News
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What the Value of Downtown report has taught us about the Magic City
Filed Under: Developer, Downtown Birmingham, Filling Vacant Spaces, Front Page, Get Involved, Potential-Proving, Small Business, Transportation, Yaysayers
The report—The Value of Downtown Birmingham, presented by PNC Bank—establishes a baseline from which city leaders, corporate leaders and organizations like REV can track growth and identify priorities for downtown improvements.
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A guide to the ultimate week in Woodlawn
Filed Under: Filling Vacant Spaces, Front Page, Small Business, Uncategorized, Woodlawn, Woodlawn Street Market
It’s a busy week in Woodlawn! Here is the ultimate guide to everything happening this week from the relaunch of Woodlawn Marketplace (with some new vendors – whoop whoop!) to new business openings. If you’re looking for something to keep you busy this weekend make sure to come out and join the festivities!
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A historic retail block transformed: The Pizitz and New Ideal buildings then and now
Filed Under: Developer, Downtown Birmingham, Filling Vacant Spaces, Front Page
Downtown Birmingham retail is regaining its strength now, with some of the department stores of yesteryear finding new life with different uses.
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Get out and explore 12 prime places to meet in Birmingham
Filed Under: Birmingham Food & Drink, Downtown Birmingham, Filling Vacant Spaces, Front Page, Small Business, Woodlawn, Yaysayers
Need a change of scenery? Whether you are back in the office, working from home, or just looking for a fun hangout spot, we curated a list of 12 awesome meeting spots in the city with a variety of indoor and outdoor spaces fit for any party large or small!
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What Does the Future of Outdoor Dining Look Like in Birmingham?
Filed Under: Birmingham Food & Drink, Downtown Birmingham, Filling Vacant Spaces, Front Page, Get Involved, Potential-Proving
At REV, we also love seeing the added vibrancy on the street as patrons enjoy outdoor dining in our beautiful city. As indoor dining reopens, cities across the country are realizing that ending expanded outdoor dining could mean leaving money on the table.
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12 pieces of history preserved at Birmingham's Greyhound station turned office space
Filed Under: Developer, Downtown Birmingham, Filling Vacant Spaces, Front Page, Yaysayers
Although the Greyhound Bus Terminal was renovated in the ’70s, many original elements of the building remained and have now been become historic highlights in the present-day adaptive reuse project. Join us on a photo tour of the historic space!
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How Birmingham is rethinking ways to use city streets
Filed Under: Downtown Birmingham, Events, Filling Vacant Spaces, Front Page, Potential-Proving, Yaysayers
It’s a good time for some out-of-the-box thinking when it comes to outdoor spaces.
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How the Woodlawn Business Association is supporting business owners and strengthening community
Filed Under: Filling Vacant Spaces, Front Page, Get Involved, Small Business, Woodlawn, Yaysayers
Woodlawn Business Association is much more than a membership for business owners who open in Woodlawn—it’s a network, a resource, and a big team of community cheerleaders.
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Relocation of a growing Switch-born photography business opens up move-in ready office space
Filed Under: Developer, Downtown Birmingham, Filling Vacant Spaces, Front Page, Small Business
Nationally sought-after professional food and travel photographer Stephen DeVries has been growing his business in The Switch since 2016.
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What do you mean there's no dumpster? 5 adaptive reuse issues you might not think about—but architects do
Filed Under: Downtown Birmingham, Filling Vacant Spaces, Front Page
Birmingham is a city practically made for adaptive reuse projects—and Poole and Company Architects is right in the middle of the fray.