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.
Category Revitalization
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.
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!
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.
Birmingham’s Alabama Theatre wins grant to restore 18th Street “ALABAMA” sign
The historic, 90-year-old Birmingham Theatre has won a $120,000 preservation grant to create a replica of the missing “Alabama” sign on 18th Street!
Travel + Leisure names Birmingham one of the top underrated American cities
Travel + Leisure thinks Birmingham is underrated. Is being underrated a good thing? Do we like flying under the radar a bit, so we can keep a good thing to ourselves? Most Birmingham folks are proud to share their city with…
This down-home dinner benefits Birmingham’s Woodlawn community
Um, a local chef-inspired dinner with live music that benefits Woodlawn? Count me in.
Deon Gordon, the man behind the mission
By now you might have heard about Birmingham innovator Deon Gordon. He is the dynamic, former head of business incubator REV Birmingham. After a nation-wide search TechBirmingham chose Gordon as their next president.
Birmingham is on fire when it comes to commercial real estate development
Sponsored Lots of Development Going On Birmingham More than 100 commercial realtors from around town got the opportunity to see some of the hot new Birmingham commercial real estate properties currently, or about to be, under construction. Hosted by the…
Why Amazon should take a chance on Birmingham
Opinion Why wouldn’t Amazon choose Birmingham for its HQ2? To me, the choice is a no-brainer. Birmingham today is nothing like the Birmingham of just a short 10 years ago. I know a number of people say we have a…
A blanket designer, a yoga instructor, and a marketer walk into Forge at The Pizitz
Sponsored A blanket designer, a yoga instructor, and a marketer walk into The Pizitz. What do they have in common? They all work at Forge at The Pizitz!
Help bring back the 18th Street “ALABAMA” Theatre sign
Tonight, the Alabama Theatre announced that it is one of 25 finalists across the U.S. vying for grant money in the Partners in Preservation: Main Streets campaign.
What Great Partners Birmingham and Amazon Would Be
By now you’ve probably heard that Amazon is looking for city to place a second Headquarters office and we can think of no better partner than the city of Birmingham. In fact, we are urging Amazon to take a hard…