Tag: downtown
Birmingham-Area Holiday Light Displays and Tree Lightings
By William Thornton | wthornton@al.com
The holiday light display at Regions Tower in downtown Birmingham is back for another season.
A fixture of the Magic City skyline,...
Meet the Millennials Opening Birmingham’s Newest Downtown Event Venue
By Nicole S. Daniel
The Birmingham Times
Two Birmingham millennials this month hosted a grand opening for one of Birmingham’s newest event venues.
Co-owners Giani Martin and...
What Makes Birmingham One of America’s Best Food Cities, According to...
Shauna Stuart | sstuart@al.com
It’s no secret celebrity chef Andrew Zimmern loves the food in Birmingham.
He’s been singing the city’s praises for almost 10 years...
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...