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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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2019 Big Pitch finalists: Meet 5 businesses poised to be Birmingham's next big things
Filed Under: Big Pitch, Business-Proving, Downtown Birmingham, Events, Front Page, Small Business
On Saturday, November 23, five Big Pitch finalists will vie for a share of $50,000 in cash and professional services prize packages, as they pitch their business models to a panel of judges, potential investors, and a live audience.
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Join Young Pioneers for the story behind Birmingham's Dread River Distillery
Filed Under: Birmingham Food & Drink, Downtown Birmingham, Events, Yaysayers, Young Pioneers
Join Young Pioneers in support of REV Birmingham for a panel discussion featuring Dread River Distilling Co. and Williams Blackstock Architects.
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Mia's hot takes on Birmingham's street clutter & how CAP helps get rid of it
Filed Under: Downtown Birmingham, Events, Front Page, Get Involved
You should totally register for Epic City Rush—part scavenger hunt, part competition, part community clean-up day. But first, a rant.
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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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Sixteenth St. Baptist Church honoring its history with interactive museum opening on 56th anniversary of bombing
Filed Under: Downtown Birmingham, Front Page
Sept. 15, 56 years to the day that a bomb killed four little girls— Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Cynthia Wesley and Carole Robertson— a new interactive museum will open honoring the girls and the chain of events their murders set off in the Civil Rights Movement.
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Q&A with Charm on 2nd: Adding one-of-a-kind finds to downtown Birmingham
Filed Under: Downtown Birmingham, Front Page, Yaysayers
After buying the business in 2018, Rachel Bayerle and her partner Nicole Putman have been able to turn their love of collecting and accessories into an important pillar of Birmingham’s downtown retail scene.
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Big Pitch finalist Ignite Cycle continues to blaze a trail in Birmingham's wellness community
Filed Under: Big Pitch, Business-Proving, Front Page, Small Business, Yaysayers
Martin opened Birmingham’s first and only boutique cycle studio after moving to the city in 2017 and trying to find a place to teach cycling.