Heat Feature ... eather.com and the National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for the weekend. (AP Photo-Frank Couch-The Birmingham News) Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:57:21 GMT National billboard campaign targets 'Granddad Bandit' ... December 2008. Dubbed the Granddad Bandit , the suspect is believed to have robbed the Servis1st Bank in downtown Birmingham on Aug. 21, 2009. Robberies at two banks Mobile and one in Huntsville are also believed to be his handiwork. It's the first ... Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:45:34 GMT Amsource owner to expand staff, move units to Birmingham The new owner of Amsource, a local professional employer organization, said it is plotting an expansion in Birmingham. Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:33:15 GMT Anderson, Briggs to Chair United Way Campaign ... He has worked in the healthcare industry for 24 years and served in administrative capacities in hospitals in Birmingham, Alabama and Tifton, Georgia. He has served on the United Way Board in Georgia, as well as serving multiple terms on the United ... Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:40:42 GMT Kids cool off at Maclin Park pool during heat alert With July temps approaching the century mark, kids from around North Birmingham flock to Maclin Park Pool. Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:28:29 GMT Speedy Joe Henderson is the wheel deal ... with his grandparents for a week early this month, is set to start his first season of peewee football back in Birmingham, Ala., in August. Wants to be a linebacker, just like his dad. Only he wants to be better. "He wants to beat me at everything," ... Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:13:47 GMT What you're saying: We agree, it's time for Birmingham to get a handle on panhandling Birmingham officials are looking for ways to reduce streetside panhandling. Reaction and comment to news stories from the Birmingham News: Begging in downtown Birmingham might get tougher a "FINALLY! This has been a problem for 20 years, and yet the City is just now waking up to that fact. Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:05:11 GMT Your Views: Money for lobbyists, but what about bridge? ell, the Birmingham City Council is at it again. People sit in traffic jams wasting time and energy (gasoline) while the so-called representatives of the city blunder about. The latest atrocity was published Wednesday -- news that the council had ... Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:07:26 GMT Former Oneonta fire chief arrested in sex abuse case ... criminal activity involving a family member who is a child. Montomgery, who served in the U.S. Air Force and as a Birmingham firefighter, was at the helm of the Oneonta Fire Department from 1984 until 2006, when he retired after 22 years. No other ... Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:45:51 GMT Buy Buy Baby 20% off Coupon Inside Alabama Baby & Child Magazine ... LOCAL RETAILERS You may also pick up a complimentary copy from baby and maternity retailers in locations in Birmingham (a few listed below). ( new Cahaba Valley Pediatric Dentistry Childcare Resources Children's Health System Fireflies & Fairytales ... Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:03:25 GMT HealthSouth plans Houston hospital ... said today that it plans to build a 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital in northwest Houston this year. The Birmingham-based company has agreed to buy six acres in the area for the project, according to a statement. This week, HealthSouth ... Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:12:01 GMT Blue Cross to vacate 280 office building ... company has until the end of September to move. This article is for Paid Subscribers ONLY. If you are already a Birmingham Business Journal subscriber please create or sign into your bizjournals.com account to link your valid print subscription and ... Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:35:26 GMT Journey to Africa ... do here in the United States. a oeWe try to live smart here,a Allison said. a oeWe dona t go to certain parts of Birmingham at night. Wea re going to live smart there, too. Wea re not going to be stupid.a While caring for orphans in Swaziland, the ... Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:30:53 GMT Ray Rickman's Special Space ... quilt that Rickman's grandmother made in 1900. "My grandmother had class," says Rickman. "She would come from Birmingham, Alabama, to Detroit on the train with 8 or 9 pieces of luggage. They had porters, real porters, and one summer, I'm guessing I ... Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:29:18 GMT Auburn practice schedule: It's two-a-days, a scrimmage and more ... news will be forthcoming. Coaches Trooper Taylor, left, Gus Malzahn and Curtis Luper kick off practice next week (Birmingham News / Charles Goldberg) This much we know: Most practices will be in the late afternoon, around 4:30. Practice begins ... Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:14:19 GMT Alabama signee Bobby Wyatt settles for 70, AGA title a day after shooting 57 ... for the University of Alabama in the fall, finished with an unbelievable 18-under 195 and won by six shots over Birmingham's Smylie Kaufman, whose outstanding play (67-66-68) was lost in Wyatt's shadow. No other player has won the overall title more ... Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:13:17 GMT Jefferson commissioner Bowman's staff paid most ... I did was divided it among three people and we went to work." Bell, who resigned the office in January to become Birmingham mayor, paid his three appointed staff members $195,099. Among Bowman's staff members is his brother-in-law, Horace Huntley, ... Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:30:00 GMT Oswalt Dealt To Phillies; Other Trades Made Too ... ll Media Days to unofficially kick off our coverage of Gator football! Be watching for that as we broadcast from Birmingham, Alabama on July 21,22 and 23 on AM850 WRUF ! Latest Sports from AM850.com Latest News from AM850.com Latest News from WUFT-FM Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:46:09 GMT How To Write a Business Plan for a Mobile Gaming Company ... fiction a decade ago," says David Griner, a social media strategist for marketing agency Luckie & Company in Birmingham, Alabama . "Whether you're fighting to be Foursquare mayor of your favorite coffee shop or searching posters for hidden QR codes ... Publ.Date : Tue, 27 Jul 2010 08:06:00 GMT Colonial Properties to sell common shares ... Properties Trust announced an "at-the-market" offering to sell up to $100 million of its common shares. The Birmingham-based real estate investment trust (NYSE: CLP) said it filed a prospectus with the Securities and Exchange Commission to sell the ... Publ.Date : Mon, 26 Jul 2010 07:00:00 GMT