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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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Downtown Birmingham is ready for an ‘Upswing’ in retail
Filed Under: Downtown Birmingham, Front Page, Potential-Proving, Yaysayers
I believe that Birmingham is still missing something important—something that inspires people to experience downtown on foot, that can tell the story of our city and its cultures.
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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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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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Five Points South pop-ups help prove viability of new ideas for historic neighborhood
Filed Under: Business-Proving, Filling Vacant Spaces, Potential-Proving, Small Business
From summer to fall, the Five Points Alliance and REV Birmingham have coordinated multiple pop-up opportunities that have helped prove the Five Points South community’s desire for more outside-the-box additions to their historic neighborhood.
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True40 Fitness Studio is first tenant to open in The Battery
Filed Under: Downtown Birmingham, Filling Vacant Spaces, Potential-Proving, Small Business
Kaitlyn Bentley, the first franchisee and owner of True40 Fitness Studio Downtown Birmingham, is a lifelong fitness enthusiast with a love for the community that fitness studios create.
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HTC profile: American Life Building lofts designed for downtown's workforce
Filed Under: Developer, Downtown Birmingham, Filling Vacant Spaces, Potential-Proving
As downtowns across the country are energized by new development, the need for additional affordable, or workforce, housing in city centers is a hot topic. Developers of one of Birmingham’s highest profile, long-vacant properties are planning to address this need.
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HTC Profile: See inside the Five Points South warehouse finding new life as 2200 Magnolia
Filed Under: Developer, Filling Vacant Spaces, Potential-Proving
Anchoring a distinctive angled corner near Five Points South, the Family Services Laundry Building may have looked like an old brick warehouse to many passersby – but developer Mike Mouron saw potential as soon as he stepped inside.