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Links for 27 January 2012

36 Hours – Birmingham, England – NYTimes.com “In terms of respect, Birmingham is the undisputed Rodney Dangerfield of British cities”. Thank you? New Birmingham Jazz Scheme: Stepping Up Birmingham Jazz have got three £1,000 grants to support the writing, touring or recording of contemporary jazz Walk of Fame for King’s Heath “A Walk of Fame … [Read more…]

Birmingham – The New York Times’ 19th best destination of 2012

Birmingham made it to number 19 in The New York Times’ list of 45 Places to Go in 2012. Here’s the entry: Olive, the BBC’s food magazine, recently startled British gourmands when it declared Birmingham, England’s second largest city, the United Kingdom’s “foodiest town,” ahead of London and Edinburgh. The award came last October, just as Birmingham … [Read more…]