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[[Image:Birmingham_skyline_2018.jpg|right|thumb|500px|Birmingham skyline in 2018]]
[[Image:Birmingham_skyline_2018.jpg|right|thumb|575px|Birmingham skyline in 2018]]
'''2018''' is the 147th year after the founding of the [[Birmingham|City of Birmingham]].
'''2018''' is the 147th year after the founding of the [[Birmingham|City of Birmingham]].


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* March: The [[Chelsea Public Library]] reopened in its new building.
* March: The [[Chelsea Public Library]] reopened in its new building.
* [[March 24]]: Approximately 5,000 people participated in the [[2018 March for Our Lives]] at [[Railroad Park]].
* [[March 24]]: Approximately 5,000 people participated in the [[2018 March for Our Lives]] at [[Railroad Park]].
* [[May 1]]: The [[Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame]] acquired [[WVSU-FM]] from [[Samford University]].
* [[May 5]]: Thousands of children recreated the [[1963]] [[Children's Crusade]] demonstration in an event in the [[Birmingham Civil Rights District]] organized by Jack and Jill of America.
* [[May 5]]: Thousands of children recreated the [[1963]] [[Children's Crusade]] demonstration in an event in the [[Birmingham Civil Rights District]] organized by Jack and Jill of America.
* [[May 7]]: [[Highlands Bar & Grill]] and [[Dolester Miles]] were honored as "Most Outstanding Restaurant" and "Most Outstanding Pastry Chef" at the 2018 James Beard Foundation Awards.
* [[May 7]]: [[Highlands Bar & Grill]] and [[Dolester Miles]] were honored as "Most Outstanding Restaurant" and "Most Outstanding Pastry Chef" at the 2018 James Beard Foundation Awards.
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* [[June 28]]-[[July 1]]: [[2018 NOBEL Women Annual Legislative Conference]]
* [[June 28]]-[[July 1]]: [[2018 NOBEL Women Annual Legislative Conference]]
* [[July 4]]: A fire destroyed the former [[El Palacio]] / [[Mexico Lindo Autentico]] building in [[Hoover]].
* [[July 4]]: A fire destroyed the former [[El Palacio]] / [[Mexico Lindo Autentico]] building in [[Hoover]].
* July: First Communities of Atlanta, Georgia acquired the [[Stonegate Apartments]] off [[Lakeshore Parkway]] for $34.1 million.
* August: The [[Alabama Public Service Commission]] approved the implementation of [[Area code 659]] as an overlay for [[Area code 205]].
* [[August 28]]: [[Bird Rides]] app-enabled electric scooters were distributed in [[Birmingham]] and [[Homewood]].
* [[September 27]]: The newly-built [[Met on 7th|Metropolitan Apartments]] in [[Lakeview]] were damaged by fire.
* [[September 28]]-[[October 7]]: The [[2018 Alabama State Fair]] was held at [[Oak Mountain Amphitheater]].
* [[October 23]]: Attorney [[Joel Gilbert]] and lobbyist [[David Roberson]] were convicted and sentenced for their roles in a bribery and fraud scheme to protect [[Drummond Corporation]] from exposure to potential liabilities relating to the EPA's [[35th Avenue Superfund Site]].
* [[November 22]]: Two people were injured by gunfire and another man fatally shot by police in the [[2018 Riverchase Galleria shooting]].


===Business===
===Business===
* [[January 2]]: [[HealthSouth]] changed its name to [[Encompass Health]].
* [[January 2]]: [[HealthSouth]] changed its name to [[Encompass Health]].
* January: [[PS Logistics]] acquired Shelton Trucking Services of Altha, Florida.
* [[February 1]]: [[Avadian Credit Union]] acquired [[EBSCO Federal Credit Union]].
* [[February 1]]: [[Avadian Credit Union]] acquired [[EBSCO Federal Credit Union]].
* [[McLeod Software]] moved to [[Building 100]] at the [[Meadow Brook Corporate Park]].
* [[McLeod Software]] moved to [[Building 100]] at the [[Meadow Brook Corporate Park]].
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* June: The [[Burton & Associates]] law firm was acquired by [[Dominick Feld Hyde]].
* June: The [[Burton & Associates]] law firm was acquired by [[Dominick Feld Hyde]].
* June: [[Bell Media]] acquired [[Zeekee Interactive]].
* June: [[Bell Media]] acquired [[Zeekee Interactive]].
* July: The [[3500 Colonnade Parkway|3500]], [[3700 Colonnade Parkway|3700]], and [[3800 Colonnade Parkway]] buildings were sold for $65 million.
* July: [[Diversified Gas & Oil]] acquired natural gas assets in Kentucky, Virginia and West Virginia from EQT Corp. for $575 million.
* [[Therapy Brands]] raised venture capital funding from Lightyear Capital and Oak HC/FT.
* [[Dirtbook]] rebranded as [[Terane]].
* August: [[PS Logistics]] acquired D. Mosley Trucking Inc. and DMT Logistics Services of Lawtey, Florida.
* [[Christian & Small]] acquired Alford Bolin LLC of Mobile.
* October: [[McPherson Oil]] acquired Retif Oil & Fuel LLC, B&M Oil Co. and Salathe Oil Co.
* October: [[BankerAdvice]] acquired FIMAC Solutions LLC of Denver, Colorado.
* December: [[Hibbett Sports]] acquired City Gear of Memphis, Tennessee.
* December: [[Tavern on 1st]] was rebranded as [[Paper Doll]].
* December: [[NXTsoft]] acquired Echo Partners of Memphis, Tennessee.
* December: [[Momentum Telecom]] acquired the CloudNet Group of Phoenix, Arizona.
* December: The [[Greater Shelby County Chamber of Commerce]] merged with the [[South Shelby Chamber of Commerce]], forming the [[Shelby County Chamber]].
* December [[PS Logistics]] acquired Robinette Trucking and Robinette Properties of Mt Pleasant, Tennessee.
* The Hearst Corporation moved the editorial offices of ''[[Veranda magazine|Veranda]]'' to Birmingham from New York City.


====Establishments====
====Establishments====
* [[January 4]]: [[Farm Bowl & Juice Co.]] opened at 1920 [[29th Avenue South]]
* [[January 4]]: [[Farm Bowl & Juice Co.]] opened at 1920 [[29th Avenue South]].
* [[January 14]]: [[Stephen Gregory|Stephen Gregory: A Men's Concept]] barber shop opened at [[Pickwick Plaza]]
* [[January 14]]: [[Stephen Gregory|Stephen Gregory: A Men's Concept]] barber shop opened at [[Pickwick Plaza]].
* January: [[Freddy's Wine Bar]] in the [[Highland Towers]] apartments
* January: [[Freddy's Wine Bar]] in the [[Highland Towers]] apartments
* [[January 26]]: [[Wild Things]] at 2815B [[18th Street South Homewood]]
* [[January 26]]: [[Wild Things]] at 2815B [[18th Street South Homewood]]
* February: [[Brennan's|Brennan's Irish Pub]] in [[Five Points South]]
* February: [[Brennan's|Brennan's Irish Pub]] in [[Five Points South]]
* February: [[Pizzeria GM]] on [[Oak Grove Road]] in [[West Homewood]]  
* February: [[Pizzeria GM]] on [[Oak Grove Road]] in [[West Homewood]]
* February: [[Lucky Cat Rolled Creams]] opened at 2908 [[18th Street South Homewood]]
* February: [[Lucky Cat Rolled Creams]] opened at 2908 [[18th Street South Homewood]].
* February: [[D's Tamales]] opened in [[Pickwick Plaza]] in [[Five Points South]]
* February: [[D's Tamales]] opened in [[Pickwick Plaza]] in [[Five Points South]].
* February: [[Restaurant at Fox Valley]] opened in [[Maylene]].
* [[Caveat Coffee]] opened in [[Homewood]].
* [[Caveat Coffee]] opened in [[Homewood]].
* April: [[Stewart Industries International]] announced that it would open a maintenance and repair facility at the former [[Alabama Aircraft Industries‎|Kaiser Aircraft Industries]] facility adjacent to [[Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport]].
* April: [[Stewart Industries International]] announced that it would open a maintenance and repair facility at the former [[Alabama Aircraft Industries‎|Kaiser Aircraft Industries]] facility adjacent to [[Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport]].
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* [[June 9]]: [[LeNell's Beverage Boutique]] opened in [[Norwood]].
* [[June 9]]: [[LeNell's Beverage Boutique]] opened in [[Norwood]].
* June: [[Whistling Table]] restaurant opened in [[Forest Park Village]].
* June: [[Whistling Table]] restaurant opened in [[Forest Park Village]].
* June: [[Oxmoor Bar & Grill]] opened.
* [[June 19]]: [[Blueprint on 3rd]] opened in [[Pepper Place]].
* [[June 19]]: [[Blueprint on 3rd]] opened in [[Pepper Place]].
* June: [[BrickTop's]] restaurant on [[U.S. Highway 280]]
* July: [[Lumbar]] bar and restaurant opened on [[29th Street South]].
* July: [[Lumbar]] bar and restaurant opened on [[29th Street South]].
* July: [[Mike's Merchandise]] discount retailer on [[Pelham Parkway]]
* July: [[Mike's Merchandise]] discount retailer on [[Pelham Parkway]]
* July: [[Magic City Dentistry]] on [[1st Avenue North (Downtown)|1st Avenue North]] in [[downtown Birmingham]]
* July: [[Magic City Dentistry]] on [[1st Avenue North (Downtown)|1st Avenue North]] in [[downtown Birmingham]]
* July: [[Organically Yours]] opened in [[East Lake]].
* July: [[Organically Yours]] opened in [[East Lake]].
* August: [[Cookie Dough Magic]] in [[Avondale]].
* [[July 12]]: [[Annex Culinary Incubator]] opened in the former [[Tillman-Levenson building|Tillman-Levenson Annex]]
* [[July 13]]: [[Alchemy213]] opened in the [[Munger Building]] in [[Five Points South]].
* July: [[Valencia Peterson]] opened [[Symply Unique Boutique]] in [[Clay]].
* July: [[BrickTop's]] restaurant on [[U.S. Highway 280]]
* July: [[The Essential]] at [[Founders Station]]
* July: [[Christy Townsend]] opened [[Timeless Treasure Shoppe]] in [[Leeds]].
* [[July 21]]: [[Back Forty Birmingham]] opened at [[Sloss Docks]].
* August: [[Ashley Rhea]] founded [[Rhea Law LLC]].
* [[August 2]]: [[True40 Fitness Studio]] at [[The Battery]]
* [[August 3]]: [[Pilcrow Cocktail Cellar]] at [[Founders Station]]
* [[Hartley's Down-Home Kitchen]] opened a second location in [[Columbiana]].
* [[Hartley's Down-Home Kitchen]] opened a second location in [[Columbiana]].
* [[Organic Harvest]] grocery on [[2nd Avenue North]] in downtown Birmingham.
* [[Organic Harvest]] grocery on [[2nd Avenue North]] in downtown Birmingham.
* August: [[Shane Lovelady|Shane]] and [[Crystal Lovelady]] opened [['Lette Macarons]] in [[Cahaba Heights]].
* August: [[Kate Hardy]] opened [[Square One Goods Co.]] at [[Founders Station]].
* August: [[Urban Air Adventure Park]] opened at the [[Colonial Pinnacle at Tutwiler Farm]] in [[Trussville]].
* [[August 11]]: [[Rebecca Brown]] opened [[Rebecca Brown's: A Baby & Children's Boutique]] in [[Trussville]].
* August: [[Ahmed Smadi]] opened [[Roll Up Ice Cream]] in [[Vestavia Hills]].
* August: [[Nikki Huntley]] opened [[De'ja Ray Consignment Boutique]] in [[Irondale]].
* [[August 27]]: [[Becky Satterfield]] opened [[El ZunZún]] on [[Crosshaven Drive]].
* [[Real & Rosemary]] opened two locations in [[Tuscaloosa]].
* September: [[Hotel Indigo]] opened in the [[Medical Arts Building]] at [[Five Points South]].
* [[September 15]]: [[Ben Vaughn]] opened [[Libertines Pizza Co.]] at [[Pickwick Plaza]].
* [[October 19]]: [[Bizarre: The Coffee Bar]] opened at 217 [[22nd Street North]].
* October: [[Dina Mashburn]] opened [[Farmhouse & Vintage Décor]] at 8203 [[U.S. Highway 11]] in [[Springville]].
* November: [[The Refinery]] opened in [[Lakeview]].
* November: [[Biso Collective]] was founded.
* [[November 10]]: [[Birmingham District Brewing Co.]] opened at [[The Battery]].
* November 10: [[Siluria Brewing Co.]] opened in [[Alabaster]].
* [[November 19]]: [[Dave & Buster's]] at the [[Riverchase Galleria]]
* [[November 22]]: [[Cookie Dough Magic]] in [[Avondale]]
* [[November 23]]: [[Queen's Park]] at 112 [[24th Street North]]
* December: [[Sitar Indian Cuisine]] relocated from the [[Town House]] on [[20th Street South]] to the [[4th Avenue Deck|UAB 4th Avenue Parking Deck]].
* December: [[Mark’s Joint Backyard BBQ]] opened on [[18th Street South Homewood]].
* [[Riko Harris|Riko]] and [[Aquila Harris]] launched ''[[iPush]]'' magazine.


====Disestablishments====
====Disestablishments====
* [[January 1]]: USAmeriBank was acquired by Valley National Bank of Wayne, New Jersey.
* January: Alabama's last [[K Mart]] location, in Albertville, Marshall County, closed.
* January: Alabama's last [[K Mart]] location, in Albertville, Marshall County, closed.
* January: [[Dorm Decor]] was acquired by Magnussen Home of New Hamburg, Ontario.
* January: [[Dorm Decor]] was acquired by Magnussen Home of New Hamburg, Ontario.
* January: [[Rowe's Service Station]] closed.
* January: [[Rowe's Service Station]] closed.
* January: [[Schaeffer Eye Center]] was acquired by [[My Eye Doctor]] of Vienna, Virginia.
* January: [[Schaeffer Eye Center]] was acquired by [[My Eye Doctor]] of Vienna, Virginia.
* January: The [[Siesta Motel]] on [[Crestwood Boulevard]] in [[Irondale]] was closed for code violations.
* [[January 26]]: The [[Sam's Club]] at 3900 [[Grants Mill Road]] closed.
* [[January 26]]: The [[Sam's Club]] at 3900 [[Grants Mill Road]] closed.
* [[Infinity Property & Casualty]] was acquired by Kemper Corp. of Chicago, Illinois.
* [[Infinity Property & Casualty]] was acquired by Kemper Corp. of Chicago, Illinois.
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* [[TekLinks]] was acquired by C Spire of Ridgeland, Mississippi.
* [[TekLinks]] was acquired by C Spire of Ridgeland, Mississippi.
* July: Mood Media of Austin, Texas acquired [[Pelham]]'s [[Focus4media|focus4media]]
* July: Mood Media of Austin, Texas acquired [[Pelham]]'s [[Focus4media|focus4media]]
* August: [[Grabow Outdoors]] in [[Fultondale]] closed.
* August: [[Walpar]] was acquired by Valmont Industries of Omaha, Nebraska.
* August: [[Energen]] was acquired by Diamondback Energy of Midland, Texas for $9.2 billion in stock.
* August: [[Oxmoor Bar & Grill]] closed.
* August: [[Kidz Closet and More]] consignment shop in [[Vestavia Hills]] closed.
* [[August 24]]: [[Mason Dixon Bakery & Bistro]] in [[Edgewood]] closed.
* [[August 26]]: [[The Melting Pot]] restaurant closed.
* August: [[Motus Motorcycles]] shut down.
* [[August 31]]: [[Sprout & Pour]] closed their [[Edgewood]] location at 927 [[Oxmoor Road]].
* [[September 5]]: [[Mugshots Grill & Bar]] closed its [[Inverness Corners]] location.
* [[October 3]]: The [[Restaurant at Fox Valley]] in [[Maylene]] closed.
* October: [[Martin Flowers]] on [[University Boulevard]] closed.
* [[October 14]]: [[Glory Bound Gyro Co.]] at [[Station 121]] closed.
* October: MBF Healthcare Partners of Coral Gables, Florida acquired a majority stake in [[Affinity Hospice]].
* October: [[Bird's Bar & Pizza]] in [[Lakeview]] closed.
* October: Four Seasons Building Products of New York acquired [[Superior Mason Products]].
* November: [[Liles & Rushin]] merged into the Birmingham office of [[Jones Walker]].
* [[November 17]]: [[East 59 Vintage & Cafe]] in [[East Lake]] closed.
* November: [[National Bank of Commerce]] announced that it would be acquired by CenterState Bank of Davenport, Florida.
* December: Meredith Corp. merged its ''[[Cooking Light]]'' magazine into the Vermont-based ''EatingWell''.
* [[Amy's Hallmark]] in [[Alabaster]]'s [[Southbrook Village Shopping Center]] closed.
* [[December 5]]: The [[Education Corporation of America]] closed its [[Virginia College]], [[Culinard]], and other programs.
* [[December 23]]: [[Sprouts]] closed its [[Vestavia Hills]] store.
* December 23: [[Avo]] restaurant in [[Mountain Brook Village]] closed.
* [[December 31]]: [[Excelsior]] comic, game and book shop closed.
* December 31: [[Dram]] bar in [[Mountain Brook Village]] closed.


===Education===
===Education===
[[File:2018 ASFA walkout.jpg|right|thumb|National School Walkout at ASFA, March 14, 2018]]
* [[March 14]]: Students and faculty at the [[Alabama School of Fine Arts]] and some other schools participated in the National School Walkout to protest gun violence.
* [[August 1]]: [[Paul Erwin]] became the Dean of the [[UAB School of Public Health]].
* [[August 1]]: [[Paul Erwin]] became the Dean of the [[UAB School of Public Health]].
* December: The [[UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center]] was renamed the [[O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center]] in recognition of a $30 million gift from [[O'Neal Industries]].


===Government===
===Government===
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* [[July 17]]: [[2018 primary elections|2018 primary runoff elections]] were held statewide.
* [[July 17]]: [[2018 primary elections|2018 primary runoff elections]] were held statewide.
* [[November 6]]: The statewide [[2018 general election]] was held.
* [[November 6]]: The statewide [[2018 general election]] was held.
* [[November 7]]: President Donald Trump requested that Attorney General [[Jeff Sessions]] resign.
* [[December 5]]: [[Mac Underwood]] was fired as general manager of the [[Birmingham Water Works]].
* [[December 18]]: [[Clinton Woods]] and [[Crystal Smitherman]] were appointed to vacancies on the [[Birmingham City Council]].


===Religion===
===Religion===
* [[August 12]]: [[Church of the Highlands]] opened an 18th campus in [[Mobile]].


===Sports===
===Sports===
* [[January 8]]: The [[2017 Alabama Crimson Tide football team]] beat the Georgia Bulldogs 26-23 in overtime of the College Football Playoff National Championship at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia.
* [[January 8]]: The [[2017 Alabama Crimson Tide football team]] beat the Georgia Bulldogs 26-23 in overtime of the College Football Playoff National Championship at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia.
* [[March 17]]: Field #2 at [[Luman Harris Park]] in [[Gardendale]] was renamed '''Steve Ridener Field''' in memory of [[Steve Ridener]].
* [[March 17]]: Field #2 at [[Luman Harris Park]] in [[Gardendale]] was renamed '''Steve Ridener Field''' in memory of [[Steve Ridener]].
* April: A renovation project began on the [[BBVA Compass Field]] to expand the facility to 4,000 seats and to add a new video board and permanent ticket booths, concession stands, and restrooms. The project, which is due to be completed by the end of the year, was initiated because [[UAB]] and the [[United Soccer League]] have agreed for the [[Birmingham Legion]], the city’s new professional soccer team, to begin play at the UAB facility starting in March 2019.
* [[June 4]]: Birmingham was announced as having a charter team of the new Alliance of American Football.
* [[June 6]]: [[Tim Lewis]] was announced as the head coach of the Alliance of American Football team.
* [[September 20]]: The Birmingham Alliance of American Football team logo and name, [[Birmingham Iron]], was announced.
* [[October 2]]: The NBA's Houston Rockets played an exhibition game against the Memphis Grizzlies at [[Legacy Arena]].
* [[October 2]]: The NBA's Houston Rockets played an exhibition game against the Memphis Grizzlies at [[Legacy Arena]].
* [[November 25]]: The [[2018 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama Crimson Tide]] beat the [[Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn Tigers]] 52-21 in the [[2018 Iron Bowl|Iron Bowl]] at [[Bryant-Denny Stadium]].
* [[December 1]]: The [[2018 SWAC Football Championship]] was played at [[Legion Field]].
* [[December 2]]: The [[2018 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama Crimson Tide]] beat the Georgia Bulldogs 35-28 in the [[SEC Championship Game]] at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia.
* December 2: The [[2018 UAB Blazers football team]] beat the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders 27-25 in the Conference USA championship game at Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
* [[December 18]]: The [[2018 UAB Blazers football team]] faced the Northern Illinois Huskies in the Boca Raton Bowl in Boca Raton, Florida.
* [[December 22]]: The Wake Forest Demon Deacons defeated the Memphis Tigers 37-34 in the [[2018 Birmingham Bowl]] at [[Legion Field]].
* [[December 28]]: The [[2018 Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn Tigers]] defeated the Purdue Boilermakers 63-14 in the Music City Bowl.
* The renovated golf course at the [[Vestavia Country Club]] was listed as the 4th best new course in the United States by ''Golf Digest''.


==Individuals==
==Individuals==
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* July: [[T. C. McLemore]] became executive director of [[Red Mountain Park]].
* July: [[T. C. McLemore]] became executive director of [[Red Mountain Park]].
* [[July 9]]: [[Jack Royer]] was named co-anchor of the [[WIAT 42]] evening newscast.
* [[July 9]]: [[Jack Royer]] was named co-anchor of the [[WIAT 42]] evening newscast.
* [[Patrick Murphy]] succeeded [[Lee Lawson]] as president of the [[Economic Development Association of Alabama]] (EDAA)
* [[Hallie Ringle]] was named Curator of Contemporary Art at the [[Birmingham Museum of Art]].
* [[Turner Burton]] succeeded [[Rob Burton]] as president of [[Hoar Construction]].


===Births===
===Births===
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* May: [[Lala Moss|Lavala "Lala" Moss]] won a "Dance with Janet" audition contest to appear with Janet Jackson during the 2018 Billboard Music Awards.
* May: [[Lala Moss|Lavala "Lala" Moss]] won a "Dance with Janet" audition contest to appear with Janet Jackson during the 2018 Billboard Music Awards.
* [[June 9]]: [[Callie Walker]] was crowned [[Miss Alabama]].
* [[June 9]]: [[Callie Walker]] was crowned [[Miss Alabama]].
* [[Alabama Business Hall of Fame]]: Patricia Barnes (Sister Schubert) of Andalusia, [[Jeffrey Bayer]] ([[Bayer Properties]]), [[Don James]] ([[Vulcan Materials]]), [[Charles McCrary]] ([[Alabama Power Co.]]), [[Randy Owen]] ([[Alabama (band)]]), [[James Pursell]] ([[Pursell Technologies]]) and [[John Rhoads]] ([[Ernst & Ernst]])
* [[Alabama Healthcare Hall of Fame]]: [[Joe Boone Abbott]], Gerhard Boehm, [[Donnie Calhoun]], Boyde Harrison, [[William Hawley]], [[Michael Hogue]], Martin Lester, Ronald S. Owen, [[Richard Russell Jr]], [[Nena Sanders]], [[Doyce Williams]], and [[William Willard]].
* [[Birmingham Business Hall of Fame]]: [[Mother Angelica]], [[Thomas Adams]], [[Michael Calvert]], [[Ervin Jackson|Ervin]] and [[Philip Jackson]], and [[Sister Mary Frances Loften]]
* [[Vulcan Community Awards]]: [[Scotty McCallum]], [[Sean Fredella]], [[Jenny Short]], [[Edward Aldag Jr]], [[J. W. Carpenter]], [[Timothy Alexander]], [[Austin Perrine]], [[Christopher Nanni]], [[Lizzi Wilkerson]], [[Brian Hawkins]], [[Hollie Cost]], [[Lisa Borden]], [[Marvell Bivins]]
* [[Alabama Academy of Honor]]: [[Walter Bell]]; [[U. W. Clemon]]; [[Ann Florie]], [[D. Paul Jones Jr]], [[Stan Starnes]]


===Marriages===
===Marriages===
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* July 1: [[Jeff Bridges]] retired as chief of the [[Trussville Police Department]].
* July 1: [[Jeff Bridges]] retired as chief of the [[Trussville Police Department]].
* [[July 31]]: [[Ray Hayes]] retired as [[Chancellor of the University of Alabama System]].
* [[July 31]]: [[Ray Hayes]] retired as [[Chancellor of the University of Alabama System]].
* [[November 19]]: [[Matt Hart]] head of the Office of Special Prosecutions for the [[Attorney General of Alabama]], resigned.
* [[November 26]]: [[Briarwood Christian School]] football coach [[Fred Yancey]] retired.
* [[November 30]]: [[Jack Jackson III]], executive director of the [[Alabama Kidney Foundation]], retired.
* [[December 29]]: [[Charles Gordon]] resigned as Chief of the [[Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service]].
* [[December 31]]: [[WVTM]] general manager [[Hank Price]] retired.


===Deaths===
===Deaths===
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* January 13: [[Maurice Branscomb]], Episcopal priest
* January 13: [[Maurice Branscomb]], Episcopal priest
* [[January 16]]: [[George Bandy]], [[Alabama State House of Representatives|State Representative]] District 83
* [[January 16]]: [[George Bandy]], [[Alabama State House of Representatives|State Representative]] District 83
* [[January 20]]: [[Jack Whitten]], artist
* [[January 23]]: [[Wyatt Walker]], [[Civil Rights Movement]] leader
* [[January 23]]: [[Wyatt Walker]], [[Civil Rights Movement]] leader
* [[January 31]]: [[Todd Cargo]], hair stylist and salon owner
* [[January 31]]: [[Todd Cargo]], hair stylist and salon owner
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* [[March 25]]: [[Milton McGregor]], gambling operator
* [[March 25]]: [[Milton McGregor]], gambling operator
* [[April 5]]: [[Karl Friedman]], attorney
* [[April 5]]: [[Karl Friedman]], attorney
* [[April 15]]: [[Eason Balch]], attorney
* [[April 17]]: [[David Foley]], former [[Catholic Diocese of Birmingham#Ordinaries|Bishop of Birmingham]]
* [[April 17]]: [[David Foley]], former [[Catholic Diocese of Birmingham#Ordinaries|Bishop of Birmingham]]
* [[April 19]]: [[Walter Moody Jr]] was executed at the Holman Correctional Facility near Atmore.
* [[May 2]]: [[Lyle Key]], railroad executive and historian
* [[May 2]]: [[Lyle Key]], railroad executive and historian
* May 2: [[David Horn]], former chief of the [[Lipscomb Fire Department]], died in a fire at his home.
* May 2: [[David Horn]], former chief of the [[Lipscomb Fire Department]], died in a fire at his home.
* [[May 3]]: Hiker Kevin Mason fell to his death at [[Ruffner Mountain Nature Preserve]]
* [[May 3]]: Hiker Kevin Mason fell to his death at [[Ruffner Mountain Nature Preserve]]
* May: [[Lee Watkins]], former chemistry teacher at [[Indian Springs School]]
* May: [[Lee Watkins]], former chemistry teacher at [[Indian Springs School]]
* [[May 14]]: [[Carl Harris]], historian
* [[May 16]]: [[Mike Slive]], former [[Southeastern Conference]] commissioner
* [[May 16]]: [[Mike Slive]], former [[Southeastern Conference]] commissioner
* [[May 29]]: [[Kevin Studdard Jr]], brother of [[Ruben Studdard]]
* [[May 29]]: [[Kevin Studdard Jr]], brother of [[Ruben Studdard]]
* [[June 3]]: [[Charlie Brown III]], industrialist and civic booster
* [[June 4]]: [[C. M. Newton]], former [[Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball]] coach
* [[June 4]]: [[C. M. Newton]], former [[Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball]] coach
* June 4: [[Sandra Storm]], former judge
* June 4: [[Sandra Storm]], former judge
* [[June 10]]: [[Terra Cotromano]], founder of [[TEARS]]
* [[June 19]]: [[Hubert Green]], professional golfer
* [[June 19]]: [[Hubert Green]], professional golfer
* [[June 21]]: [[William Acker]], former federal judge
* [[June 21]]: [[William Acker]], former federal judge
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* [[July 1]]: [[Jim Brown]], [[Briarwood Christian School]] basketball coach
* [[July 1]]: [[Jim Brown]], [[Briarwood Christian School]] basketball coach
* [[July 2]]: [[Helen Shores Lee]], former circuit court judge
* [[July 2]]: [[Helen Shores Lee]], former circuit court judge
* [[July 9]]: [[Vincent Oliver]], barber
* July: [[Joe Dickson]], real estate executive and newspaper publisher
* [[July 23]]: [[Maryon Allen]], former U.S. Senator
* August: [[Mustafa Ocak]], engineer
* [[August 9]]: [[Domenic Sanfilippo], owner of [[Rocco & Cheater's Speed Shop]]
* [[August 10]]: [[J'Mel Davidson]], comedian and columnist
* August: [[Tim Breen]], CEO of [[Motion Industries]]
* [[September 13]]: [[Kenny Clemons]], former [[Mayor of Gardendale]]
* [[September 18]]: [[Drew Galloway]], artist
* September 18: [[John Bullock]], former military contractor and voice coach
* [[September 21]]: [[Eli Estreicher]], former [[Levite Jewish Community Center]] director
* [[October 3]]: [[Bill Myers]]
* [[October 18]]: [[Judy Abroms]], boutique owner
* [[October 31]]: [[Clarence Small Jr]], attorney
* [[November 12]]: [[Jimmy Fry]], former director of [[Legal Services Alabama]]
* [[November 15]]: [[Tammy Bullard]], regular caller on the [[Paul Finebaum Show]]
* [[November 22]]: [[E. J. Bradford Jr]], police shooting victim
* [[November 27]]: [[Eddie Aldridge]], nursery owner
* [[December 2]]: [[Giles Perkins]], attorney
* December 2: [[Nick Erben]], restaurateur
* [[December 4]]: [[Lanny Chappelear]], artist
* [[December 7]]: [[Fred Horn]], state legislator
* [[December 15]]: [[Dannetta K. Thornton Owens]], educator and administrator
* [[December 22]]: [[Betty Thomas]], owner of the [[Thomas Rib Shack]] in [[Tuscaloosa]].
* [[December 31]]: [[Jack Mann]], stage director
:''See also, [[List of homicides in 2018]].''
:''See also, [[List of homicides in 2018]].''


==Works==
==Works==
* "[[Justice is Blind]]" mural by [[Ronald Scott McDowell]] in the lobby of the [[Jefferson County Courthouse]].
* "[[Justice is Blind]]" mural by [[Ronald Scott McDowell]] in the lobby of the [[Jefferson County Courthouse]].
* May: "[[The Revolution of Joy]]" mural by [[Trés Taylor]] at [[Alabama Ballet]] on [[1st Avenue South]].
* [[July 27]]: [[Birmingham Terminal Railway]]'s [[WAMX 3881]] locomotive was unveiled with new [[UAB Blazers]] dress


===Books===
===Books===
* ''[[The Infamous Birmingham Ax Murders]]'' by [[Jeremy Gray]]
* ''[[The Infamous Birmingham Ax Murders]]'' by [[Jeremy Gray]]
* ''[[Murder on Shades Mountain|Murder on Shades Mountain: The Legal Lynching of Willie Peterson and the Struggle for Justice in Jim Crow Birmingham]]'' by [[Melanie Morrison]]
* ''[[Murder on Shades Mountain|Murder on Shades Mountain: The Legal Lynching of Willie Peterson and the Struggle for Justice in Jim Crow Birmingham]]'' by [[Melanie Morrison]]
* ''[[Quando mi chiameranno uomo?]]'' (''When Will I Be Called a Man?'') by [[Francesca Mereu]], Italian language historical novel set in Birmingham.
* ''[[North Birmingham: A City of its Own]]'' by [[JD Weeks]]
[[Image:Buckshort_bridges_in_North_Jefferson_County.jpg|right|thumb|500px|Old & new Buckshort bridges in 2018]]


===Buildings===
===Buildings===
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* [[March 20]]: [[Kiwanis Centennial Park]] at [[Vulcan Park]] and the head of [[Vulcan Trail]]
* [[March 20]]: [[Kiwanis Centennial Park]] at [[Vulcan Park]] and the head of [[Vulcan Trail]]
* [[March 28]]: [[Chelsea Public Library]]
* [[March 28]]: [[Chelsea Public Library]]
* New bridge was completed to replace the old 1955 [[Frank Hewitt Bridge]].
* [[Park at Sydney Drive]] in [[Oxmoor Valley]]
* [[Park at Sydney Drive]] in [[Oxmoor Valley]]
* [[Thompson High School]]
* [[Thompson High School]]
* [[February 14]]: [[Cahaba Dog Park]] in [[Trussville]]
* [[July 30]]: Headquarters of the [[Sheffield Group]] in [[Hoover]]
* [[August 3]]: [[Founders Station]]
* [[August 9]]: [[UAB Police Department Headquarters]]
* [[August 24]]: Grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony for the [[UAB Collat School of Business building]].
* [[August 29]]: [[UAB Intramural and Club Sport Field Complex]]
* [[England Hall]] at the [[University of Alabama]]
* September: [[Woodridge]] subdivision in [[Gardendale]]
* October: Ground was broken for the [[Bessemer Amazon Fulfillment Center]]
* November: [[America's First Federal Credit Union]] expansion in [[downtown Birmingham]]
* November: [[Wales Goebel Family Education Center]] for the [[Sav-A-Life Pregnancy Resource Center]] on [[McGuire Road]] in [[Vestavia Hills]]
* [[December 1]]: Renovations at [[The Club]]
* [[December 13]]: Ground was broken for the [[BJCC stadium]].
* [[The Battery]]


===Demolitions===
===Demolitions===
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* [[Salvation Army Social Services Center]] on [[11th Avenue South]], for [[BJCC]] expansion
* [[Salvation Army Social Services Center]] on [[11th Avenue South]], for [[BJCC]] expansion
* [[Paul S. Worrell Building]] by [[UAB]] for a future parking deck
* [[Paul S. Worrell Building]] by [[UAB]] for a future parking deck
* Original [[Frank Hewitt Bridge]]
* May: The [[Full Moon Bar-B-Que]] on [[U.S. Highway 280]] was damaged by fire.
* [[July 17]]: The vacant former [[Ensley High School]] was damaged by fire.
* [[September 27]]: The unoccupied second phase of the [[Metropolitan Apartments]] was destroyed by fire.
* [[October 4]]: The [[American Safety Tread]] factory in [[Pelham]] was damaged by fire.
* The [[Wood Wade building]] was demolished for the [[Parkside Parking Lot]].


==Context==
==Context==
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The Pritzker Prize for architecture was awarded to Balkrishna Doshi.
The Pritzker Prize for architecture was awarded to Balkrishna Doshi.


Notable deaths in 2018 included those of actors Harry Anderson, R. Lee Ermey, Margot Kidder, David Ogden Stiers, Verne Troyer and Jerry Van Dyke; film director Miloš Forman; Ikea founder Ingvar Kamprad; activist John Perry Barlow; authors Harlan Ellison, Charles Krauthammer, Ursula K. Le Guin, Philip Roth, and Tom Wolfe; cartoonist Mort Walker; designer Kate Spade; distance runner Roger Bannister; evangelist Billy Graham; fashion designer Hubert de Givenchy; former First Lady Barbara Bush; physicist Stephen Hawking; NFL owners Tom Benson and Wayne Huizenga; newscasters Carl Kasell and Ed Schultz; sportscaster Keith Jackson; radio host Art Bell; television producer Steven Bochco; musicians Joe Jackson, Hugh Masekela and Dolores O'Riordan; and Koko the gorilla.
Notable deaths in 2018 included those of activist John Perry Barlow; actors Harry Anderson, R. Lee Ermey, Margot Kidder, Sondra Locke, Donald Moffat, Burt Reynolds, David Ogden Stiers, Verne Troyer and Jerry Van Dyke; architect Robert Venturi; film directors Miloš Forman and Penny Marshall; Ikea founder Ingvar Kamprad; authors Harlan Ellison, William Goldman, Charles Krauthammer, Ursula K. Le Guin, Philip Roth, and Tom Wolfe; playwright Neil Simon; cartoonist Mort Walker; comics creator/publisher Stan Lee; designer Kate Spade; distance runner Roger Bannister; evangelist Billy Graham; fashion designer Hubert de Givenchy; former president George H. W. Bush and First Lady Barbara Bush; U.S. Senator John McCain; astronomer Nancy Grace Roman; physicist Stephen Hawking; NFL owners Paul Allen, Tom Benson and Wayne Huizenga; newscasters Carl Kasell and Ed Schultz; sportscaster Keith Jackson; radio host Art Bell; television producers Steven Bochco and Stephen Hillenburg; TV host Robin Leach, musicians Roy Clark, Aretha Franklin, Joe Jackson, Hugh Masekela, Dolores O'Riordan and Otis Rush; and Koko the gorilla.


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[[Category:2018|*]]

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Birmingham skyline in 2018

2018 is the 147th year after the founding of the City of Birmingham.

Events

Highlands Bar & Grill was named "Most Outstanding Restaurant" by the James Beard Foundation in 2018

Business

Establishments

Disestablishments

Education

National School Walkout at ASFA, March 14, 2018

Government

Religion

Sports

Individuals

Births

Awards

Marriages

Retirements

Deaths

Frank Fleming
Hubert Green
See also, List of homicides in 2018.

Works

Books

Old & new Buckshort bridges in 2018


Buildings

Demolitions

Context

In 2018 China's National People's Congress eliminated presidential term limits. Harry, Prince of Wales, married Meghan Markle.

The Philadelphia Eagles beat the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LII. The 2018 Winter Olympics were held in PyeongChang, South Korea.

The Pritzker Prize for architecture was awarded to Balkrishna Doshi.

Notable deaths in 2018 included those of activist John Perry Barlow; actors Harry Anderson, R. Lee Ermey, Margot Kidder, Sondra Locke, Donald Moffat, Burt Reynolds, David Ogden Stiers, Verne Troyer and Jerry Van Dyke; architect Robert Venturi; film directors Miloš Forman and Penny Marshall; Ikea founder Ingvar Kamprad; authors Harlan Ellison, William Goldman, Charles Krauthammer, Ursula K. Le Guin, Philip Roth, and Tom Wolfe; playwright Neil Simon; cartoonist Mort Walker; comics creator/publisher Stan Lee; designer Kate Spade; distance runner Roger Bannister; evangelist Billy Graham; fashion designer Hubert de Givenchy; former president George H. W. Bush and First Lady Barbara Bush; U.S. Senator John McCain; astronomer Nancy Grace Roman; physicist Stephen Hawking; NFL owners Paul Allen, Tom Benson and Wayne Huizenga; newscasters Carl Kasell and Ed Schultz; sportscaster Keith Jackson; radio host Art Bell; television producers Steven Bochco and Stephen Hillenburg; TV host Robin Leach, musicians Roy Clark, Aretha Franklin, Joe Jackson, Hugh Masekela, Dolores O'Riordan and Otis Rush; and Koko the gorilla.

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