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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Birmingham Newcomer who felt drawn to city Opens Bama Health Foods in Five Points West
Filed Under: Birmingham Food & Drink, Ensley, Front Page, Small Business
Health Foods – West in Five Points West is now Bama Health Foods. Newcomer to Birmingham, Jacquie Fazekas has taken on ownership of the store.
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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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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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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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The Big Pitch Presented by PNC 2018: Beehive Baking Company's pitch yields big prize for Birmingham start-up duo
Filed Under: Big Pitch, Birmingham Food & Drink, Business-Proving, Events, Front Page, Potential-Proving, Small Business
REV Birmingham is proud to reveal a few of Birmingham’s next big things: the 2018 winning startup businesses from The Big Pitch presented by PNC Bank. Five finalists took the stage in Five Points South to vie for a share of $50,000 in cash and professional services prize packages on Saturday, Nov. 17. Here are the winners…
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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.