News
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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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What to expect in Woodlawn for 2019
Filed Under: Front Page, Woodlawn
With new housing, healthcare and transportation developments, Woodlawn residents and visitors have a lot to look forward to in 2019.
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Woodlawn Street Market announces 2019 season, call for vendor applications
Filed Under: Business-Proving, Events, Front Page, Potential-Proving, Small Business, Woodlawn, Woodlawn Street Market
Vendor applications are open now for Woodlawn Street Market, returning to the heart of the historic Birmingham neighborhood for its sixth season.
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Christ Health is Investing in Woodlawn With Their New Behavioral Health Center
Filed Under: Developer, Woodlawn
Christ Health is opening their new Behavioral Health Center in April of this year. Alabama is one of the many states with limited access to mental health facilities leading Christ Health to make this project a priority in Woodlawn.
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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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Woodlawn Street Market is showcasing Birmingham's small businesses on Sunday, Dec. 2
Filed Under: Business-Proving, Events, Small Business, Woodlawn, Woodlawn Street Market
The last market of 2018 is in the heart of historic Woodlawn on Sunday, December 2!
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What to expect at a special wellness-themed October Woodlawn Street Market
Filed Under: Business-Proving, Events, Small Business, Woodlawn, Woodlawn Street Market
Woodlawn Street Market, now with five markets in its fifth year, is getting ready for its first-ever October Woodlawn Street Market! The Saturday, October 13 market will have a special focus on health and wellness.
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Independent Presbyterian Church and City Meats: Feeding body and soul
Filed Under: Downtown Birmingham, Yaysayers
Independent Presbyterian Church has served the needs of the Birmingham community for nearly 30 years through their food pantry program. The ministry has recently grown to fill even more community needs through a food voucher partnership with Woodlawn’s City Meats and Vegetables, a corner store in REV’s Urban Food Project network.
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Council-approved: Complete Streets to create a safer Birmingham
Filed Under: Developer, Downtown Birmingham, Transportation
A policy designed to transform Birmingham’s infrastructure by creating safer, more accessible streets is now officially in effect.The Birmingham Complete Streets Ordinance was approved unanimously by City Council on Tuesday, March 6.
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UrbanMain team's mission: Equitable entrepreneurship in Woodlawn
Filed Under: Downtown Birmingham, Events, Small Business, Workshops
In a city like Birmingham, where multiple commercial districts must coexist, each historical district’s revitalization strategies may look quite different. Each community needs to find its own niche, its own voice and its own identity – in ways that feel right for all the different people who are invested in it. That’s exactly what UrbanMain is intended to do!