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Vinegar aims to showcase local, visiting artists' work in 2 new spaces—including this cool Airbnb
Filed Under: Downtown Birmingham, Filling Vacant Spaces, Front Page, Potential-Proving, Uncategorized, Yaysayers
The two properties serve two sides of the same purpose—to expose people to art.
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Meet the man behind Upswing's converted shipping containers: Eric Tasker of SmallBox Company
Filed Under: Business-Proving, Downtown Birmingham, Filling Vacant Spaces, Front Page, Potential-Proving, Small Business
We’re still reeling from the whirlwind that was Upswing!
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Local Art Lover's Paradise: Trove Design Shop Adds Flair to Woodlawn's Historic Downtown
Filed Under: Business-Proving, Filling Vacant Spaces, Small Business, Woodlawn
When Karen Gathany began her search for a brick-and-mortar space, she wasn’t quite sure where she’d end up. But she fell in love with a charming historic storefront, complete with hardwood floors and an exposed brick wall, on 1st Avenue North in Woodlawn.
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Domestique shows you how to make the perfect cup of coffee
Filed Under: Birmingham Food & Drink, Business-Proving, Downtown Birmingham, Filling Vacant Spaces, Front Page, Potential-Proving, Small Business, Yaysayers
To say that Domestique Coffee’s Michael Pocus knows a thing or two about a good cup of coffee is an understatement.
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Great Bear Wax, Hide & Hunter create a relaxing and inspiring Upswing shopping experience
Filed Under: Business-Proving, Downtown Birmingham, Filling Vacant Spaces, Front Page, Get Involved, Potential-Proving, Small Business, Yaysayers
Hide & Hunter along with Great Bear Wax Co. hope to create a great smelling oasis amidst the hustle and bustle in their retail space on the corner of 2nd Avenue and 19th Street North.
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Lifelong friends, designers eye Birmingham's future while honoring its past through Upswing shop
Filed Under: Business-Proving, Downtown Birmingham, Filling Vacant Spaces, Front Page, Get Involved, Potential-Proving, Small Business, Yaysayers
Percy Jones and Ty King have known each other forever—they’re high school classmates, college mates and fraternity brothers.
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Domestique Coffee to introduce itself to downtown through Upswing
Filed Under: Birmingham Food & Drink, Business-Proving, Downtown Birmingham, Filling Vacant Spaces, Front Page, Get Involved, Potential-Proving, Small Business, Yaysayers
This weekend, Domestique Coffee will open its first outpost as a part of Upswing.
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What’s up with Upswing? What to expect from REV’s 3-month pop-up project
Filed Under: Business-Proving, Downtown Birmingham, Events, Filling Vacant Spaces, Front Page, Potential-Proving, Small Business, Yaysayers
This fall, the REV team is doing some new REV things, with a demonstration project designed to prove and improve downtown Birmingham’s market for more retail.
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Husband and wife team hopes to fill creative and event space gap with Asthetik Bham
Filed Under: Downtown Birmingham, Filling Vacant Spaces, Small Business, Yaysayers
Jamie and Dontez Heard decided to move their business out of their home to offer more to their clients and other Birmingham creatives.
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What role does food play in creating a more vibrant Birmingham?
Filed Under: Birmingham Food & Drink, Business-Proving, Filling Vacant Spaces, Front Page, Small Business, Yaysayers
Watch our video find out how food brings more than cool restaurants to our neighborhoods.