Leeds is building a new entertainment district near Grand River—details here

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The Backyard Grand River Leeds. (Matthew Niblett / Bham Now)

A new entertainment district has been established in the city of Leeds near Grand River!

Leeds’ entertainment district will be near Grand River

Earlier this week, Leeds City Council established an entertainment district near Grand River, according to The Trussville Tribune. The district will be next to the Grand River Outlet Mall. It took the council a while to get the plans approved due to alcohol licensures but nonetheless, they prevailed!

Entertainment districts are the new trend

This decision comes at a perfect time with Birmingham creating so many entertainment districts due to obtaining funding from the Alabama Legislature. Leeds will join other locales like:

What is an entertainment district?

For those of you who may not be familiar with entertainment districts, they are places where you can buy a drink and walk around the district during certain hours. 

Sounds fun right? 😉​

What’s next?

The entertainment district has been approved but construction hasn’t started yet. Stay tuned for updates—we’ll let you know when we know more.

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Camille Womack
Camille Womack
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