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BhamWiki, part of the "Project to Document the Birmingham District", is an encyclopedic resource for anyone curious about Birmingham, Alabama and the region around it. We aim for accuracy, objectivity, and accessibility as we work steadily to expand our coverage.
If you'd like to explore, try clicking any of the blue links on this page and continuing on from there. You can also click on "random page" to the left, use the search box to look for something in particular, or start at the top.
If you're interested in contributing a tip, comment or correction, send an email to admin at bhamwiki dot com. Information on becoming a registered user with editing privileges is at Bhamwiki:User agreement. Note that contributions are reviewed for adherence to our content policy and are subject to editing and expansion by other users at any time.
In the news
- May 7: Houston's KRB, Inc. announced its purchase of BE&K for $550 million.
- May 3: The U. S. women's soccer team survived two own-goals to defeat Australia 5-4 in extra time at Legion Field.
- April 30: The U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission filed a civil lawsuit against Mayor Larry Langford, accusing him of violating federal securities law.
- April 27: Kyle Busch won the Aaron's 499 at the Talladega Superspeedway.
New articles
- Red Mountain Honey
- Pastor Samuel Heath
- The Birmingham Trust building
- The Chop Suey Inn and a List of hot dog stands
- Real estate agency Casa Latino
- Securities firm Sterne Agee
- Author Jo Kittinger
- A List of magazines published in the region
- Barons pitcher Justin Cassell
- Software developer CircleSource
- The Leeds Folk Festival and Helena's Buck Creek Festival on Buck Creek
- School superintendents Barbara Allen and Jodi Newton
- Colonial Promenade Parkway
- American Family Care and its CEO Bruce Irwin
- Representative John Rogers
- The William Elias B. Davis statue
- Governor Chauncey Sparks
- Nurse Ida Moffett
- Police officer Randy Smith (our 4,100th article)
- Fife's Restaurant and owner Margaret Fife
- naturalist and teacher Blanche Dean
- Magic City Guards, a black militia unit of the 1880s
- TechBirmingham
- Magic City Brewery and Magic City Brewfest
Featured images
Did you know?
- ...that "Cousin Cliff" Holman and Bobby Bowden were both members of Woodlawn High School's Class of 1948?
- ...that Edgewood Lake once covered the area north of Lakeshore Drive, inluding the current-day site of Homewood High School?
- ...that a bridge over the Black Warrior River is named for Bear Bryant?
- ...that Hardrock Gunter's "Birmingham Bounce" (1950) was arguably the first rock and roll record?
Status
Today is Friday May 16, 2008. BhamWiki has been running since March 15, 2006. The project currently has 141 registered users and contains approximately 4,139 articles. See Bhamwiki:Milestones for more information on the growth of the site.
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| Industry | Music | People | Media | Culture | Neighborhoods |
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