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A town renamed its festival ‘AI Love Irondale Day.’ Then came the comments

A town renamed its festival ‘AI Love Irondale Day.’ Then came the comments

News ClipNPR·Irondale, Jefferson County, AL·7/23/2026

The city of Irondale, Alabama, renamed its summer festival to 'AI Love Irondale Day.' This decision sparked an online outcry from residents, illustrating a broader public unease regarding the data center boom in the Southern United States.

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The online outcry over the renaming of a summer festival illustrates the unease over the data center boom in the South.