Tag Archives: vestavia hills

Your local 911 call could kill you

Posted on April 11, 2012 by David Sher

Will your 911 cell phone call save you in an emergency? Maybe not if you’re calling from within our region. I have a friend who witnessed a wreck near Blue Lake Road off of Hwy 280. He immediately dialed 911 … Continue reading →

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There’s no way in hell we’ll ever work together

Posted on February 3, 2012 by David Sher

  Leadership Birmingham is a diverse group of Birmingham citizens who are selected each year to study Birmingham’s problems and opportunities and then go out and make a difference. I was in the class of 1992 and when I graduated … Continue reading →

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Can our suburbs survive if Birmingham is a donut hole?

Posted on January 3, 2012 by David Sher

I live in Vestavia Hills—I don’t really want to live around a donut hole. The numbers are frightening. Birmingham’s population fell… 12% in the 60’s 5% in the 70’s 6% in the 80’s 9% in the 90’s 12% in the … Continue reading →

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