Monthly Archives: August 2014

Ells. Scalici. The Fight Song Challenge.

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Ells. Scalici. The Fight Song Challenge.

Here’s the deal, y’all. On May 22, the offices at The Literacy Council were badly damaged in a fire. So much so, the non-profit was forced to temporarily relocate. This year, I have served as the Junior Board Chair for The Literacy Council, which has proven to be as unique of a like situation one could find themselves in – what began as a year with a few regular fundraisers with modest aims has turned into a year in which the Junior Board is assisting the Board of Directors in attempts to raise $500,000 by the end of August in order to handle these repairs and make other necessary improvements.

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Southern Rocker Lee Bains is Proud to Call the Magic City Home

On Saturday, the Magic City’s proud native son returns for a 2:30 p.m. set on the Cask & Drum stage at the festival of the same name in Birmingham’s Lakeview District. He spoke to Weld about a whirlwind 2014, and the conversation served as an extension of that Bitter Southerner piece, focusing on his feelings about his hometown.

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