

Initiatives & Events
REV proves markets where others may not believe they exist. Events are a powerful tool to show the potential of places, programs and businesses. REV’s register of initiatives and events changes as the city changes. Here’s what we’re doing now:

BUSINESS GROWTH WORKSHOPS
Small businesses are essential to vibrant commercial districts. Whether you have an idea you’ve not yet executed or a business that’s ready to grow, the REV Business Growth Team offers programming to meet the needs of businesses in all stages.

SOCIALVENTURE
Converted in 2013 from vacant warehouse to offices rich in industrial vibe, SocialVenture is a co-working space, meeting space and change-making space in the heart of Woodlawn.

WOODLAWN MARKETPLACE
Woodlawn Marketplace features 17 Woodlawn Street Market vendors, selling local coffee, fresh juice, from-scratch snacks, handmade gifts, home goods and more. Shop local with us at this pop-up experience in Woodlawn!

WOODLAWN STREET MARKET
What happens when big personality hits a small street? Welcome to the Woodlawn Street Market. This urban street market provides a platform for startup businesses, pairing local retail & food with live entertainment in the heart of historic Woodlawn.

20TH STREET REFRESH
Downtown Birmingham’s 20th Street is getting a makeover! This refresh will include flexible cafe-style seating, new landscaping, sidewalk & crosswalk improvements, public art, and expansion of the bike & flex lanes. We expect construction to be complete before The World Games, just in time for us to welcome our international visitors!
What’s the latest? Read all about it.
News
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Celebrating the Birmingham Green Refresh with a (20th) Street Party!
Filed Under: Downtown Birmingham, Front Page, Potential-Proving
We are approaching the finish line for the 20th Street Refresh, which calls for a celebration – and you’re invited! The City Center Business Improvement District (BID), funded by downtown property owners, is partnering with the City of Birmingham and REV Birmingham to celebrate a refreshed Birmingham Green. Come join the party on May 20th from 4 to 8 p.m (with a special celebration happening at 6 p.m.)!
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Linn Park is getting a re-vision!
Filed Under: Developer, Downtown Birmingham, Front Page, Potential-Proving, Uncategorized
If you’ve been paying close attention, you may have noticed that we’ve been hinting at a new Linn Park project coming soon – and we’re finally ready to share it with you! A planning process to redesign and reactivate Linn Park kicked off recently when public and private organizational partners met on site with the nationally acclaimed park designers OJB Landscape Architecture (OJB) to begin an eight-month master plan development process to improve Linn Park.
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Making the most of your lists: Meet the Co-founders of the ListList app!
Filed Under: Downtown Birmingham, Front Page, Potential-Proving
The tech scene in Birmingham is booming and we are loving it! We had the chance to sit down with Piyanka Ghosal and Tyler Duke, the Co-founders of ListList, to learn more about how they found success in the tech industry and all the ways their app can help you!