News
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REV now accepting 2018 applications for The Big Pitch Presented by PNC
Filed Under: Big Pitch, Business-Proving, Events, Front Page, Get Involved, Small Business
Calling all small businesses with big dreams! Apply by September 15 to make your business pitch, “Shark Tank”-style, on November 17.
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Farm to Berliner Weisse: Meet the peach farmer behind the Proximity Series brew
Filed Under: Birmingham Food & Drink, Downtown Birmingham, Small Business
The most recent farm-to-glass beer is a Peach Berliner Weisse, made with peaches from Witt Farms in Hayden.
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REV Birmingham earns 3 Main Street Alabama awards for 2017 projects
Filed Under: Downtown Birmingham, Events, Front Page, Small Business
REV Birmingham received honors for three 2017 projects at the fifth annual Main Street Alabama Awards: Excellence in Placemaking for the Woodlawn Tactical Urbanism project, Excellence in Historic Preservation for the Big Alabama Sign campaign, and Excellence in Business Development for Art Town.
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‘Taque’ to mix tacos and barbecue in REV Birmingham's REVeal Kitchen at The Pizitz
Filed Under: Birmingham Food & Drink, Business-Proving, Downtown Birmingham, Small Business
Taque (pronounced tah-kyoo) – a concept in which tacos meet barbecue – will open in the first week of September in the REVeal Kitchen space in the popular downtown food hall.
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Annie Reynolds taps into love of local food with Birmingham Taste Tours
Filed Under: Birmingham Food & Drink, Downtown Birmingham, Small Business
Annie Reynolds is bringing a new flavor of vibrancy to downtown Birmingham as she launches Birmingham Taste Tours in early September.
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Square One Goods Co. bringing its unique mix of products to downtown Birmingham's Founders Station
Filed Under: Business-Proving, Downtown Birmingham, Filling Vacant Spaces, Small Business
The card, gift and stationery shop that won 2nd in REV’s 2017 Big Pitch Presented by PNC will make its home in the mixed-use Founders Station development.
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A taste of Nelchie's Cajun: Q&A with Chef Kevon Lewis
Filed Under: Birmingham Food & Drink, Business-Proving, Downtown Birmingham, Small Business
A Woodlawn Street Market vendor since the second market, Chef Lewis is taking over the kitchen at Rojo on Monday, August 12 as part of Birmingham Restaurant Week.
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Harvest Brunch and Woodlawn Street Market bring big crowds to the neighborhood
Filed Under: Business-Proving, Events, Small Business, Woodlawn, Woodlawn Street Market
REV’s mission is to create vibrant commercial districts, and we saw that on display in a big way in Woodlawn on Saturday, August 11. Birmingham Restaurant Week’s 2018 season kicked off with a sold-out Harvest Brunch alongside a larger-than-ever Woodlawn Street Market, drawing more than 1,000 people to just a few blocks in heart of the historic district.
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Homemade taste and quality ingredients: Suzie Jane's Cozy Cakes and Bars
Filed Under: Birmingham Food & Drink, Business-Proving, Small Business
REV’s June 2018 Woodlawn Street Market was Hawkins’ first experience selling her goods in a public setting. Up until then, Hawkins had only her instinct that there was a market in Birmingham for her cakes – and it turned out, she was right! She saw robust sales and collected encouraging customer feedback.
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Farm-to-Dunkelweizen: Meet the blackberry farmer behind the Proximity Series brew
Filed Under: Birmingham Food & Drink, Small Business
When Taylor Hatchet of Boozer Farms was met with Cahaba Brewing’s order for 400 pounds of blackberries, she knew it was going to be a challenge. However, that didn’t stop her from working with REV’s Urban Food Project to make the Proximity Series Blackberry Dunkelweizen possible