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Category Archives: Characters

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It’s all in what you believe.

·March 12, 2013 ·Cause, Change Is Good, Characters, Charleston, Community, History, Magic City Musings, My Magic City, Organizations, Places

It’s  the repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that belief  becomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen.  -Muhammad  Ali For better … Read more »

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Home is where this ode is.

·November 8, 2012 ·Architecture, Art, Artisans, Avondale, Baseball, Beer, Characters, Chefs, Community, Craft, Cuisine, Culture, Downtown, Eat Local, Events, History, Leeds, Magic City Musings, Museums, Music, Music, My Magic City, Organizations, Places, Pottery, Profiles, Restaurants, Spirits, Woodlawn

A lot of people ask me about Birmingham. As a result, I suppose I’ve unconsciously created my own little elevator pitch for the Magic City, after answering … Read more »

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Magic City Chatroom: Martie Duncan, Food Network Star

·July 9, 2012 ·Artisans, Blogs, Characters, Chatroom, Chefs, Community, Cuisine, Culture, Magic City Musings, My Magic City, Parks, Places, Profiles

Y’all know I love a good party. And I love food. Marry the two, put ‘em on a Southern table, and it’s a match made … Read more »

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Magic City Chatroom: Brooke Fleming {City Arts Boutique}

·June 28, 2012 ·Artisans, Characters, Chatroom, Community, Craft, My Magic City, Profiles

Less than one mile from our North Crestwood home (just down the hill and over the railroad tracks), there is the most incredible little gallery/boutique/art studio. It sits gracefully … Read more »

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For the Art Lover In Me…

·June 25, 2012 ·Artisans, Characters, Community, Craft, Culture, Galleries, Magic City Musings, My Magic City, Places

This past weekend, Boss and I were honored to take part in a magnificent celebration that included a crowd of Birmingham friends, a pair of … Read more »

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Sweet Pea loves a good Magic City event, and he works hard to make a presence at all of them. {Thumbs Up}

It’s not supposed to be this good.

·June 18, 2012 ·Artisans, Beer, Characters, Community, Cuisine, Culture, Events, Magic City Musings, Music, My Magic City, Parks, Places, Spirits

Somebody get me a tissue. Birmingham is making Mama so proud. I can’t even believe that, within the last three weeks, all bloody hell/fire/brimstone of … Read more »

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Magic City Chatroom: Javacia Harris Bowser

·June 13, 2012 ·Cause, Characters, Chatroom, Community, My Magic City, Profiles, Schools

There’s a little pack of dynamite wandering about these Magic City streets and it’s disguised as a small-statured, young black woman named Javacia. On some … Read more »

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SAG, located on 6th Ave S, just a few blocks from Avondale Park

Watching It Grow: Our Community That Gardens

·May 8, 2012 ·Birmingham Bungalow, Cafe Harlos, Characters, Community, Cuisine, DIY, Eat Local, My Magic City, Our Garden, Places

When I was about ten years old, I asked my father for “a piece of earth” so that I could cultivate a garden of wildflowers … Read more »

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