Tag: downtown
JPMorgan Chase Opens First Birmingham Branch, With Help of HBCU Grad
By Nicole S. Daniel
The Birmingham Times
JPMorgan Chase & Co. hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday for its first full-service banking center in Birmingham.
Approximately 20...
[Photos] Hundreds in downtown Birmingham protest SCOTUS overturning Roe v. Wade
The Birmingham Times
Hundreds gathered at Birmingham’s Linn and Kelly Ingram Parks this weekend to protest the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on Friday to overturn...
Millions in Transit Funding Headed to Alabama, Rep. Sewell Announces
Christopher Kosteva
house.gov
U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) announced this week that the first round of new federal transit funding under the historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Law...
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema announced as anchor tenant for Powell Steam Plant...
By Anthony Cook
Alabama News Center
Redevelopment firm Orchestra Partners Thursday morning announced nationally renowned Alamo Drafthouse Cinema as the first major tenant slated to occupy Powell Steam Plant, an 85,000-plus-square-foot historic...
A.G. Gaston’s Legacy Influences Annual Conference
BY ZT DUNN
Special to the Birmingham Times
Living under Jim Crow in Birmingham, a Black person had to navigate a world of restrictions. They couldn't...
Birmingham’s historic downtown Rainbow Bridge closed to motorists
By Pat Byington
bhamnow.com
The Richard Arrington Jr. Blvd. Bridge or what is also known as the “Rainbow Bridge” in downtown Birmingham closed to motorists beginning...
Inside Birmingham’s Space One Eleven Art Program — an Alabama Bright...
By Karim Shamsi-Basha
Alabama NewsCenter
In 1986, Peter Prinz noticed artists in Alabama did not have many places to exhibit their work. He decided to do...
Red Mountain Theatre Co. announces plans for $25M arts campus
The Birmingham Times
Red Mountain Theatre Company (RMTC) will begin work on a $25 million arts campus in Parkside district of downtown Birmingham this summer.
“It has...
The Pizitz Building and the revival of downtown Birmingham
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
When looking for healthy food around lunchtime, Taylor Dean, who works in downtown Birmingham, knows exactly where she wants to...
Once abandoned, the Pizitz is now home to 143 multifamily residences
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
The Residences at the Pizitz Building, which occupy the six upper floors of the refurbished structure, opened in December 2016....