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Dawn_Kent

  1. Birmingham-based frozen yogurt chain 32 degrees launching new treat, the Twister, in honor of tornado victims bit.ly/LmU7mj
  2. @llatkins I'm sure you'll find a deal. (You mean a TV is not a need?? Ha.)
  3. Thanks to @BhamBargainMom, I am reminded that today is six months until Black Friday, that holy grail of retail. #shoptillyoudrop
  4. Vacant restaurants, storefronts growing in Birmingham's Roebuck commercial corridor bit.ly/JPChNt (@Birmingham_News)
  5. Mamanoes, a downtown Birmingham grocery store, to open in Atlanta bit.ly/LvtUop (@BhamNewsBiz)
  6. Jefferson County bankruptcy milestone: 1,000th court filing: bit.ly/KuhDAH (@Birmingham_News)
  7. Tough day in the newsroom. How to deal: Find stuff out & tell people about it. It's what we do.
  8. Alabama Media Group will launch this fall with expanded online coverage and 3-day-a-week newspapers bit.ly/JGk13s
  9. From TV commercials to weddings to a final resting place for some race fans, @BarberMotorPark is more than a racetrack bit.ly/Lift4h
  10. RT @washingtonpost #BREAKINGNEWS: HP says it's laying off 27,000 employees bit.ly/Jr9wm6
  11. @WadeOnTweets Interesting convo. Hopefully al.com is reading.
  12. . @GaryALloyd Apparently the blue & gray of the old design was not registering w/ people.
  13. . @GaryALloyd Re: new al.com. I'm told lots of research went into picking yellow. It's intended to be distinctive & memorable.
  14. @WadeOnTweets Thanks Wade.
  15. @sorensonbhm Good to hear. We had a preview, but I am still learning my way around as well.
  16. All of you w/ lead feet, beware. RT @AutoweekUSA Nevada, Georgia, Alabama most likely to hand out speeding tickets | bit.ly/LqD0zn
  17. @Magnolia314 Ok, I just thought there might be something specific. Some complaints about the old design was that it was too cluttered.
  18. @GaryALloyd Oooh, I didn't think about Yellowhammer. But nola.com & mlive.com have the same color scheme so prob not
  19. @Magnolia314 What do you not like about it?