2011

2011 is the 140th year after the founding of the City of Birmingham.

Events

• January 3: The Fairfield City Council appointed Primus Mack to fill the District 2 seat left vacant by the retirement of Vincent Smith.
• January 5: A single-engine plane crashed near the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport, killing pilot Eugene Scott.
• April: Bob Sykes Bar-B-Q Blues Festival
• 2011 Birmingham mayoral election

Business

• Bromberg's held a closeout sale of merchandise from its closed Riverchase Galleria location at its former flagship store in downtown Birmingham.
• Muzik & More relocated to the Crown Plaza Shopping Center.
• Brownell Travel relocated to The Summit.
• March 1: Law firms Feld Hyde and Dominick, Fletcher, Yeilding, Wood & Lloyd merged to form the new firm of Dominick Feld Hyde.

Sports

• January 8: The first BBVA Compass Bowl saw the Pitt Panthers take on the Kentucky Wildcats.
• January 10: The 2010 Auburn Tigers football team faced the Oregon Ducks in the BCS National Championship game in Glendale, Arizona.
• May 2–8: The Regions Tradition golf tournament was held at the Shoal Creek Golf and Country Club.

Individuals

• Henry Parsley retired as Episcopal Bishop of Alabama.
• After concluding his term as Representative for the 7th District of Alabama, Artur Davis joined the law firm SNR Denton in Washington D.C.

Deaths

• January 2: Bill Ricker, former Operation New Birmingham director
• January 5: Eugene Scott, owner of Pee-Wee's Pawn Shop

See also List of Birmingham homicides in 2011 and List of homicides in 2011

Works

• 2011 Alabama Waterfowl Stamp by David Nix

Buildings

• Auburn Arena
• Hallman Hill phase II ("The Hill")
• Hayes K-8 School
• Tuscaloosa federal building
• renovations to Cullman County Courthouse

See Also

• 2011 Birmingham Barons
• 2011 Iron Bowl
• 2011 Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival
• 2011 UAB Blazers football

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