2016

2016 is the 145th year after the founding of the City of Birmingham.

Events

• January 3: Vinny Vito's restaurant in McCalla was destroyed by fire.
• January 14-16: The renovated Lyric Theater re-opened with a "Moderne Vaudeville" production.
• January 18: Democractic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders held a campaign rally at Boutwell Auditorium.
• January 29: WVTM morning news anchor Ken Lass hosted his final program before retiring.
• September 27-29: 2016 Minor League Baseball Promotional Seminar

Business

• January 1: Accounting firms Dent Baker & Co. and Moses Phillips Young Brannon & Henninger merged to form Dent Moses LLP.
• January 19: Cahaba Brewing Company opened its new brewery and tap room in the Continental Gin complex.
• January: Sam Giffin closed his 15th Avenue South Roly Poly location to concentrate on operating the downtown store on 20th Street North.
• January: The Foundation for Progress in Journalism purchased the Birmingham Times.
• O2 Ideas opened an office in Chicago, Illinois.
• April: Atlas RFID Solutions moved into the top two floors of the Booker T. Washington Building.

Establishments

• January 6: Sky Castle Gastro Lounge opened at 29 Seven.
• January: Miss Dots restaurant opened in Crestline Village.
• January: The Wooden Goat restaurant opened in Avondale.
• Attorneys Eric Langley and Robin Bromberg formed Langley & Bromberg.
• Lovelady Thrift Store opened a second location in Clay.

Disestablishments

• Vinny Vito's Italian & Steaks restaurant in McCalla
• January 28: The Wal-Mart Supercenter in Fairfield closed.

Government

• January 12: Mayor William Bell delivered his 2016 State of the City Address to the Kiwanis Club of Birmiingham at the Harbert Center.

Sports

• January 11: The 2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football team defeated the Clemson Tigers at Glendale, Arizona to win the College Football Playoff National Championship.

Individuals

Awards

• Alabama Sports Hall of Fame: James Brooks, David Cutcliffe, Jim Fulmer, Oscar Gamble, Martha Jones Lang, Chris Samuels, Calvin Smith and Andrew Toney

Deaths

• January 20: Wash Booker, Civil Rights activist and political consultant
• January 25: Thornton Dial, artist

Works

Books

• Great Temple of Travel: A Pictorial History of Birmingham Terminal Station, 1909-1969 by Marvin Clemons

Buildings

• January 20: UAB's new Hill Student Center held its grand opening.

Demolitions

• Vestavia Hills City Hall (1956)

Context

Notables deaths in 2016 included musician David Bowie, actor Alan Rickman, and musician Glenn Frey.

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