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Evolving the Modern Event Website
Apr 8, 2016 in Case Studies
Confab Events offers some of the best content strategy conferences on the planet, including Confab Central, the longest-running content strategy conference in the US. Their conferences draw attendees and speakers ranging from freelancers to executives of Fortune 100 companies. Team Confab puts a lot of heart and passion into their events, and it shows: attendees return year after year to reconnect with their tribe, and describe their experience as "life-changing" and "career-invigorating."
Behind Confab Events is Brain Traffic, a highly influential content strategy consultancy. Kristina Halvorson, CEO of Brain Traffic, wrote "Content Strategy for the Web," considered one of content strategy's foundational works. Meghan Casey, their Lead Content Strategist, wrote "The Content Strategy Toolkit," one of the best modern starting points for organizations of all types and sizes. And Tenessa Gemelke, Manager of Communications and Events, is well regarded in the conference community for making Confab conferences the welcoming and inspirational environments that they've become known for.
Ironically, Confab's aging CMS was not great at handling their content needs. Every year the situation got worse. The back-end had grown bloated with lots of duplicate content and third party plugins, resulting in high maintenance and upgrade costs. Eventually things got so bad that the Confab team was forced to rely on their technical team for what should have been non-technical things, like publishing content to their website.
When the website was due for a redesign, Sean Tubridy, Creative Director at Brain Traffic, decided it was time to switch to a modern CMS that could handle the complex needs of the site and put the control of the content back into the hands of Team Confab.
Sean knew that the job was going to require a truly flexible CMS, but he didn't have the time evaluate all the new tools on the market and migrate the content himself, in addition to leading the redesign effort. But he knew just the right person to call: Ryan Irelan.
Ryan is the founder of Mijingo, where he publishes video training courses that help web professionals learn about the latest technologies and techniques. He's a gifted educator and superb consultant, able to translate complex ideas into logical, actionable information. He understands the intricacies of hosting, launching, and promoting events, and after spending several years as a technical director at a high profile web agency, working with creative directors is second nature to him.
When Sean described the Confab Events challenge, Ryan knew just the tool for the job: Craft CMS.
Craft is specifically made to build custom workflows for non-technical users. Craft's emphasis on Author Experience means that a developer can build a unique workflow that the content team can use directly. For Confab in particular, Craft's built-in Matrix and relationship features would be critical. Ryan also knew that Craft's tight integration with the open source Twig templating system would be flexible enough to handle the ever-changing front-end challenges facing the website.
With Craft, Ryan was confident he could give Team Confab control over their content. Sean agreed and they got to work.
The Confab Events site might look like a typical conference website at first glance, but it's actually a collection of several websites for each individual event. The event websites are created when the events are announced, and edited in real time as more information about them becomes known. When an event comes to a close, its website is archived for posterity.
Content Types and Relationships
Much of the content on event sites needs to show up in more than one place. For instance, information about a speaker will show up on their speaker profile, and alongside any sessions they are giving. And if the speaker is involved in more than one event, their information will need to carry over to the other event sites, too.
So Ryan's first job was to map out all the unique content types an event site would need to include, and then find a way to relate that content together in a way that didn't require the content managers to enter any duplicate content, and which could scale as new sites are added.
At a high level, he settled on four content types:
- Speakers
- Events
- Sessions
- Pages
Those content types would be related together in the following ways:
- Speakers relate to Sessions
- Sessions relate to Events (via a Program matrix)
- Pages relate to Events
- Sponsors relate to Events
Once the content types and relationships were mapped out, Ryan was able to implement it all using Craft's Sections and relationship fields, creating a system that empowers content managers to define new content quickly and easily, in a way that is reusable when it is needed elsewhere.
Layout Control
When an event is first announced, many of the details are usually still getting worked out. For example, the keynote speakers might be lined up, but the venue and session information may not be known until a later time. So it was important that the layout on each event site could change based on the information available. What Sean didn't want was for Confab staff to be dependent on a developer to implement every single change. Team Confab needed to be able to add pages, change layouts, and control navigation on their own.
"We needed Tenessa and her staff to have direct control over the layout from the Control Panel. Ideally they would 'drag n' drop' to reorganize existing data depending on the information available."
Sean Tubridy, Creative Director, Brain Traffic
Ryan solved this by creating some custom fields that gave content managers a simple UI for controlling which content should be displayed for each event site, and the Twig templates were coded to take those controls into account. The end result is a system that gives Team Confab precise control over the layout, without needing to get their hands dirty in the code.
Smart URLs
Confab Events wanted the URL structure to be conference-specific, so people can browse the content for a particular conference type, and they wanted to be able to "archive" past event websites so the content could be referenced after-the-fact. To achieve this, they decided on a URL structure that combined the event name and year:
- http://confabevents.com/events/**central/2016**/speakers
- http://confabevents.com/events/**intensive/2016**/speakers
- http://confabevents.com/events/**highered/2016**/speakers
This too ended up being delightfully simple to do, thanks to Craft's flexible URL routing features.
Painless Updates
A side benefit of using Craft CMS turned out to be that Confab was able to reduce reliance on heaps of third party code, thanks to the treasure trove of functionality built into Craft. Third party plugins only play a "utility role" in the site, providing useful but not mission-critical features. This is helping ensure a clean, hassle-free upgrade path as Craft continues to march forward with new features and security/performance improvements.
"When I first updated and it took about 15 seconds, I just about fell on the floor. I was so used to spending hours and hours updating my old CMS and all its 3rd party options. With Craft, I updated and it was 'Ping! You're done; have a good day!'"
Sean Tubridy, Creative Director, Brain Traffic
Once the foundation was solid, the rest was a matter of great communication and iteration leading up to launch, making the little adjustments with Confab's team that take work from good to great.
Visually, Confabevents.com sports a retro Grand Prix-inspired design. Which is appropriate, as Sean likes to say that the site is now "easy to drive." Tenessa appreciates that the Craft implementation allows her and just one other person to manage the three Confab Events and their many assets with ease. Training a brand new staff member took less than hour on the new Craft setup. Now, the staff can directly update the content of the site as information comes in.
"As things progress, we can drag/drop/reorganize that information using the existing data. We can completely reorganize the program on the page as it is coming together. It's so easy."
Sean Tubridy, Creative Director, Brain Traffic
By simply selecting some checkboxes, they can choose which sub-navigation items to include on a specific event page depending on which information is available. If the venue has been selected and they're ready to open registration, but the program isn't fleshed out yet, no problem. They can just turn on the Venue and Register nav items, and keep the Speaker List and Program Details disabled until they're finished.
To anyone who has managed an event website, this setup represents is a big step forward. Events grow organically, with many of the details coming from all directions in no logical order. Having a website flexible enough to increase its sophistication as information arrives is life-changing.


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Tuesday, Jan 22, 2002
By Steven Key
HOUSTON (BP)--Houston Baptist University continued to fine tune its offense and turned in a magnificent defensive performance as well, cruising to a 116-62 victory over Southwestern Adventist University on Monday night in Sharp Gym. It was the highest offensive output of the year for the Huskies.
HBU dominated the game from the very start, blitzing the Knights with a 24-3 run in the first seven minutes. Michael LeBlanc led the run with 10 points, capping the burst with a breakaway slam.
The Huskies kept up the pressure on both ends, holding Adventist to just six points in the next five minutes. The lead grew to 40-9 after consecutive jumpers in the lane by Charles Fordjour.
The Huskies pushed the margin out to 37, 58-21, after Jeff Carroll hit five of six technical free throws with 3:01 to go. HBU would take a 67-27 lead into the break.
The second half was more of the same, as the Huskies used a 21-13 advantage over the first six minutes to push the lead to 48, 88-40, with 13:48 to go. Again it was LeBlanc doing the damage, accounting for eight points in the opening run.
The Huskies would keep the Knights in check for the rest of the way, and the lead reached 50 on a pair of free-throws by Josh Brian, putting the score at 105-54 with 6:05 to go.
HBU clicked on offense for the second straight game, hitting 58 percent from the floor, and used a stifling defense that held the Knights in check, allowing them to shoot just 30 percent on the evening on a dismal 22-74 performance from the floor, including 4-16 from long distance.
Houston Baptist placed six players in double-figures, led by LeBlanc, who tied a career-high with 26 points. LeBlanc completed the double-double effort with a game-high 11 boards. Mike Smith also registered a career-high with 20 points, and also had six assists and five boards.
Michael Holmquist added 15 points and five boards, and Jeff Carroll came off the bench for 14 points.
Charles Fordjour had 11 points and five rebounds and Josh Brian added 10 points and eight rebounds.
The Huskies were generous on the evening, as they dished out 29 assists on 41 made buckets. HBU also blocked nine shots, all in the second half, and cleaned the glass to the tune of 57-34.
Silver Weinholtz, Jeff Carroll and Robert Amboree turned in stellar defensive performances as well. The trio helped limit the Red River's leading scorer, James Whitfield, to just 17 points on 5-14 shooting, eight points below his season average.
Francis Nicholas was the only other SWAU player in double figures with 13 points.
Houston Baptist, ranked No. 25 in the Top 25 poll, improves to 15-7 on the season and 6-2 in Red River play.
Southwestern Adventist falls to 2-14 overall and 0-8 in conference play.
The rout served as a tuneup for Saturday's showdown with conference leader Huston-Tillotson College. The Huskies will be looking to reclaim first-place from the Rams, who sit at 7-1 in the Red River, with tip-off scheduled for 7:30 pm in Mary Branch Gym.
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The only critique one could have of the current South African bowling line-up is that they struggle with their consistency. Bowling coach Allan Donald says he's well-aware of the issue, but that it's a mental problem which bowlers need to work on themselves. By ANT SIMS.
If there could possibly be one criticism of the current South African bowling attack, it's that they can be inconsistent. Not inconsistent in bowling teams out, but inconsistent in keeping things tight – and ever so often a bowler oversteps the line at a crucial time in the match.
It happened twice against Pakistan in the first Test, with both Vernon Philander and Morne Morkel taking wickets off no balls. It happened in England, too, when Matt Prior skied the ball to the covers on the final day of the final Test at Lord's, right as things were getting tense.
In the last year, South Africa has conceded 96 balls in 13 Test matches, with 43 of those coming against England last year and 43 against Australia. The issue has been subdued slightly, with only five no balls in their last three Tests, but bowling coach Allan Donald says it's an issue they are well aware of and are addressing.
"The guys know that at this level it's definitely unacceptable. We police it at training and keep a close eye on [it]. We set very high standards for ourselves and overstepping the line is a no go for us. I think it's the personal responsibility of the individual to sort it out," Donald said.
Those on the outside might think that the issue can be easily fixed by simply changing a bowler's run-up, but Donald says the problem isn't quite that simple; that it's far more a mental than technical glitch.
"From a personal perspective, it's a mental thing. It's not like the guys have issues with their action, but it's a mental thing to make sure you stay strong in every delivery and make sure you don't get mentally sloppy," the former South African fast bowler said.
Aside from the consistency issue, South Africa's bowlers are superb, relentless and ruthless, and Donald believes that it's the best bowling attack in his experience.
"The current crop of bowlers is definitely the best I've seen. Collectively, when there is a change of bowler, the pressure never stops. The heat is relentless from both ends and the pace is relentless from both ends, and I think that is a big accolade for this group of bowlers. We have to make sure that we stay relentless in our approach, but it's fantastic to work with this group of players," said Donald.
With a team in such a constantly dominant position, one might expect that attitudes might start to swell and that over-confidence might blur into arrogance, but Donald says his charges are down to earth and firmly rooted, hailing coach Gary Kirsten's influence.
"They have their feet on the ground and in our team meetings, it's something Gary (Kirsten) hammers home. We have to stay humble. Humble in who we play against and humble in our own personal space, and I think that's something these guys do very well."
Donald also knows just how quickly one can fall from grace, especially in a game as unforgiving as Test cricket. The coach believes that not taking challenges, opportunities and achievements for granted is the key.
"Mother Cricket is a tough old lady, and she kicks you where it hurts when you take it for granted. It's our job to make sure we keep the guys' attitudes in check when it comes to getting too cocky."
If South Africa wanted to be cocky, they'd have every right to be so. In the last 12 months they have rolled over every obstacle in their path, and even if they have found themselves in sticky situations, somebody has always stepped up to help them. They could be arrogant if they wanted to, but instead, there seems to be an air of zen and calm engulfing the current South African side, which seems to be growing ever greater as time goes on.
It seems to be a magic formula which is working pretty well for the Proteas, and if they can continue to harness its power and disband any mental frailties, the next two years could be a very prosperous time for South African cricket. DM
Photo: South Africa's bowling coach Allan Donald laughs after an interview before Thursday's first cricket test match against England at the Oval cricket ground in London July 18, 2012. REUTERS/Philip Brown
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Who was the most popular Korean celebrity in 2014? Figure skating beat K-pop and acting for the top spot released by Google. 2010 Olympic champion figure skater Kim Yuna ranked number one as the most-searched celebrity from South Korea this year. 4Minute's Hyuna was number 2, while IU inched her way to number 6. Hot boy group EXO made it at number 9.
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In a highly competitive season in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, there were a handful of drivers who took big steps forward this year. Here are SPEED.com's five most improved drivers.
1. CLINT BOWYER — Taking nothing away from champion Brad Keselowski, no one driver elevated his game more this season than Clint Bowyer, the crafty Kansan who ended the year second in the Sprint Cup points standings. And he did it with a new team — Michael Waltrip Racing — and a new crew chief in Brian Pattie. After winning just five Cup races in his first six years, all with Richard Childress Racing, Bowyer won three times in 2012 and scored his career best points finish.
In this year's Chase for the Sprint Cup, Bowyer won at Charlotte, was second at Homestead and posted four top fives and eight top 10s. His title drive fell short only because he got wrecked going for the win at Talladega in October and put into the wall by Jeff Gordon at Phoenix. Still, a huge season for Bowyer and his MWR crew.
2. BRAD KESELOWSKI — To win a championship in your third full season in the Cup Series is a remarkable achievement, but that's exactly what Keselowski did, winning the championship by 39 points, the largest margin when adjusted for the various points systems used in the Chase era. Even more impressive is that Keselowski managed to give team owner Roger Penske his first title in 40 years of NASCAR competition.
Keselowski had a breakout season in 2011, when he won three races and finished fifth in points. This year, Keselowski showed the mettle of a champion, combining strategy and relentless consistency to win, despite not always having the fastest car. Over the final 29 races of the season, Keselowski finished worse than 15th just twice — an 18th-place run at the first Pocono race and a 30th at the second Bristol. Congrats to a worthy champion on a great season.
3. GREG BIFFLE — Although he didn't finish as strongly as he would have liked, Greg Biffle made a huge leap forward this season, finishing fifth in points after ending 2011 mired in 16th place. Biffle put his No. 16 Roush Fenway Racing Ford in victory lane twice this season, posting 12 top fives and 21 top 10s. Last year, by comparison, Biffle went winless with three top fives and 10 top 10s.
Biffle began 2012 on a high note, finishing third in the Daytona 500 and then again at Phoenix and Las Vegas. All told, he led the Sprint Cup points standings after 14 of the first 25 races. Biffle's Chase got off to a poor start with three consecutive finishes outside the top 10, but he came on as the Chase went on, coming home 10th at Martinsville and Texas, seventh at Phoenix and fifth at Homestead.
4. KASEY KAHNE — After finishing 14th in points with Red Bull in 2011, big things were expected of Kahne in his first season with Hendrick Motorsports. And, indeed, the popular driver of the No. 5 Hendrick Chevrolet went on to finish a career-high fourth in points. What was most remarkable was how he got there. Kahne's first six races with Hendrick were godawful: 29th in the Daytona 500, then 34th at Phoenix, 19th at Vegas, 37th at Bristol, 14th at Auto Club Speedway and 38th at Martinsville.
But Kahne and crew chief Kenny Francis never panicked. In the next five races, Kahne never finished worse than eighth. Finally, at the Coca-Cola 600 in May, Kahne scored his first race victory with Hendrick, following it up with a win in New Hampshire seven races later. That got him into the Chase, where Kahne posted six finishes of eighth or better to end the year on a high note.
5. DALE EARNHARDT JR. — It might sound odd to say that the same driver who finished seventh in points in 2011 and fell to 12th in points this year belongs on a most-improved list, but it's true. Last year, Earnhardt was rarely competitive, posting only four top fives and 12 top 10s in 36 races. In 2012, he had one victory, his first since 2008, 10 top fives and 20 top 10s, despite missing two races with concussions.
More importantly, perhaps, Earnhardt seemed like a new man, no longer down and disappointed as he had been so often in the prior two or three seasons. Earnhardt's success energized him, as did the enthusiasm of crew chief Steve Letarte. Earnhardt might just make that long-awaited championship run in 2014.
Tom Jensen is the Editor in Chief of SPEED.com, Senior NASCAR Editor at RACER and a contributing Editor for TruckSeries.com. You can follow him online at twitter.com/tomjensen100.


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Discussion in 'General Off-Topic Chat' started by Skyline969, Dec 3, 2009.
i never knew there was flavored cigars :S
They've been around in NA since the 20's and since the 30's in Europe.
That, and they're amazing. In my opinion, they're much smoother to smoke than unflavored ones. Could just be a placebo effect on me, but that's how it feels to me. Personally, I'm outraged by this ban. Who cares if something tastes "like candy"? Vanilla cigars are amazing! The legal age to purchase tobacco products is 18 (in Saskatchewan anyways...), so instead of banning flavored cigars, why not do something about minors who smoke? If it's such a concern to the government that today's youth is smoking, don't ban something the real adults enjoy, charge the youths who are smoking!
What's next, the government's gonna ban vodka coolers and other various flavored alcoholic beverages because they also taste like candy, and can entice minors to drink?
well said
I don't think they do any of that flavored stuff in England
All i know is menthol and normal ones
Government "youth protection" measures are like Dilbert strips. Scott Adams says that no matter how ridiculous, insane, bizarre a strip is, the next day he gets a ton of mail saying "ha ha, totally, so true, this happened to me once", etc. etc.
Banning everything certainly is easier and cheaper than trying to enforce regulations, you have to admit.
You know what flavor I like? Blueberry. I was surprised at that, really. I really didn't think I'd like them at all. Weird.
I guess you missed out on the whole alcopop thing (age limits normally targeted at spirits made it into law in a couple of European countries (still only 18 years) mind and is "discouraged"* by the powers that be in other places) and going back further into history the bans on gin (for being flavoured) although that was a bit different I guess.
As for the matter at hand we already had the smoking debate not so long ago and to this I am indifferent. I do have to wonder where licorice rolling papers come in though.
*discouraged= your license to sell may run into some unexpected and seemingly insurmountable speedbumps if this and certain other things do not get done.
Alcopop thing, FAST? I guess I didn't hear about it... primarily because I don't live in the UK. I don't think we've had something like that in Canada, but I could be wrong.
I never got the alcopop fad, it tastes nasty to me. Wiskey any day of the week for me.
As for cigarettes, I have never ever seen flavoured cigarettes in Europe. How odd.
Grape cigars are alright, but I still prefer chocolate, vanilla, or peach. All I know is that I'm gonna buy 'em like they're going out of style... cos they are.
That way, when there are no more in production, I could sell my stock and make some serious cash.


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Alright, people! This La Maison Au Bord de Leau, a low-cost beach house would suit your perfect taste. *silence* Did I say it right? *silence* I know, its awkward. Am I the only one around here who pronounced the name incorrectly? Im here! Were part of the club too. Honey, youre never alone, *teary eyes* Lets hug, guys! I love you all. *silence* Ok, I guess Im calm now. So, anyway, lets not feel bad about the pronunciation. Well focus on this beautiful, low-cost beach house that will ace your summer experience. Come on! Lets take an inside tour, shall we? *winks*
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So, well go inside this amazing house now. The house comprises of two wings on both sides with a big and open terrace in between. The wings and the terrace are separated only by sliding doors. Cool, isnt it? Anyway, the house consists of kitchen, living and dining areas, two bedrooms, and a bathroom. This home looks tiny on the outside, but when you look in the inside, its spacious. The two bedrooms are not that huge though, but it can accommodate four people. How? Under the cabinet, there is a pull over bed. Awesome! *winks* The house and the furniture itself is mostly made of wood.
Now I have an idea where to go this summer. Im going to stay there this summer too! Its alright. The house has two bedrooms; well have each one. Me too! Im staying there! Ive already booked a flight to Miami. Im staying there. *silence* Uhm, right guys. Theres enough room in the terrace. *winks*
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Postman Suspended for Telling People How to Stop Junk Mail.
Postman Roger Annies hated delivering junk mail, so he told the people in his route how to opt out - his bosses at the Royal Mail (who made millions of pounds a year from junk mails), however, were not amused and sacked the 10-year veteran!
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December 18th, 2010
Debunking VIX Predictive Value
Before we all get involved away from the market, I want to wish all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year .
I also want to thank you for being here with me. I can't believe it but am proud to say this is the 600th post of "Stock Chartist". All of them can be found in the archives (I accidentally deleted some of these earlier posts so I don't have a true count of total postings but I'm guessing it closer to 700). I started the blog in 2005 and hope to be celebrating its Sixth Anniversary on July 1.
Friends ask why I continue this labor of love for anyone who's interested (or the small fee for those who want a more personal form of interaction by subscribing to Instant Alerts). To them I answer that it's been fun, I earn psychic rewards when I turn out to be more correct than the well-paid "talking heads" and Wall Street pro's and by helping you readers by offering a unique point of view and, hopefully, perhaps even some financial benefits.
Someone asked whether we should be concerned because the VIX is below 20 and appears to be making a head-and-shoulder pattern indicating that it probably will be heading lower (click on image to enlarge):
I've written before about what I believe is the lack of predictive information in the VIX ("Does VIX Inform or Mislead?" on October 1, 2008 and "Ignore The VIX As A Market Trend Indicator" on March 17, 2010) but the question continues to come up. How low could the VIX go and would it be ominous for the market even if it did decline? The "talking heads" always tell us that a VIX below 20 is a sign of complacency and a sure indication that the market is vulnerable to a correction or major fall. Some say that's been the pattern ever since the Tech Bubble. A year ago, for example, CNBC posted an article entitled "Is the Low VIX a Warning for Stocks?" and repeated the old Wall Street saying: "VIX low. Time to go."
But lets see what the statistics actually say. The S&P was 1225.35 on June 22, 2001, nearly 10 years ago but almost exactly the same level as last Friday's close of 1243.91 (that tells you something but that's the topic of another post). I wanted to see how predictive the VIX actually was over those ten years. I compared the VIX on each of those 2,387 trading days against the change in the S&P 500 Index over the following 30, 60, 90 and 180 days. I plotted the results on an XY-graph and came up with this amazing picture when all the possible combinations of 9165 trading days were overlaid (click on image to enlarge):
If you're not interested in seeing the chart close-up I'll tell you what it says:
- The VIX has been below 20 nearly as many times as it was above; when VIX was below 20, the market has risen 53% of the time, regardless whether over 30, 60, 90 or 180 days.
- The VIX has been above 20 52.6% of the time and the market declined 61.7% of the time whether over 30, 60, 90 or 180 days.
I conclude, once again, the VIX has no longer-term predictive value. For individual graphs of the different time periods click here:
- S&P Change over next 30 days
- S&P Change over next 60 days
- S&P Change over next 90 days
- S&P Change over next 180 days


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Generations of African-Americans and other minorities have passed down recipes and dishes from decades ago that still are relished today. And many examples of such food can be tasted in restaurants throughout the Birmingham metro area.
Some are renowned for their award-winning delicacies and top-notch service. Others are favorites among celebrity customers. At a few, the owners personally serve customers.
Over the past month, the Birmingham Times visited nearly two dozen minority-owned restaurants, cafés and other establishments. They all had a few things in common: family atmosphere, a loyal customer base and good food.
"I know most of my customers' names," said Otha Nichols, owner of Kat's Kreations in Center Point. "We keep getting new customers, but about 70 percent are repeat customers."
For the owner of this recently opened restaurant — which offers menu items like chicken dressing, pork chops, chicken broccoli casserole and oxtails — it is encouraging to see people coming back.
"That means we have a good thing going," Nichols said.
Selecting fresh options is important, too.
"I try to cook seriously. I don't fool around with it," said Delores Banks, owner of North Birmingham's Eagle's Restaurant, renowned for its oxtails and chitterlings. "I get the best ingredients. … Nothing is canned here. I buy fresh greens, and wash them and boil them before I cook them. I go the extra mile for my food. That's why it's so good."
Often, black-owned restaurants are continuing a legacy. Take Nelson Brothers Café in downtown Birmingham, for instance. Owner Jessie Nelson hasn't changed the menu or the recipes his father used when the café opened in the 1940s.
"I still use his sweet potato pie recipe," said Nelson, 76.
He sticks with original recipes — such as the one for egg custard pie, a customer favorite — not only because of their taste and popularity but also because many of his customers are generational.
"We have customers who date back three generations," Nelson said. "Their grandparents came in here back in the day, and now they come in here."
Not all popular eateries have brick-and-mortar locations. Travis Chicago Style, Birmingham's first food truck, is popular with customers across the area. Owner Travis Holmes, who has been in business for 40 years, has traveled all over the nation selling his famous beef burgers (the truck doesn't serve any pork), which are smothered in homemade barbecue sauce and piled high with onions, peppers and mustard. His best-seller: the five-pound Chicago Bear Burger with Polish sausage, grilled onions and peppers, cheese and Travis' special sauce.
A new spin
Many new restaurant owners put a spin on traditional dishes by offering vegan, pork-free, gluten-free and paleo options.
Ensley's Sumthin Good is a pork-free establishment that will start offering vegan fare this month.
"When our people try to eat healthy, many think the food tastes bad … so we're trying to serve food that is healthier and good," said Jehudijah Woods, who owns the restaurant with his father, Eddie Yerby.
Sumthin Good is known for its turkey meatballs and turkey necks.
"We care about what we put in your food," said Woods. "We're trying to teach people that they can eat well, and it can still taste good."
Z's Restaurant in downtown Birmingham is also known for its pork-free fare.
"[A lot of] vegetarians eat with us, so we don't put any meat in our vegetables," said owner Ezekiel "Zeke" Hameen. "Some people say, 'If you don't have any pork, I don't want it … but I guess I will eat that turkey.'"
Hameen's restaurant, nationally recognized for its vanilla bean pie, is styled to resemble a living room and dining room.
"We try to create an at-home atmosphere," he said. "Some people want to hear soft music, so we have albums of gospel music. We want you to feel at home."
Something different for the city
Philadelphia, Pa., native Anthony Crawford said he started T-Bone's Authentic Philly Style Cheesesteaks and Hoagies in Five Points South because he couldn't find a cheesesteak in the city.
"We fill that niche," said Crawford, 51, who has the bread for his sandwiches shipped from the City of Brotherly Love. "The opportunity was there. A good sandwich is something you can't deny."
Crawford believes Birmingham is experiencing a renaissance of black-owned businesses, many of which want to give the city something different.
Birmingham native John Hall, owner of Post Office Pies, lived in New York City for a while and ran a late-night pizza-delivery business from his apartment. He took the orders, made the pies and delivered them on his bicycle. When he returned home in 2013, he decided to open his restaurant the following year in a former Avondale post office — hence the name.
Ghion Cultural Hall brings authentic Ethiopian food to the Magic City. The restaurant, part of the downtown Pizitz Food Hall, serves food in the traditional Ethiopian style — on injera, an East African sourdough flatbread. Instead of using utensils, diners use one hand (traditionally only the right one) to tear off pieces of injera, which is used to grasp and eat the flavorful stews and salads.
"It's something most people here have never had," said owner Amanshwa Takele. "We do everything different: the seasoning, the taste, how we eat it. It's very different."
Takele, who also owns a Ghion location in Atlanta, said Ethiopian food is prepared healthier: "We have vegetarian and vegan choices, but we also give you a lot of food."
With Ghion now in Birmingham, residents have another dining option.
"People have driven to Atlanta for the food, and now it's right here," said Takele. "[Ghion] is a good place for the city of Birmingham."
Another different option: Puerto Rican fare at Tropicaleo in the Pizitz Food Hall
Tropicaleo offers authentic Puerto Rican dishes, such as mofongo — fried plantains that are mashed and stuffed with meat — and Puerto Rican sweet bread.
"We stick to traditional recipes, but we make a point of using local ingredients," said owner Isabel Medina, 27. "There are a lot of parallels in Puerto Rican and Southern cuisine, which has made it easier. Everything except the plantains are local. We make our own bread and everything here."
Miami Fusion Café, expected to open in May, fuses two popular types of cuisine: Caribbean and sushi.
"We're bringing something new here," said Luis Delgado, part owner of Miami Fusion. "Not everybody eats seafood, but we have a sushi chef. We're coming back with new flavors to give to Birmingham."
Pillars of the community
In addition to serving up a variety of food, black-owned restaurants also serve as pillars in the community and models for young adults, particularly those interested in starting their own businesses.
"I came from Bessemer," said Rodricus Hunter, owner of Bessemer's Kaylyn's Food for the Soul, which is known for its oxtails. "I was 25 when I started. I did it young. If could do it, then (others) can do it, too. I know a lot of people who have opened their own businesses."
Good food does more than just inspire and nourish. It can serve as common ground.
"People are going to always eat," said Walter Thomas, owner of East of the Mississippi Diner (customer favorite: baked chicken) in Five Points West Ensley. "People will always gather where there is food. There are always good times when food is around."
This story originally appeared on The Birmingham Times' website.
Location: 2530 Ninth Ave. N., Bessemer.
Hours: Monday through Friday, 6:45 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday, noon to 5 p.m.; closed Saturday.
Phone: 205-424-4366
Owner: Renea Porter.
In business: Since 2013.
Most popular dishes: Oxtails; yams.
Location: 2610 16th St. N., Birmingham.
Hours: Sunday through Friday, 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 a.m.; closed Saturday.
Phone: 205-320-0099
Online:eaglesrestaurant.com; Facebook: facebook.com/eagles2610
Owners: Delores Banks, Ahmad Jamal Rucker.
In business: Since 1993.
Most popular dishes: Oxtails; chitterlings.
Location: 3103 Ensley Ave., Birmingham.
Hours: Monday through Friday, 6 a.m.to 3 p.m.; Saturday, 6 a.m. to 2 p.m., breakfast served all day.
Phone: 205-781-7837
Owner: Walter Thomas
In business: Since 2008.
Most popular dish: Baked chicken.
Location: 2268 Ninth Ave. N., Birmingham.
Hours: Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.; food truck available by request.
Phone: 205-322-7555
Online:eugeneshotchicken.com; Facebook: facebook.com/EugenesHotChicken; Instagram: eugeneshotchicken; Twitter: @ChickenEugene
Owner: Zebbie Carney.
In business: Since 2017 (storefront); food truck since 2015.
Most popular dishes: Chicken tenders and fries (food truck); Quarter Plate (store).
Location: 1821 Second Ave. N., Birmingham (in Pizitz Food Hall).
Hours: Monday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. to midnight; Sunday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Phone: 205-730-9177
Owner: Amanshwa Takele.
In business: Since 2017.
Most popular dish: Ye-Beg Tibs (lamb cooked with onions, garlic, rosemary and jalapeno peppers).
Location: 1204 Center Point Parkway, Birmingham.
Hours: Tuesday through Thursday, 10:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.; closed Monday.
Phone: 205-920-7047, 205-887-7299
Online:thesiteexpo.com/KatKreations/about.html; Facebook: facebook.com/katskreationssoulfood
Owners: Katrice Evans-Nichols, Otha Nichols.
In business: Since 2016.
Most popular dishes: Chicken dressing; pork chops; chicken broccoli casserole; oxtails.
Location: 306 18th St. N, Bessemer.
Hours: Sunday through Friday, 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.; closed Saturday.
Phone: 205-426-2993
Online:kaylynsfoodforthesoul.com; Facebook: facebook.com/Kaylyns.soulfood; Twitter: @Kaylyns09
Owner: Rodricus Hunter.
In business: Since 2009.
Most popular dish: Oxtails.
Location: 2201 Third Ave. N., Birmingham.
Hours: Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Sunday, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Phone: 205-251-6500
Owners: Reginald White, Josephine White.
In business: Since 2005.
Most popular dishes: Fried chicken; meatloaf; chicken and broccoli casserole; chicken tetrazzini.
Location: 2015 Fifth Ave. N., Birmingham.
Hours: Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday extended hours to be determined.
Phone: 205-730-9003
Owners: Louis Delgado, Juan Beras, Bruce Hammer.
In business: Opening in May.
Most popular dish: Domi CariMaki Roll (a combination of traditional Caribbean dishes and sushi).
Location: 1903 29th Ave. S., Homewood (at Aloft Birmingham Soho Square).
Hours: Monday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Friday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.; Saturday, 4 p.m. to 11 p.m.; closed Sunday, except by special request.
Phone: 205-871-9525
Owner: Bernadine Birdsong (purchased in 2016)
In business: Since 2009.
Most popular dish: Michael's Signature steer butt (on Alabama Department of Tourism's list of 100 Dishes to Eat in Alabama Before You Die).
Location: 312 17th St. N., Birmingham.
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; closed Sunday.
Phone: 205-254-9098
Owner: Jessie Nelson.
In business: Since 1960.
Most popular dishes: Sweet potato pie, egg custard pie.
Location: 209 41st St. S., Birmingham.
Hours: Sunday through Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Thursday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. to midnight.
Phone: 205-582-9808
Online:postofficepies.com; Facebook: facebook.com/PostOfficePies; Twitter: @PostOfficePies; Instagram: postofficepies
Owner: John Hall.
In business: Since 2014.
Most popular dish: Swine Pizza (the Post Office Pies version of a meat lover's pizza).
Location: 2017 Ave. F Ensley, Birmingham.
Hours: Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Phone: 205-243-2369, 205-821-2598
Owners: Eddie Yerby and Jehudijah Woods.
In business: Since 2016.
Most popular dishes: Turkey meatballs, turkey necks.
Location: 1017 20th St. S., Birmingham.
Hours: Monday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 2 a.m.; closed Sunday.
Phone: 205-582-9993
Owner: Anthony Crawford.
In business: Since 2002.
Most popular dish: The Philly cheesesteak.
Locations: Jefferson Avenue Plaza; Thursday and Friday (day), west of I-65 on Lakeshore, near Regions Bank office; Friday and Saturday (night), 821 Second Ave. N., Birmingham (outside Platinum of Birmingham), starting around 10 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays, 1013 Eighth Ave. N, Bessemer (Bessemer Flea Market), around 2 p.m.
Hours: 11 a.m. to 3 a.m.
Phone: 205-529-5232
Online: None.
Owner: Travis Holmes.
In business: Since 1990.
Most popular dishes: Chicago Style Polish; Bear Burger.
Location: 1821 Second Ave. N., Birmingham (in Pizitz Food Hall); will open Avondale location in summer 2017.
Hours: Monday through Thursday, 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Friday, 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to midnight; Sunday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Phone: 205-643-5956
Online:tropicaleo.com; Facebook: facebook.com/tropicaleobham; Twitter: @tropicaleobham; Instagram: tropicaleobham
Owner: Isabel Medina.
In business: Since 2017.
Most popular dishes: Cuban sandwich; chicken mofongo (plantain bowl filled with shredded chicken).
Location: 1821 Second Ave. N., Birmingham (in Pizitz Food Hall).
Hours: Sunday through Thursday, 7 a.m. to 11 a.m.; Friday, 7 a.m. to midnight; Saturday, 8 a.m. to midnight. Breakfast is served until 10:30 daily; lunch and dinner are served after 11.
Phone: 205-730-1922
Online:waffleworks.co; Facebook: facebook.com/WaffleWorksBHM; Twitter: @WaffleWorksBHM
Owners: Audrey Roberts, Daniel Roberts.
In business: Since 2017.
Most popular dishes: Chicken and waffles; collard greens; shrimp and grits.
Location: 2328 Second Ave. N., Birmingham.
Hours: Monday through Friday, 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.; Second Saturday of every month, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Phone: 205-957-6545
Online:yomamasrestaurant.com; Facebook: facebook.com/YoMamasMeals; Twitter: @YoMamasMeals; Instagram: yomamasmeals
Owners: Denise Peterson and Crystal Peterson.
In business: Since 2014.
Most popular dishes: Chicken and waffles; shrimp and grits.
Location: 104 17th St. N., Birmingham.
Hours: Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Phone: 205-250-6288
Online:zs-restaurant.weebly.com; Facebook: facebook.com/pages/Zs-Take-OUT-Restaurant/108198725888176
Owners: Ezekiel "Zeke" Hameen, Carolyn Hameen.
In business: Since 2008.
Most popular dish: Vanilla bean pie.


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On his Friday HBO show, Bill Maher took on the Israeli-Hamas conflict by offering a point of view that antithetical to the view that Israel was the bad actor in that conflict.
Maher argued that it is time to cut off nations dependent on the United States for defense funding, including NATO and Israel.
But Maher took issue with his guest Reza Aslan who charged Israel shouldn't receive U.S. aid for its role in defending itself against hostile Palestinian groups. Maher pointed out the double standard, where a group like ISIS, which employs brutal tactics on civilians in Iraq, avoids the scorn of the world while Israel is pilloried the court of public opinion for civilians casualties in its conflict.
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For me, who didn't feel in any way offended, it made me think about a few things. I know I'm spelling challenged and have to depend on my use of proper English to get the grammar correct. I am, seriously, a math brain person. I know the obvious things.... don't say ain't, don't chew gum and walk.... oh! no, wait.....that's not grammar. So, I guess that's the only one that comes to mind. English class was like torture for me. The minute you say the word.... preposition... I have mentally checked out. (Mad Libs? I have to flip to the front constantly to remind myself of the definitions.) I remember one or two lessons on commas. If the sentence can do without that statement... put commas around it. I remember that after a colon you put in 2 spaces before starting the next word. Maybe that's something I learned in typing class my senior year of high school. So, for me, I just try not to have run on sentences by breaking it up with a few commas or .....s. Kind of like how I talk. Now, if you want to talk math... or accounting.. or tax law.... or V&T Law or even some Penal Law.... I'm your girl.
It also made me think about why I blog and why I read other blogs. I blog because, in my general world, I don't have an outlet for sharing my crafting. I also have friends and family spread far and wide. It's nice for them to see some things, including pictures of the kids. I read blogs for the same reason.
Back when we first got a computer and I first started IM'ing and emailing a friend, I used to (I looked that up 'used to' .... I'd been wondering if I'd been using that correctly.... see I'm not totally stupid, I knew it was a possibility, but thanks to Anna's link to the WVA school and their grammar tips I saw it's: used to, not' use to') Anyhow, my friend was a 4th grade teacher (Hi, Pam) and I used to say I was afraid of all the errors I made. After all, she was a 4th grade teacher, one would think this type of stuff jumped right out at her causing her to wish for a red pen. But, that wasn't the case. She said that I shouldn't worry, EVER, about that. She would just prefer to have the communication. So, that's been my motto. And, maybe, even the reason I let myself start a blog.... the thinking that people would rather read my written word than not.
To further my efforts to not make grammatical mistakes, I don't use such stylistic phrases as: I love me.... or the word 'skillz' just in case. For me, it's just safer to stay away from that sort of thing in case I've made some real mistake. Someone might misunderstand.
The spelling, however, I blame 100% on this....
But, what I really want you to notice is what's on the wall behind us. That was the phonics program we were taught. I can't even make some of the characters on the computer. Look at that backward 'Z' next to Lily's shoulder. WTF? It's a wonder I'm not dyslexic, too. That thing represented the 'z' sound in the middle of a word like scissors. How about that combined a e thing... for a long a, or the sh combined letter. Those things DON'T appear in any language!
I lived in New York when I started kindergarten. My teacher, Miss Milks (who retired the year I finished kindergarten), taught us to read out of a Dick and Jane reader. I was the first student and only one of 2 who completed that book and got to move on to the next level of Dick and Jane. Then we moved to PA and this bizarre phonics system. So, I spent 1st grade unlearning how to read and learning this strange system. We then spent our entire 2nd grade year unlearning that and relearning the correct way to read and write. Who wouldn't be screwed up after that?
So, while I have some pet peeves about some blogs, I'd rather read than not read and I'd rather write than not write. But Anna, you go girl. Put a voice to some of our frustrations. And, really, I want a pair of crabbypants of my own. I could love me some crabbypants. (And just to note... I had to look up using 'than' instead of 'then'. Will I remember to do it correctly next time? Maybe, maybe not. Even after that I look at a previous sentence and question my understanding of what I just read.) Such is life. I sure can explain depreciation vs amortization, if anyone cares.
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Your "..." are called ellipses. (Usually it is limited to three. Unless they come at the end of the sentence, then four. But I think that's under review by the PTB.) I hate to break it to you but the two spaces after the colon (and period too) that we all learned in typing class has changed because of the computer. We don't need it any more. It's taken me forever to stop typing two spaces after a period, and I write for a living! Also, can I share a dirty little secret? I can't spell either. I have to look up some of the simplest words. but that's the difference: we look it up. Just look it up! That's all I'm asking.ReplyDelete
Anna rocks.ReplyDelete
I enjoyed your post. I recall the phonetics, too. I still have to think about using a z or s.
Not only that, I get used to texting (w/3 kids in the house) and forget how to type out full and complete sentences.
I'm just a fossil!
I own a pair of crabbypants but rarely go out in public in them. It's bad enough at home!ReplyDelete
Ellipses? I didn't know those little dots had a name!
That is pretty impressive that you remember the names of all those kids!


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In the art history/criticism field, the student's research project is supervised by the honors advisor. In the studio art field, the student is expected to prepare a small one-person show or similar project (i.e., one large, more ambitious work) in lieu of a thesis, under the supervision of the honors advisor. The student's project is judged by a jury composed of at least two members of the Department of Art and a faculty member from another department. This pertains to students in both the Art History and Criticism and Studio Art majors. If the honors program is completed with distinction, and the student achieves a 3.50 grade point average in all art courses taken in the senior year, honors are conferred.Requirements for the Minor in Studio Art (ARS)
All courses offered for the minor must be passed with a letter grade of C or higher. Completion of the minor in Studio Art requires 21 credits.
1. ARS 154 Foundations of Drawing
2. Eighteen additional studio credits, of which at least nine must be upper division


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Use buttons below to view more information about Pipeline 3 - Kurt Hughes.
Pipeline 3, former Faamu Sami, is a custom 46' trimaran designed by Kurt Hughes Sailing Designs of Seattle, WA and built by Dick Vermeulen of Maine Cat in Bremen, ME.
There are berths for 6 aboard, a double and a single forward, and another double and a single aft.
There is a private, enclosed head with a head with a holding tank. The head is located to starboard aft of the main cabin.
Headroom is 6' under the beams and 7' elsewhere.
The galley is located amidships to port. It has a 2 burner propane stove and a double stainless steel sink. There is a fresh water electric pump and a salt water hand pump. Both the galley and head are plumbed for hot water though no hot water heater has been installed. There is an Isotherm CR42 refrigerator.
Length: 5m 12sDescription
Every boat eventually finds the perfect owner, such was the case with Faamu Sami. Her new owner owns a 65' version in Hawaii and was looking for a Kurt Hughes designed multihull for cruising the east coast.
He was also pleased to know that we could reconfigure the hulls from the traditional canoe shape to more modern wave piercing shape. The new shape will not only give him a longer waterline but a smoother ride. We replaced the crazed hatches with new Lewmar Lexan hatches. We also put in a new cooktop and a small heater to keep everyone cozy during the New England fall cruising season.