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Topper Price, 1952-2007new
Final memories of a Birmingham music icon.
Birmingham Weekly |
Phillip Jordan |
05-29-2007 |
Music
Alabama Church Arsonists Receive Federal Sentencenew
A combination of alcohol and Christian forgiveness may have spared three convicted church arsonists from longer stints in federal prison -- now they still have to face state prosecution.
Birmingham Weekly |
Phillip Jordan |
04-16-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
New Ways to Get Health Education to the Massesnew
From radio soap operas to support group for mothers with HIV, UAB professors are finding solutions.
Birmingham Weekly |
Phillip Jordan |
04-03-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Presidential Hopefuls Church-Up in Selmanew
At the Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee, leading Democratic candidates tried to build an allegorical bridge between the Civil Rights movement and their ambitions for the White House.
Birmingham Weekly |
Kyle Whitmire and Phillip Jordan |
03-12-2007 |
Politics
Frequent Disappointmentnew
The latest changes on the radio dial leave Birmingham searching for alternatives.
Birmingham Weekly |
Phillip Jordan |
12-11-2006 |
Media
Tags: radio
Art on the Insidenew
Alabama inmate-artists break out.
Birmingham Weekly |
Phillip Jordan |
11-06-2006 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
32 Years in the Makingnew
In an age when every band with a handheld camera is releasing live albums, Cray seems like an endangered species because he actually wants to do it right.
Birmingham Weekly |
Phillip Jordan |
10-16-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
What's It Worth to Ya?new
Why should Birmingham consider a living wage ordinance?
Birmingham Weekly |
Phillip Jordan |
09-11-2006 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
Soul Revivalnew
With a little help from Chicago, Birmingham's homegrown soul is back.
Birmingham Weekly |
Phillip Jordan |
08-21-2006 |
Music
A New Norwoodnew
Birmingham's historic neighborhood is now an experiment in mixed urban living.
Birmingham Weekly |
Phillip Jordan |
06-05-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
A New Voice in an Old Debatenew
Alabama's Hispanic community gets involved in the immigration consternation.
Birmingham Weekly |
Phillip Jordan |
04-03-2006 |
Immigration
Down the Chisholm Trail Once More
By the time 1972 presidential candidate Shirley Chisholm died on New Year’s Day at the age of 80, her name had dropped off our nation’s radar. A documentary that premieres on PBS Feb. 7 sheds light on the lady with beatnik glasses, bird’s nest hair and defiant personality.
Birmingham Weekly |
Phillip Jordan |
01-13-2005 |
History
