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==Events==
==Events==
* May: [[2002 City Stages|City Stages]] was held for the second time in May and was plagued by rain and cold weather
* April: [[Gardendale]] held its first [[Magnolia Festival]].
* May: [[Helena]]'s first [[Buck Creek Festival]] was held in [[Old Town Helena]].
* May: [[2002 City Stages|City Stages]] was held for the second time in May and was plagued by rain and cold weather
* May: [[Helena]]'s first [[Buck Creek Festival]] was held in [[Old Town Helena]].
* May: [[Bobby Frank Cherry]] was convicted of four counts of murder in the [[1963 church bombing|1963 bombing]] of [[16th Street Baptist Church]].
* [[May 14]]: [[Cahaba Heights]] residents voted almost 2-to-1 to be annexed by [[Vestavia Hills]].
* [[WJLD-AM]] became the first station in the United States to broadcast on "high definition AM".
* [[WJLD-AM]] became the first station in the United States to broadcast on "high definition AM".
* [[Patti & Dollar Bill]] moved to [[WDXB-FM]] and were replaced at [[WZZK-FM]] by [[Johnson & Johnson]].
* The [[Birmingham Holocaust Education Center]] was founded.
* [[The Burnells|The Happy Burnells]] disbanded.


===Business===
===Business===
* [[Tidwell, Mason and Thomas Companies]] merged with [[DeWitt & Dyer]] to form the accounting firm of [[Tidwell & DeWitt]].
* [[Glenny Brock]] was named editor of ''[[Birmingham Weekly]]'', succeeding [[Darin Powell]].
* [[Don Dollar|Don]] and [[Merle Dollar]] and [[Garry Burttram]] opened [[Local Color Café]] in [[Springville]].
* [[Dirk Walker]] took over ownership of [[Loretta Goodwin Gallery]].
* [[Jay Vance]] bought out [[Chris Toro]]'s share in [[Toro-Cordes Iron Arts]].
* [[Bill Morton]] became president of [[Robins & Morton]].
* [[Hoover Toyota]] relocated to [[John Hawkins Parkway]].
* [[Nucor Corp.]] of Charlotte, North Carolina acquired the assets of [[Birmingham Steel Corp.]] for $615 million.
* [[Chase Corporate Center]] relocated to the [[Chase Corporate Center]] from Montgomery.
====Establishments====
[[File:Rojopatio.gif|right|thumb|325px|Rojo opened in 2002]]
* [[March 17]]: [[Killarney's]] Celtic Pub opened at [[Eastwood Mall]].
* [[June 15]]: [[Rojo]] opened on [[Highland Avenue]].
* [[June 15]]: [[Rojo]] opened on [[Highland Avenue]].
* [[Pamela Collins]] launched her [[Cloochie]] clothing line.
* [[Brio|Brio Tuscan Grille]] opened at [[Brookwood Village]].
* [[Skybucket Records]] was founded.
* [[The Barking Kudu]] opened.
* [[Issam Bajalia]] opened [[Salon U]] in [[Homewood]].
* The [[Sheraton Perimeter Park South]] reopened as the [[Hilton Birmingham Perimeter Park]].
* The [[Sheraton Perimeter Park South]] reopened as the [[Hilton Birmingham Perimeter Park]].
* [[Tidwell, Mason and Thomas Companies]] merged with [[DeWitt & Dyer]] to form the accounting firm of [[Tidwell & DeWitt]].
* [[Sam Daibes]] opened [[Sam's Deli & Grill]] in the former [[Moneer's]] space in [[Edgewood]].
 
====Disestablishments====
* [[August 31]]: [[Aldridge Garden Shop]] closed.
* [[September 29]]: [[The Station]] nightclub closed.
* [[December 6]]: [[McBride Sign Company]] closed.
* [[Jimez's]] restaurant in [[Hueytown]] closed its doors.
* [[Pinson Coin Laundromat]] in [[Pinson]] closed.
* [[Takehold Records]] was bought out by Seattle's Tooth and Nail Records.
* [[Tuscaloosa]]'s [[Ruan Thai|Siam House]] restaurant closed.
 
==Education==
* [[June 27]]: [[Carbon Hill High School]] was destroyed by fire.
* [[November 10]]: [[Carbon Hill Elementary-Junior High School]] was destroyed by the [[2002 Walker County tornado]].
* [[December 3]]: [[World of Opportunity]] was incorporated as a non-profit.
* [[Warrior High School]] closed.


===Sports===
===Sports===
* [[March 6]]: The [[2001-02 UAB Blazers men's basketball team]] ended its 13-17 season with a first round loss to South Florida in the Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament in Louisville, Kentucky.
* April: The [[University of Alabama Board of Trustees]] passed a resolution requiring the [[UAB Blazers]] athletic department to eliminate its deficit or be shut down.
* [[April 25]]:  The [[Birmingham Barons]] defeated the Chattanooga Lookouts 14-4 in the 7th [[2002 Rickwood Classic|Rickwood Classic]]
* [[April 25]]:  The [[Birmingham Barons]] defeated the Chattanooga Lookouts 14-4 in the 7th [[2002 Rickwood Classic|Rickwood Classic]]


== Works ==
== Works ==
* [[January 6]]: "[[Sins of the Father]]", a television movie about the conviction of [[Bobby Frank Cherry]] in the [[1963 church bombing|1963 bombing]] of [[16th Street Baptist Church]], premiered on the USA network.
* [[September 12]]: John Mayer recorded his "[[Any Given Thursday]]" album at a concert at the [[Oak Mountain Amphitheatre]].
=== Books ===
=== Books ===
*''[[The Road South|The Road South: A Memoir]]'' by [[Shelley Stewart]]
*''[[The Road South|The Road South: A Memoir]]'' by [[Shelley Stewart]]
* Levin, Jerry (2002) ''Reflections on My First Noël.'' Pasadena, California: Hope Publishing ISBN 9781932717068


===Buildings===
===Buildings===
*[[August 9]]:  [[One Concord Center]]
* [[August 9]]:  [[One Concord Center]]
* [[Carver High School]]
* [[Faith Chapel Christian Center]]
* [[Galleria Boulevard flyover]]
* [[Hoover Toyota]] new showroom
* [[Martha Gaskins Middle School]]
* [[Middle Oak Church]]
* [[NorthPark Church]] in [[Trussville]]
* [[One Federal Place]]
* [[Snoozy's College Bookstore]]
* [[Shelby Biomedical Research Building]], groundbreaking
* demolition of [[Metropolitan Gardens]]


== Individuals ==
== Individuals ==
* [[January 1]]: [[Malcolm Portera]] succeeded [[Thomas Meredith]] as chancellor of the [[University of Alabama System]].
* [[February 14]]: [[Jack Lowther]] began his tenure on the [[Jefferson County District Court]].
* [[June 3]]: [[William F. Walker]] was named permanent [[Auburn University#Presidents|president]] of [[Auburn University]].
* [[July 26]]: [[Lanier Brown]] married [[Michelle Brown|Michelle Horn]].
* [[Finis St John IV]] was appointed to the [[University of Alabama Board of Trustees]].
===Births===
* [[September 11]]: [[Libby]], [[Samford Bulldogs]] mascot
* [[September 30]]: [[Kool-Aid McKinstry]], football player
* [[Lenora]], [[Birmingham Zoo]] otter


===Awards===
===Awards===
* [[Joe Rumore]] was honored by the [[Alabama Music Hall of Fame]].
* [[Joe Rumore]] was honored by the [[Alabama Music Hall of Fame]].
* [[Ray Woodard]] was named national boys' coach of the year by US Youth Soccer
* [[Ray Woodard]] was named national boys' coach of the year by US Youth Soccer.
* [[John Godbold]] and [[James Head]] were inducted into the [[Alabama Academy of Honor]].
* [[Miller Gorrie]] was inducted into the [[Alabama Business Hall of Fame]].
* [[Jim Pate]] became the Alabama State Scrabble Champion for the year.
* [[George Perdue]] won the A. G. Gaston Lifetime Achievement Award from the [[South Region Minority Suppliers Development Council|South Regions Minority Business Council]]
* [[Miss Shelby County]]: [[Whitney Weldon Mosley]]
 
===Graduations===
* Former [[Miss Alabama]] [[Ashley Halfman]] completed a Juris Doctorate at the University of Georgia School of Law.
* Rabbi [[Aaron Miller]] from [[Mountain Brook High School]].


===Births===
===Retirements===
* [[Lenora]], [[Birmingham Zoo]] otter
* [[Ted Tibbs]] retired from [[Samford University]].
* [[Ira De Ment]] from the U. S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama.
* [[Owen Drake]] retired as communications director for the [[Jefferson County Commission]].


===Deaths===
===Deaths===
* [[January 2]]:  [[Tim Dyson]], truck driver, dies in an accident that destroyed a bridge at [[Malfunction Junction]]
* [[January 2]]:  [[Tim Dyson]], truck driver, dies in an accident that destroyed a bridge at [[Malfunction Junction]]
* [[January 19]]: [[Virginia Tyler]], director of [[Ensley Community House]]
* [[January 19]]: [[Virginia Tyler]], director of [[Ensley Community House]]
* [[February 2]]: [[Freeman Andress]], vice president of [[Birmingham Landmarks]]
* [[February 2]]: [[Freeman Andress]], vice president of [[Birmingham Landmarks]]
* [[April 8]]: [[Marvin L. Warner]], U. S. Ambassador to Sweden and owner of the [[Birmingham Stallions]]
* [[February 24]]: [[Tom Bradford]], food broker and civic leader
* [[April 9]]: [[Dorothy Love Coates]], gospel singer and [[Civil rights movement|Civil rights activist]]
* [[March 29]]: [[John Monro]], former Harvard dean and [[Miles College]] professor
* [[April 2]]: [[B. J. Baker]], singer and former [[Miss Alabama]]
* [[April 8]]: [[Marvin L. Warner]], U. S. Ambassador to Sweden and owner of the [[Birmingham Stallions]]
* [[April 9]]: [[Dorothy Love Coates]], gospel singer and [[Civil rights movement|Civil rights activist]]
* [[April 23]]: [[Tod Griffin]], actor and real estate salesman
* [[May 10]]: [[Linda Lyon Block]] was executed at Holman Correctional Facility near Atmore. The sentence was carried out by use of the electric chair.
* [[May 30]]: [[Bob Harmon]], stock car race promoter
* [[May 30]]: [[Bob Harmon]], stock car race promoter
* [[June 19]]: [[Audrey Skirball-Kenis]], philanthropist
* [[July 5]]: [[Neal Miller]], radio announcer
* [[July 9]]: [[Carlton Reese]], director of the [[Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights Choir]]
* [[July 9]]: [[Carlton Reese]], director of the [[Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights Choir]]
* [[July 24]]: [[Hugh Thomas]], long-time music dean at [[Birmingham-Southern College]]
* [[July 24]]: [[Hugh Thomas]], long-time music dean at [[Birmingham-Southern College]]
* [[August 31]]: [[Lionel Hampton]], jazz musician
* [[August 11]]: [[Alpha Robertson]], educator and school librarian
* [[December 30]]: [[Martha Myers]], medical missionary
* [[August 31]]: [[Lionel Hampton]], jazz musician
 
* [[September 3]]: [[Samuel Barker]], former [[UAB Graduate School]] dean
* [[November 10]]: [[Steve Durbano]], former [[Birmingham Bulls (WHA)|Birmingham Bulls]] defenseman
* [[November 11]]: [[John Woods]], CEO of [[AmSouth Bank]]
* [[November 18]]: [[Jerome Daniels]], [[Birmingham Police Department]] patrolman
* [[December 23]]: [[Fred]], the town dog of [[Rockford]]
* [[December 24]]: [[Jamie Moore]], former [[List of Birmingham police chiefs|Birmingham Police chief]]
* [[December 30]]: [[Martha Myers]], medical missionary
:''See also [[List of Birmingham homicides in 2002]]''
:''See also [[List of Birmingham homicides in 2002]]''


Latest revision as of 15:49, 19 April 2024

2002 was the 131st year after the founding of the City of Birmingham.

Events

Business

Establishments

Rojo opened in 2002

Disestablishments

Education

Sports

Works

Books

Buildings

Individuals

Births

Awards

Graduations

Retirements

Deaths

See also List of Birmingham homicides in 2002

See Also

2000s
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