November 27, 2012 by Chris Winslett

MongoHQ is a local database as a services company. In October, they announced the close of a $6 million dollar Series A from Trinity Ventures. MongoHQ founders and employess are alumni of local Birmingham companies [Daxko](http://daxko.com) and [GradesFirst](http://gradesfirst.com). For the official write up, see: [http://techcrunch.com/2012/10/18/mongohq-raises-6-million-for-database-as-service-engine/](http://techcrunch.com/2012/10/18/mongohq-raises-6-million-for-database-as-service-engine/) Read & Comment

August 30, 2012 by Chris Winslett

Headlines are dangerous things. Birmingham citizens absorb headlines into their being as if the headline is more true of their state of being than their own experience. We absorb the headlines into our corp knowledge. Worse than headlines, are the lies we tell ourselves about our City and about our neighbors. We let others tell... Read & Comment

August 20, 2012 by Steve Millburg

In one strange little way, the usually fragmented communities of the greater Birmingham metropolitan area stand united. Whether you live in Hoover or Homewood , in Vestavia Hills or Center Point, in Mountain Brook or down along U.S. 280 somewhere, chances are that you give your mailing address as “Birmingham.” It may not be much in the way of common cause. But it’s something. That doesn’t happen most other places. I moved here from Pinellas County, Florida, which contains 24 incorporated communities and as many unincorporated ones. If you live in Largo or Seminole or Tarpon Springs or Treasure Island or even lowly Kenneth City, th... Read & Comment