Forget the Times Square ball drop or Mobile moon pie. Birmingham has got the ALABAMA sign
Who needs to watch the Times Square ball drop or Mobile’s famous Moon pie when you can watch in person the lighting of the new 18th Street ALABAMA sign!
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Mystery surrounding old Southside Birmingham building solved
A few weeks ago I wrote about the mystery surrounding the cryptic letters, D. V K. D painted on the blacked-out windows of an old, purple building on Birmingham’s south side. Maybe you’ve seen those mysterious letters at 12th Street and…
Bham Now’s Instagram spotlight on Birmingham murals
Birmingham is a city of enthusiasts. We love our food, our sports, our universities, our neighborhoods and our street art and murals. Bham Now weekly InstaHam celebrates some of our beautiful murals. Enjoy!
Giving rest and peace. Ronald McDonald House and La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries of Birmingham
Sponsored Curt Morris, the owner of La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries in Birmingham and his staff were elated.
A mystery re-imagine planned for an old Birmingham building
Maybe you’ve seen the mysterious letters D.VK.D. painted on the old lavender colored building on 12th Street and 1st Avenue South.
Birmingham’s Five Points South; new businesses make life convenient and enjoyable
Where will you be able to grab a beer, fresh tamales, and get your haircut all within a block of each other? FIVE POINTS SOUTH! As someone relatively new to Birmingham, I can say that while I didn’t know much about…
Future of Birmingham’s Legion Field uncertain; renovate, repair or replace
90 years ago one of the first games played at Legion Field in Birmingham was the Tide facing Georgia. Here we are nine decades later, the rivalries are still as fierce as ever, but the stadium that hosted that game,…
Birmingham’s Sloss Docks breaks ground on Back Forty micro-brewery
Yesterday, as the temperatures got a bit cooler, an excited bunch of folks lifted their shovels and broke ground for Sloss Dock’s newest tenant, and the state’s oldest packaging brewery, Back Forty Beer Company.
BEBCO to The Battery: live music, brews, and fried chicken coming to 2nd Ave
The old Birmingham Electric Battery Co. building on 2nd Ave is being redeveloped into a cool new hangout. See the food, brews, and tunes you’re going to love here.
Birmingham mayor plans to demolish one blighted property every day
Abandoned and dilapidated homes and buildings pose a huge challenge for many cities across the country. Birmingham’s new mayor, Randall Woodfin, has an aggressive plan to reduce this urban blight, by demolishing one of these derelict structures every day!
New York-based Katz Properties buys Vestavia Hills City Center for $60.3M
The beloved Vestavia Hills City Center now has a new owner. Â See the details on the deal here.
Plans approved for Hoover’s Stadium Trace Village shopping center
The Stadium Trace Village plans got their blessing from the Hoover Planning and Zoning Commission earlier this week.  See the details for this shopping center here.
Is an outdoor stadium coming to Birmingham?
With the destruction of the Georgia Dome, UAB football program’s comeback, and the World Games coming in 2021, talk of an open-air stadium in Birmingham is circulating more than ever. Could it happen sooner than we think?
Vacant, historic Protective Life building has been purchased
There has been quite a bit of construction, renovation and development in Birmingham recently, especially on the North Side of the city . The latest, the historic and vacant Commerce Center or the former Protective Life building, sold for $2.875…
Historic 3rd Ave building adds new tenant to flex space concept
The historic three-story, 21,000 square foot former Massey Business College Building (2024 3rd Ave N.) has announced that the remaining spaces have been leased to marketing company, Finley Enterprises.