Birmingham, Vestavia and Jefferson County pool resources to widen Liberty Parkway
Liberty Parkway will be widened to four lanes as a part of a redevelopment project and cooperative agreement between the two cities and Jefferson County.
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Founders Station to open soon in downtown Birmingham; condos, new restaurants and speakeasy
Founders Station, the four-building 60,000 square foot project downtown, on the corner of First Avenue North and Morris Avenue will be completed in April.
Affordable apartments planned in downtown Birmingham, answer to “missing middle?”
Is there a “missing middle” in Birmingham residential real estate development? The plan for the historic Stonewall Building downtown might be providing some of that missing real estate.
Rise of the Rest bus tour to offer a chance at $100,000 to Birmingham startups
What do Dallas, Memphis, Chattanooga and Louisville have in common with Birmingham? All are stops on the Rise of the Rest bus tour. This May startup businesses in Birmingham will have a chance to pitch their dreams for (and…
Revelator opens Sweet Jon’s ; intimate, personal cafe in Homewood’s old Octane
Maybe you have noticed that Octane in Homewood on Central Avenue isn’t…well…isn’t Octane any more. Southern coffee powerhouse, Revelator, owner of Octane, made some changes and opened an intimate, personal restaurant called Sweet Jon’s Café.
UAB to demolish 7 buildings on campus; list and ideas for replacements
You UAB Towne House, photo via Pat Byington, Bham Now As you drive around the southside of downtown Birmingham, it seems every building belongs to UAB. You’ve probably seen a few outdated buildings on the UAB campus that just don’t…
From 1930’s gas station, to antique store, now urban sneaker shop in renovated Avondale space
Another old historic Avondale building is being renovated, restored and redesigned. Not many of us were around in the 1930’s or 40s. If you were, you might have filled up at the Gulf gas station at 400 41st St. Then…
Thinking of adopting a pet from the Humane Society? CCR Architecture just paid the fee
CCR Architecture and Interiors wants you to adopt one of these cats or dogs. Sometimes an article idea I come across speaks to me personally. As a history minor, I love a story with a historical angle…and old buildings get…
Hoover, from suburban enclave to a city with momentum: new developments in 2018
Hoover and football Before I moved to Birmingham I thought of Hoover, AL as just the high school football stronghold of the state, maybe because of that TV show from a few years ago. Hoover is a thriving suburb of…
Did old Avondale building’s cryptic letters stand for secret society?
As you walk down 41st St. S. or enjoy a bite at the Avondale Common House in Birmingham, you might notice an old two-story brick building with 19.IOOF.O2 inscribed at the top. A sign that a secret society met here?
Birmingham real estate forecast: exciting new developments, historic renovations
Areas of Birmingham that a decade ago were marred with darkened, abandoned old buildings, empty warehouses and cracked asphalt have been revitalized. With revitalization comes momentum. You know the saying “a body in motion stays in motion.”
One Degree MMM, just one of Forge coworking companies making it happen
Sponsored Jacqueline Jones predicts her marketing firm, One Degree MMM, will have significant growth in 2018. Part of her success might be due to the dynamic coworking space she shares with other professionals at Forge in downtown Birmingham.
Black History Month in Birmingham; films, plays, music, science fair, exhibits
Birmingham offers many ways to learn more about the Civil Rights movement, and to celebrate Black History Month. A visit to Birmingham can be a sobering, reflective and finally an uplifting experience for anyone interested in this period of our…
Army veteran to open The Preservery, international soul food concept in Pizitz food hall
In early February, The Preservery Bham will open in REV Birmingham’s Reveal Kitchen space in the Pizitz food hall. The Reveal Kitchen space presents an opportunity for culinary graduates of the REV and Create Birmingham’s CO.STARTERS program a chance to open…
City Council’s proposed walk-way will connect Red Mountain, Vulcan Park to Southside
Birmingham City Council is proposing to create a community zone that links Vulcan Park to the Homewood’s walkway project.