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  1. Snakes

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    definitely a little cigarette
     
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  2. Wywan Bwowna

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    Mr Burgess does make some damn good chicken tenders though.
     
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  3. DriveByBBQ

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    The water damaged ceiling tile really completes the aesthetic.
     
  4. Deuce

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  5. Oranjello

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  6. DriveByBBQ

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    Massive fire in 5 points….

    Appears to have started in an abandoned home and spread to the neighboring apartment complexes…
     
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  7. wes tegg

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    The smoke was thick as shit at my house this morning.
     
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  8. One Two

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    Cobb lane essentially burned down, apparently started at the abandoned house behind (RIP) J Clyde
     
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  9. The Blackfish

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  10. wes tegg

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    Damn. That’s sad. We went to Highlands and then the Blue Monkey the night I got engaged. RIP to both.
     
  11. spagett

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  12. cheddarisbetter

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    Sames
     
  13. cheddarisbetter

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    Well not the same, first date night, but sames
     
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  14. Stone Cold Steve Austin

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  15. DriveByBBQ

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    Saw the ATF arresting that guy in front of the 5-points post office the day of the fire.
     
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  16. ramszoolander

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  17. Barves2125

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    Him talking about how English Village needs a pub made me sad. Billy's should still be there but I'm all for an English style pub opening somewhere, too. Key Circle Commons ain't that.
     
  18. wes tegg

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    Billy’s service got too bad to function. We need a pub/sports bar, though.

    Love that the video was my ‘hood.
     
  19. Snakes

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    The random mountain Brook dude spawning and immediately evangelizing for Otey’s was perfect.
     
  20. Barves2125

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    For sure. Oddly enough, the service at the Liberty Park location is usually pretty solid in my experience.
     
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  21. double RL

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    The British guy saying several times "this is how most people in Birmingham live" as he walked amongst the tiny kingdom was just great. I definitely think the Mt Brook chamber of commerce sponsored that video.
     
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  22. Deuce

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    They must have been at Oteys at like 2PM. I barely recognized anyone there.
     
  23. double RL

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    What about good ol Billy? I like that Billy popped up in English Village and then after they walked to Crestline, he pops up in Oteys.
     
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  24. Snakes

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    i actually know him irl and he is an awesome guy. not surprised he was so hospitable to the brit youtuber.
     
  25. southlick

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  26. Deuce

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    Not sure that development is going to work without the multi family component and I don’t see Mtn. Brook letting it happen.
     
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  27. Arrec Bardwin

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    Brookwood Mall is completely in Homewood though right?
     
  28. Deuce

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    There’s one part in MB. They wanted to put the multi family there. MB has said no because MBE can’t handle that many kids (a concern that has some merit). MB offered senior housing as a compromise. The developer said in order to get retail and restaurants they need a younger crowd (an also valid concern).
     
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  29. Stone Cold Steve Austin

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    Sounds like the perfect opportunity for One Two to finally build his young eunuch community housing
     
  30. One Two

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    Need to make a bigger push to attract more jobs and large businesses than more godforsaken mixed use developments in the metro. Imho

    Hoping my eunuch colony helps
     
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  31. double RL

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    Will you be the hoa president? I can see you in that role.
     
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  32. ramszoolander

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    Can give a good rec to Big Dave's Auto Repair (mobile mechanic). Put new timing components in my car and got it back working well. Not sure if I got the Reddit rate, but he was waaaay less expensive than anyone else and got the work done in a timely fashion.
     
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  33. ElectricDreamMachine

    ElectricDreamMachine he was on the colgate comedy hour
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    a good friend of mine is hosting this at trimtab on thursday and asked that i help spread the word (my interpretation was to inform strangers on the internet). come hang!

     
  34. ramszoolander

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  35. Owsley

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    ACLU holding an event at TrimTab is a bit curious given their less than stellar reputation regarding employment practices.
     
  36. wes tegg

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    Park Place, the Hope VI development where that happened, was developed in 2005. It was the first central city mixed-income housing. From the beginning, 20% was rented at market prices and 80% was either public housing or Section 8. It’s been (and still is) a pretty safe area. What “bodega”?
     
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  37. southlick

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  38. ramszoolander

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    There's a place on 23rd and 5th or 6th, I think. Probably only sorta-grocery downtown for folks, but company seems mixed there.

    And yes, Park Place is great. I know the architects who did it, and I think it's been even much more successful than they expected. Ditto with similar developments in Woodlawn.
     
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  39. ElectricDreamMachine

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    i made her aware of that a little late in the process lol
     
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  40. One Two

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    I like how they were able to get this done in less than three days but we are on like year 5 of the Brown Marx building renovation. Absolutely love playing “is 1st Ave shut down at 20th?” roulette almost every single day.

     
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  41. One Two

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  42. Savage Rob Chubb

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    Legacy Arena was packed to the gills for that Auburn/Houston game yesterday. Crazy good atmosphere. Well done city of Bham.
     
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  43. One Two

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    Hope you made time to stop by a Milos
     
  44. Savage Rob Chubb

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    Negative. Tried to go to Back Forty but line was long as hell so ended up at Buffalo Wild Wings downtown. That’s an elite Bdubs.
     
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  45. Snakes

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    they do those games so well. looking forward to going to the Alabama-Arizona game next month.
     
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  46. wes tegg

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    Such a great place to watch NFL games.
     
  47. Stone Cold Steve Austin

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    The downtown bdubs might be the best bdubs in the US
     
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  48. ramszoolander

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    I have apparently been sleeping on that Bdubs. I haven't been to one much since UG days at WVU...$0.25 wings just hit different.
     
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