but what if you're kosher? Announcing the One, the Only, Kosher Barbeque Cookoff and Festival in Birmingham, AL., Sunday, May 16, 2010 ... I'm not kidding. The first "When Pigs Fly!" event is brought to you by Temple Beth-El and Piggly Wiggly Food stores, looking for the area's best kosher brisket, kosher ribs and kosher beans and the Pit Masters who create them.  ... Read more at http://whenpigsflykosherbbq.com ...

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Brown Bag Lunch—Pride and Passion:The African American Baseball Experience


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Published April 29, 2010 at 3:00 p.m.
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Larry Lester—Negro League scholar and co-founder of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, Missouri—will discuss the Pride and Passion exhibit and the cultural significance and legacy of the Birmingham Black Barons on the African American community in a deeply segregated society. Wednesday, May 5, noon ... Feed your body and mind at BPL's ... Brown Bag Lunch programs ... You bring the lunch and we'll bring the drinks. Wednesdays at noon in the Arrington Auditorium located on the

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Shopping Malls Facing Foreclosure


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Published April 23, 2010 at 9:17 p.m.

Birmingham, Al (WIAT) Two local shopping centers are falling victim to the weak economy. Both face foreclosure ... Vestavia City Center and Patton Creek are both facing foreclosure. Both are AIG Baker properties--who say they're doing everything they can to fight foreclosure ... Karen Bright and her son, can remember when vestavia city center was full of shops and restaurants. But that's not the case today ... "They seem to be dropping like flies, we used to walk here from our house and eat

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Hoover Supports Highway 280 Plan


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Published April 19, 2010 at 9:48 p.m.

Another city considers the governor's plan to get rid of the traffic congestion ... Business owners agree something has to be done with the traffic, but the elevated highway toll plan may not be the answer they are looking for ... Llyod's Restaurant owner Eli Stevens times the traffic lights on Highway 280. He thinks the problem lies in the traffic lights ... "Biggest problem with 280 is that the lights aren't staying green for one minute and forty seconds. If you have 50,000 cars coming down

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Corks & Chefs April 24-25


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Published April 17, 2010 at 7:14 p.m.
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A favorite part of the ONB Magic City Art Connection contemporary art festival (April 23-25), Corks & Chefs lets you sample delicious cuisine from some of Birmingham's top restaurants & eateries. Eight chefs and over 100 wines showcased each day. Plus don’t miss the Guided Wine Seminars ... Tickets are $25 in advance, $30 at the door.  ... Saturday Restaurants: Avo, Café de Paris, Century Restaurant and Bar, Do Di Yo’s, John’s City Diner, Mafiaoza’s, Nabeel’s Café & Market, V.

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Brown Bag Lunch Program—Auschwitz and the Final Solution


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Published April 14, 2010 at 2:00 p.m.
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In its entirety, the "Final Solution" called for the murder of all European Jews by gassing, shooting, and other means. Approximately six million Jewish men, women, and children were killed during the Holocaust—two-thirds of the Jews living in Europe before World War II ... Text and photo from USHMM ... Ann Mollengarden, Education Coordinator of The Birmingham Holocaust Education Committee, will discuss Auschwitz as it reflects the Nazi development of the Final Solution. Wednesday, April 21,

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