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A town renamed its festival 'AI Love Irondale Day.' Then came the comments
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Stephan Bisaha
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The city of Irondale, Alabama, faced public backlash after the mayor attempted to rebrand a local festival as 'AI Love Irondale Day.' Residents expressed concerns that the name change signaled an unwanted push for data center development in the area.
Every summer, the I Love Irondale Day festival celebrates the small city neighboring Birmingham, Alabama, most famous as the home of the cafe that inspired the 90s dramedy Fried Green Tomatoes .
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