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===Business===
===Business===
* [[The Bank]] was founded by [[Jimmy Taylor|James A. Taylor]].
* [[Interconn Resources]] was founded by [[Kevin Stump]].
* [[Creative Concepts]] was founded by [[Scott Green|Scott]] and [[Kathy Green]].
* [[Louie Louie]] closed.
* [[Stignani's Market & Deli]] opened in [[Edgewood]].
* The ''[[Birmingham News]]'' took over the morning newspaper role, switching with the smaller ''[[Birmingham Post-Herald]]''.
* The ''[[Birmingham News]]'' took over the morning newspaper role, switching with the smaller ''[[Birmingham Post-Herald]]''.
* [[Colonial Properties Trust]] purchased [[Brookwood Village]].
* [[Colonial Properties Trust]] purchased [[Brookwood Village]].
* Park Communications, owner of [[WBMG 42]], merged with [[Media General]].
* Park Communications, owner of [[WBMG 42]], merged with [[Media General]].
* The [[Scottish Town Piper]] opened on [[20th Street South]].
* Regal Cinemas purchased [[Cobb Theatres]].
* Regal Cinemas purchased [[Cobb Theatres]].
* [[Aurora Productions]] was founded by [[Steven Antselevich]] and [[Yuri Shapochka]].
* [[BE&K]] acquired Terranext, LLC environmental consulting and engineers of Denver, Colorado
* [[BE&K]] acquired Terranext, LLC environmental consulting and engineers of Denver, Colorado
* [[Jimmy Taylor]] purchased the [[John A. Hand Building]] for $1.5 million at auction.
* [[Jimmy Taylor]] purchased the [[John A. Hand Building]] for $1.5 million at auction.
* [[July 31]]: [[Center Point 6]] closed.
* [[Bayer Properties]] purchased the site of the old [[John Carroll High School]] on [[Highland Avenue]] for $2.1 million.
* [[Bayer Properties]] purchased the site of the old [[John Carroll High School]] on [[Highland Avenue]] for $2.1 million.
* [[Terry Smith|Terry]] and [[Dottie Smith]] opened [[Edgar's Bakery & Cafe]] at the [[Shoppes of Colonnade]].
* [[Ona Watson]] opened [[Ona's Music Room]] on [[20th Street South]].
* [[Frank Poe]] was named executive director of the [[Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex]].
* [[Frank Poe]] was named executive director of the [[Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex]].
* The [[Milo's Tea Company]] began selling gallon jugs and 8-ounce bottles of "Milo's Famous Sweet Tea."
* The [[Milo's Tea Company]] began selling gallon jugs and 8-ounce bottles of "Milo's Famous Sweet Tea."
* [[Compass Bank]] acquired Enterprise National Bank of Jacksonville, Florida and the Horizon and Central Texas Bancorps of Texas in separate deals.
* [[Compass Bank]] acquired Enterprise National Bank of Jacksonville, Florida and the Horizon and Central Texas Bancorps of Texas in separate deals.
* Dean Foods acquired [[Barber's Dairy]].
* Dean Foods acquired [[Barber's Dairy]].
* [[AllSouth Appliance Group]] was founded by [[Tyler Hillman|Tyler]] and [[Josh Hillman]].
* [[Just For Feet]] bought Florida-based Athletic Attic and Michigan-based Imperial Sports.
* [[Just For Feet]] bought Florida-based Athletic Attic and Michigan-based Imperial Sports.
* [[EBSCO Industries]] surpassed $1 billion in annual sales.
* [[EBSCO Industries]] surpassed $1 billion in annual sales.
* [[Scripture Candy]] was founded by [[Brian Adkins]].
* The DeBardeleben family purchased [[Hardie-Tynes]].
* The DeBardeleben family purchased [[Hardie-Tynes]].
* [[David Maluff|David]] and [[Joseph Maluff]] bought [[Full Moon Bar-B-Que]].
===Establishments===
* [[AllSouth Appliance Group]] was founded by [[Tyler Hillman|Tyler]] and [[Josh Hillman]].
* [[Aurora Productions]] was founded by [[Steven Antselevich]] and [[Yuri Shapochka]].
* [[The Bank]] was founded by [[Jimmy Taylor|James A. Taylor]].
* [[Creative Concepts]] was founded by [[Scott Green|Scott]] and [[Kathy Green]].
* [[Terry Smith|Terry]] and [[Dottie Smith]] opened [[Edgar's Bakery & Cafe]] at the [[Shoppes of Colonnade]].
* [[Interconn Resources]] was founded by [[Kevin Stump]].
* [[Ona Watson]] opened [[Ona's Music Room]] on [[20th Street South]].
* [[Sam Giffin]] opened Birmingham's first [[Roly Poly]] franchise at 2009 [[15th Avenue South]].
* [[Sam Giffin]] opened Birmingham's first [[Roly Poly]] franchise at 2009 [[15th Avenue South]].
* [[Meadowlark Farms]] restaurant in [[Alabaster]] closed.
* The [[Scottish Town Piper]] opened on [[20th Street South]].
* [[David Maluff|David]] and [[Joseph Maluff]] bought [[Full Moon Bar-B-Que]].
* [[Scripture Candy]] was founded by [[Brian Adkins]].
* [[Stignani's Market & Deli]] opened in [[Edgewood]].
* July: Chef [[Franklin Biggs]] opened [[Homewood Gourmet]].
* July: Chef [[Franklin Biggs]] opened [[Homewood Gourmet]].
* Summer: [[The Station]] nightclub opened on [[Morris Avenue]].
* Summer: [[The Station]] nightclub opened on [[Morris Avenue]].
* [[September 26]]: The [[Carmike Wynnsong 12]] cinema multiplex opened at [[The Oaks at Lakeshore]] shopping center on [[Lakeshore Parkway]].
* [[December 30]]:  [[Covenant Bank]] was chartered in [[Leeds]].
* [[December 30]]:  [[Covenant Bank]] was chartered in [[Leeds]].
===Disestablishments===
* [[Louie Louie]] closed.
* [[July 31]]: [[Center Point 6]] closed.
* [[Meadowlark Farms]] restaurant in [[Alabaster]] closed.


===Media===
===Media===

Revision as of 16:23, 15 March 2018

1997 was the 126th year after the founding of the City of Birmingham.

Events

Business

Establishments

Disestablishments

Media

Birmingham Weekly

Sports

Works

Books

Buildings

Music

1997 City Stages

Individuals

Births

Awards

Graduations

Deaths

See also List of Birmingham homicides in 1997

See also

Context

In 1997 Bill Cosby's son Ennis was murdered. Bill Clinton began his second term as President of the United States. The Green Bay Packers won Super Bowl XXXI. O. J. Simpson was found liable for the deaths of Ron Goldman and Nicole Brown Simpson in civil proceedings. The Hale-Bopp comet made its closest approach to Earth. Tony Blair became Prime Minister of the UK. Deep Blue defeated Garry Kasparov in chess. The Chicago Bulls won their 5th NBA championship. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone was published. F. W. Woolworth & Company went out of business. Boeing merged with McDonnell Douglas. Google.com was registered as an internet domain. The Florida Marlins won the World Series and Opryland USA closed its doors.

Notable films of 1997 included Titanic, As Good as it Gets, and L. A. Confidential. Steven Millhauser won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for Martin Dressler: The Tale of an American Dreamer and Arundhati Roy won the Booker Prize for The God of Small Things.

Notable deaths in 1997 included Deng Xiaoping, The Notorious B.I.G., Willem de Kooning, Allen Ginsberg, Jacques Cousteau, Jimmy Stewart, Charles Kuralt, Gianni Versace, William S. Burroughs, Princess Diana, Mother Teresa, and John Denver.

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