News
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New life for a historic corner: 3 reasons to get excited about New Ideal Lofts
Filed Under: Developer, Downtown Birmingham, Filling Vacant Spaces, Front Page, Uncategorized
From the terrazzo floors to the alley mural, the New Ideal building is full of history, and its redevelopment is sure to bring even more vibrancy to the already bustling block it shares with The Pizitz. Here are three reasons we are excited about the New Ideal Lofts project – and we hope it makes you say #YayBham too!
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Harvest Market opening soon: Locally-sourced groceries, coffee & juice bar and more in Downtown Birmingham
Filed Under: Birmingham Food & Drink, Downtown Birmingham, Filling Vacant Spaces, Front Page, Small Business
Harvest Market (formerly known as Organic Harvest) is opening a location in downtown Birmingham in May 2019 to provide locally-sourced food – from groceries to lunch to juices and coffee – in a convenient location for those who live or work in the heart of the city.
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The Buildings in Between: How Birmingham's Fabric Buildings Collectively Strengthen Downtown
Filed Under: Downtown Birmingham, Filling Vacant Spaces, Front Page
Birmingham’s city center is fortunate to have many of its iconic historic buildings restored and in daily use now. But where would Birmingham be without the buildings in between the landmarks?
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Meet CAP’s Street Outreach Advocate Jessica Evans
Filed Under: Downtown Birmingham, Front Page
Coming from a place where people did not necessarily receive the help they needed, Jessica is striving to be that person as CAP’s Street Outreach Advocate in Birmingham’s City Center.
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Birmingham’s CAP program brings new equipment and renewed focus on people in 2019
Filed Under: Downtown Birmingham, Front Page
Downtown Birmingham residents, workers and visitors will notice something new about CAP in early 2019. As part of its strategy to be more visible, approachable and helpful in the City Center, CAP is rolling out new helpful gadgets in downtown.
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Finish up your holiday shopping list with Birmingham goodies!
Filed Under: Downtown Birmingham, Small Business
We have plenty of local makers and entrepreneurs right here in Birmingham with gifts that will delight your unwrappers.
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Behind the Pitch: Here's how 2018 Big Pitch finalists are preparing for Nov. 17 competition
Filed Under: Big Pitch, Business-Proving, Downtown Birmingham, Events, Small Business
It’s almost time for the world to meet the entrepreneurs behind some of Birmingham’s next BIG things. The Big Pitch presented by PNC is this Saturday, November 17. But The Big Pitch is much more than just an event.
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Sixteenth Street Baptist Church wins $150,000 national grant to support historic preservation efforts
Filed Under: Developer, Downtown Birmingham, Front Page
Thanks to Sixteenth Street Baptist Church supporters’ diligent online voting, the historic church will receive a $150,000 grant to install protective glass on the outside of all the church’s recently-restored stained glass windows as well as make repairs to the cupola and twin bell towers.
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Join Young Pioneers & Back Forty founders for beer, food & Sloss Docks tour
Filed Under: Birmingham Food & Drink, Business-Proving, Downtown Birmingham, Events, Small Business, Young Pioneers
Back Forty Beer Co. Founder & CEO Jason Wilson and Back Forty Birmingham Owner & CEO Doug Brown will share their stories and lead a tour of the new brewery on Thursday, November 1 at 5:30 p.m.
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Farm to Brut IPA: Meet the scuppernong farmer behind the Proximity Series brew
Filed Under: Birmingham Food & Drink, Downtown Birmingham, Small Business, Yaysayers
The Proximity Series Scuppernong Brut IPA is on tap now at Cahaba’s taproom and will go to REV Birmingham’s Urban Food Project partner restaurants in October. Meet Jason Powell, the farmer behind this unique brew.