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'''2023''' is the 152nd year after the founding of the [[Birmingham|City of Birmingham]].
'''2023''' was the 152nd year after the founding of the [[Birmingham|City of Birmingham]].


==Events==
==Events==
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* August: [[STIX]] restaurant at the [[Riverchase Galleria]] reopened with new owners.
* August: [[STIX]] restaurant at the [[Riverchase Galleria]] reopened with new owners.
* Fall: [[Tracy Delaney]] opened [[Maple Avenue Coffee House]] in [[Trussville]].
* Fall: [[Tracy Delaney]] opened [[Maple Avenue Coffee House]] in [[Trussville]].
* [[Therita Lawler]] and [[Michelle Jones]] founded [[Lawler-Jones Real Estate & Development]]
* [[November 4]]: [[Donald Band|Donald]] and [[Erica Band]] opened [[Big Doon's BBQ]] in [[Hueytown]].
* [[November 4]]: [[Donald Band|Donald]] and [[Erica Band]] opened [[Big Doon's BBQ]] in [[Hueytown]].
* [[December 30]]: [[April Curry|April]] and [[Derrick Curry]] opened the [[I Do Wedding Chapel]] at 9433 [[Parkway East]].


====Disestablishments====
====Disestablishments====
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* [[January 28]]: [[Interstellar Ginger Beer and Exploration Co.]] in [[Alabaster]] closed.
* [[January 28]]: [[Interstellar Ginger Beer and Exploration Co.]] in [[Alabaster]] closed.
* February: [[Saturn]] was acquired by TVG Hospitality of London, England.
* February: [[Saturn]] was acquired by TVG Hospitality of London, England.
* [[February 20]]: [[Railcrew Xpress]] closed its Birmingham and [[Talladega]] operations.
* [[February 26]]: The final edition of ''[[The Birmingham News]]'' was published.
* [[February 26]]: The final edition of ''[[The Birmingham News]]'' was published.
* [[March 1]]: [[St Vincent's Orthopedics]] was acquired by Hughston Clinic Orthopaedics of Phenix City.
* [[March 1]]: [[St Vincent's Orthopedics]] was acquired by Hughston Clinic Orthopaedics of Phenix City.
* [[March 7]]: [[Thorsby Engineered Wood Products]] layed off 200 workers.
* March 7: Wheel Pros layed off 224 workers in [[Auburn]].
* [[March 10]]: [[Harvest Market]] in [[South East Lake]] closed.
* [[March 10]]: [[Harvest Market]] in [[South East Lake]] closed.
* [[March 15]]: RubinBrown of Saint Louis, Missouri acquired [[KnowledgePath Consulting]].
* [[March 15]]: RubinBrown of Saint Louis, Missouri acquired [[KnowledgePath Consulting]].
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* [[March 29]]: The [[Bonefish Grill]] on [[Galleria Circle]] closed.
* [[March 29]]: The [[Bonefish Grill]] on [[Galleria Circle]] closed.
* [[March 31]]: The [[McDonald's]] restaurant on [[1st Avenue North (Woodlawn)|1st Avenue North]] in [[Woodlawn]] closed.
* [[March 31]]: The [[McDonald's]] restaurant on [[1st Avenue North (Woodlawn)|1st Avenue North]] in [[Woodlawn]] closed.
* March 31: [[SNL Distribution Services Corp.]] closed.
* [[April 1]]: [[Iron City Grill]] closed.
* [[April 1]]: [[Iron City Grill]] closed.
* April: [[John's City Diner]] closed.
* April: [[John's City Diner]] closed.
* April: [[City Wholesale]] was acquired by Imperial Trading Co. of New Orleans, Louisiana.
* April: [[City Wholesale]] was acquired by Imperial Trading Co. of New Orleans, Louisiana.
* April: [[Little Italy's Pizza & Pints]] closed.
* April: [[Little Italy's Pizza & Pints]] closed.
* May: The [[CVS Bessemer Distribution Center]] was closed.
* May: The [[CVS Bessemer Distribution Center]] closed.
* May: United Structural Systems of Nashville, Tennessee acquired [[Ox Foundation Solutions]] of [[Calera]].
* May: United Structural Systems of Nashville, Tennessee acquired [[Ox Foundation Solutions]] of [[Calera]].
* [[June 2]]: [[Scott's Koneys]] closed.
* [[June 2]]: [[Scott's Koneys]] closed.
* [[June 6]]: [[Luxor Scientific]] closed its Birmingham facility.
* June: [[Cardinal Roofing and Restoration]] was acquired by Northpoint Roofing Systems of Woodstock, Georgia.
* June: [[Cardinal Roofing and Restoration]] was acquired by Northpoint Roofing Systems of Woodstock, Georgia.
* [[June 23]]: [[Revelator Coffee Co.]] closed their flagship [[3rd Avenue North]] shop.
* [[June 23]]: [[Revelator Coffee Co.]] closed their flagship [[3rd Avenue North]] shop.
* June 23: [[David's Bridal]] layed off 40 workers in Birmingham.
* [[June 30]]: [[5 Point Public House & Oyster Bar]] in [[Highland Point Plaza]] at [[Five Points South]] closed.
* [[June 30]]: [[5 Point Public House & Oyster Bar]] in [[Highland Point Plaza]] at [[Five Points South]] closed.
* July: Utz Quality Foods closed the [[Golden Flake]] production plant in [[North Titusville]].
* July: Utz Quality Foods closed the [[Golden Flake]] production plant in [[North Titusville]].
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* July: [[Joonko]] closed in the wake of allegations of fraud against CEO [[Ilit Raz]].
* July: [[Joonko]] closed in the wake of allegations of fraud against CEO [[Ilit Raz]].
* July: Con Forms of Port Washington, Wisconsin acquired [[Tricon Wear Solutions]]
* July: Con Forms of Port Washington, Wisconsin acquired [[Tricon Wear Solutions]]
* [[July 30]]: [[Yellow Corporation]] shut down its Birmingham operations.
* July 30: [[SiO2 Medical Products]] layed off 104 workers in [[Auburn]].
* [[August 1]]: Aprio LLC of Atlanta, Georgia acquired [[Culotta Scroggins Hendricks]] accountants.
* [[August 1]]: Aprio LLC of Atlanta, Georgia acquired [[Culotta Scroggins Hendricks]] accountants.
* August: [[CakEffect]] closed.
* August: [[CakEffect]] closed.
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* November: Higginbotham of Fort Worth, Texas acquired [[WRM Group]] insurance agencies.
* November: Higginbotham of Fort Worth, Texas acquired [[WRM Group]] insurance agencies.
* [[November 19]]: [[Birmingham Oddities]] closed.
* [[November 19]]: [[Birmingham Oddities]] closed.
* [[November 30]]: [[Baxter Healthcare Corporation]] of [[Opelika]] closed.
* December: [[Yellowhammer Creative]] closed its retail store at the [[Studios at Pepper Place]].
* December: [[Yellowhammer Creative]] closed its retail store at the [[Studios at Pepper Place]].
* December: [[U.S. Steel]] announced that it would be acquired by Nippon Steel of Tokyo, Japan.
* December: The [[UAB Proton Therapy Center]] closed.
* December: [[Club Duquette]] in [[Woodlawn]] closed.
* [[December 22]]: [[Smoke House Steak & Seafood Restaurant]] closed.
* [[December 22]]: [[Smoke House Steak & Seafood Restaurant]] closed.
* [[December 29]]: [[Dondi & Shell's Food Oasis]] in [[Helena]] closed.
* [[December 30]]: [[Queen's Park]] closed.
* [[December 31]]: [[Moreson Conferencing]] closed.
* [[December 31]]: [[Moreson Conferencing]] closed.
* December 31: [[Urban Parc]] closed.


===Education===
===Education===
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===Religion===
===Religion===
* [[May 11]]: The [[North Alabama Conference of the United Methodist Church]] accepted the disaffiliation of 135 churches.
* [[May 11]]: The [[North Alabama Conference of the United Methodist Church]] accepted the disaffiliation of 132 churches.


===Sports===
===Sports===
* [[March 16]] & [[March 18|18]]: [[NCAA college basketball tournaments#NCAA college basketball tournaments|2023 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament]] first and second round.
* [[March 16]] & [[March 18|18]]: A [[NCAA college basketball tournaments#NCAA college basketball tournaments|2023 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament]] first and second round regional was held at [[Legacy Arena]].
* [[May 8]]–[[May 10|10]]: [[2023 PGA WORKS Collegiate Championship]] at [[Shoal Creek Golf and Country Club]] and [[Bent Brook Golf Course]]
* [[May 8]]–[[May 10|10]]: The [[2023 PGA WORKS Collegiate Championship]] was held at [[Shoal Creek Golf and Country Club]] and [[Bent Brook Golf Course]]
* [[June 7]]: [[Birmingham Legion FC]] lost a quarter-final U.S. Open Cup match to Inter Miami 0-1 before a record crowd of 18,418 at [[Protective Stadium]].
* [[June 7]]: [[Birmingham Legion FC]] lost a quarter-final U.S. Open Cup match to Inter Miami 0-1 before a record crowd of 18,418 at [[Protective Stadium]].
* [[June 9]]–[[July 11|11]]: [[2023 Alabama State Games]]
* [[June 9]]–[[July 11|11]]: [[2023 Alabama State Games]] were held in the [[Birmingham area]], with ceremonies at [[Bartow Arena]].
* [[July 1]]: [[UAB]] officially joined the [[American Athletic Conference]].
* [[July 1]]: The [[UAB Blazers]] officially joined the [[American Athletic Conference]].
* [[July 8]]: The [[2023 Move United Nationals]] were held in Birmingham and [[Hoover]].
* [[July 8]]: The [[2023 Move United Nationals]] were held in Birmingham and [[Hoover]].
* September: The Logan family sold the [[Birmingham Barons]] to Diamond Baseball Holdings of Menlo Park, California.
* September: The Logan family sold the [[Birmingham Barons]] to Diamond Baseball Holdings of Menlo Park, California.
* [[October 28]]: The [[Alabama State University]] Hornets defeated the [[Alabama A&M University]] Bulldogs 31-16 in the [[Magic City Classic|2023 Magic City Classic]] at [[Legion Field]].
* [[November 25]]:  The [[2023 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama Crimson Tide]] defeated the [[2023 Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn Tigers]] 27-24 in the [[2023 Iron Bowl]] at [[Jordan-Hare Stadium]].
* [[December 2]]: The [[2023 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama Crimson Tide]] defeated the Georgia Bulldogs 27-24 in the [[Southeastern Conference]] championship game in Atlanta, Georgia.
* [[December 23]]: The Duke Blue Devils defeated the Troy Trojans 17-10 in the [[2023 Birmingham Bowl]] at [[Protective Stadium]].


====Professional teams====
====Professional teams====
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* [[May 8]]: {{AL}}'s [[John Archibald]], [[Ashley Remkus]], [[Ramsey Archibald]] and [[Challen Stephens]] won the Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting for documenting police abuses in [[Brookside]] and columnist [[Kyle Whitmire]] won the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary for his "State of Denial" series.
* [[May 8]]: {{AL}}'s [[John Archibald]], [[Ashley Remkus]], [[Ramsey Archibald]] and [[Challen Stephens]] won the Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting for documenting police abuses in [[Brookside]] and columnist [[Kyle Whitmire]] won the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary for his "State of Denial" series.
* [[August 24]]: [[Will Ferniany]], [[James Sloss]], [[A. Page Sloss Jr]], [[Sloss Real Estate]], [[Pete Sloss]], [[Carrie Tuggle]], and [[Odessa Woolfolk]] were inducted into the [[Birmingham Business Hall of Fame]].
* [[August 24]]: [[Will Ferniany]], [[James Sloss]], [[A. Page Sloss Jr]], [[Sloss Real Estate]], [[Pete Sloss]], [[Carrie Tuggle]], and [[Odessa Woolfolk]] were inducted into the [[Birmingham Business Hall of Fame]].
* [[Mark Blackburn]] of [[Greystone Golf & Country Club]] was named "Teacher of the Year" by ''Golf Digest'' magazine.


===Graduations===
===Graduations===
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* [[November 11]]: [[Frank Dukes]], civil rights leader and educator
* [[November 11]]: [[Frank Dukes]], civil rights leader and educator
* [[November 22]]: [[Steve Gilmer]], antiques dealer
* [[November 22]]: [[Steve Gilmer]], antiques dealer
* [[December 1]]: [[Ezekiel Hameen]], restaurateur  
* November: [[Bob (bobcat)]], [[Birmingham Zoo]] animal
* [[December 1]]: [[Ezekiel Hameen]], restaurateur
* December 1: [Mary Allen Jolley]], political activist
* [[December 3]]: [[Carol Nunnelley]], journalist
* [[December 3]]: [[Carol Nunnelley]], journalist
* [[December 5]]: [[David Ullrich]], [[Birmingham-Southern College]] English professor
* [[December 18]]: [[William Flippo]], former [[Gardendale]] city councilman
* [[December 23]]: [[Jill Madajczyk]], [[City of Birmingham]] chief compliance officer
* [[December 29]]: Historian [[Kermit Dooley]]
** [[List of homicides in 2023]]
** [[List of homicides in 2023]]


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===Books===
===Books===
[[File:Magic City 2023 cover.jpg|right|thumb|150px|"[[Magic City (2023 book)|Magic City]]'' by [[Burgin Mathews]].]]
* ''[[History of Birmingham’s Endangered Watercress Darter]]'', by [[Mike Howell]]
* ''[[History of Birmingham’s Endangered Watercress Darter]]'', by [[Mike Howell]]
* ''[[Inclusive Systemic Economic Injustice|Inclusive Systemic Economic Injustice: Corruption, Exclusion & Oppression in My Hometown: How White and Black Public Officials Injure Black Communities, Today]].'' by [[Brian Rice]]
* ''[[Inclusive Systemic Economic Injustice|Inclusive Systemic Economic Injustice: Corruption, Exclusion & Oppression in My Hometown: How White and Black Public Officials Injure Black Communities, Today]].'' by [[Brian Rice]]
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* ''[[Magic City Blues (novel)|Magic City Blues]]'', novel by [[Bobby Mathews]]
* ''[[Magic City Blues (novel)|Magic City Blues]]'', novel by [[Bobby Mathews]]
* ''[[You Have to Be Prepared to Die Before You Can Begin to Live|You Have to Be Prepared to Die Before You Can Begin to Live: Ten Weeks in Birmingham That Changed America]]'', by Paul Kix
* ''[[You Have to Be Prepared to Die Before You Can Begin to Live|You Have to Be Prepared to Die Before You Can Begin to Live: Ten Weeks in Birmingham That Changed America]]'', by Paul Kix
* ''[[Silent Cavalry: How Union Soldiers from Alabama Helped Sherman Burn Atlanta—and Then Got Written Out of History]]'' by [[Howell Raines]]


===Buildings===
===Buildings===
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==Context==
==Context==
In 2023 Ukraine continued to defend itself against Russian invaders. The United States ended its "national emergency" relating to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. Retailers Tuesday Morning and Bed, Bath & Beyond went into bankruptcy liquidation. Former President Donald Trump was indicted by grand juries in Washington D.C.; New York City; and Atlanta, Georgia. Wildfires in Maui, Hawaii killed nearly 100 people. Hamas' Al-Qassam Brigades carried out a massive terrorist strike in Israel, provoking a war of retaliation in Gaza.
In 2023 Ukraine continued to defend itself against Russian invaders. The United States ended its "national emergency" relating to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. Retailers Tuesday Morning and Bed, Bath & Beyond went into bankruptcy liquidation. Former President Donald Trump was indicted by grand juries in Washington D.C.; New York City; and Atlanta, Georgia. Wildfires in Maui, Hawaii killed nearly 100 people. Hamas' Al-Qassam Brigades carried out a massive terrorist strike in Israel, provoking a devastating war of retaliation in Gaza. In December Pope Francis formally approved the blessing of same-sex marriages.


Notable people who died in 2023 include actors Alan Arkin, Richard Belzer, Ryan O'Neal, Lance Reddick, Paul Reubens, Richard Roundtree, Suzanne Somers, Chaim Topol, Cindy Williams, Treat Williams, and Raquel Welch; architect Rafael Viñoly; authors Martin Amis, Milan Kundera and Cormac McCarthy; basektball coach Bobby Knight; bomber Ted Kaczynski; cartoonists Al Jaffee and Sam Gross; comedian Barry Humphries; film director William Friedkin; former First Lady Rosalynn Carter; football player Jim Brown; hockey player Bobby Hull; game show host Bob Barker; musicians Burt Bacharach, Jeff Beck, Harry Belafonte, Tony Bennett, Jimmy Buffett, Bobby Caldwell, David Crosby, Astrud Gilberto, Gordon Lightfoot, Sinéad O'Connor, Lisa Marie Presley, Wayne Shorter, and Tina Turner; poet Charles Simic; photographer Kwame Brathwaite; former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger; U.S. senator Dianne Feinstein; U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor; sculptor Fernando Botero; television hosts Pat Robertson and Jerry Springer; television producer Norman Lear; and wrestler Hossein "The Iron Sheik" Khosrow.
Notable people who died in 2023 include actors Alan Arkin, Richard Belzer, Andre Braugher, Ryan O'Neal, Lance Reddick, Paul Reubens, Richard Roundtree, Suzanne Somers, Chaim Topol, Cindy Williams, Treat Williams, and Raquel Welch; architect Rafael Viñoly; authors Martin Amis, Milan Kundera and Cormac McCarthy; basektball coach Bobby Knight; bomber Ted Kaczynski; cartoonists Al Jaffee and Sam Gross; comedian Barry Humphries; film director William Friedkin; former First Lady Rosalynn Carter; football player Jim Brown; hockey player Bobby Hull; game show host Bob Barker; musicians Burt Bacharach, Jeff Beck, Harry Belafonte, Tony Bennett, Jimmy Buffett, Bobby Caldwell, David Crosby, Astrud Gilberto, Gordon Lightfoot, Sinéad O'Connor, Lisa Marie Presley, Wayne Shorter, and Tina Turner; poet Charles Simic; photographer Kwame Brathwaite; former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger; U.S. senator Dianne Feinstein; U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor; sculptor Fernando Botero; television hosts Pat Robertson and Jerry Springer; television producer Norman Lear; and wrestler Hossein "The Iron Sheik" Khosrow.


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[[Category:2023|*]]
[[Category:2023|*]]

Latest revision as of 15:07, 19 April 2024

2023 was the 152nd year after the founding of the City of Birmingham.

Events

Business

Establishments

Disestablishments

Final front page of The Birmingham News, published February 26, 2023
Lloyd's Restaurant in Inverness closed on October 15, 2023

Education

Government

Religion

Sports

Professional teams

Individuals

Births

Awards

Graduations

Marriages

Retirements

Deaths

Catherine Burks-Brooks
Country Boy Eddie
Karl Seitz

Works

Books

"Magic City by Burgin Mathews.

Buildings

UAB Science & Engineering Complex

Demolitions

Context

In 2023 Ukraine continued to defend itself against Russian invaders. The United States ended its "national emergency" relating to the COVID-19 pandemic. Retailers Tuesday Morning and Bed, Bath & Beyond went into bankruptcy liquidation. Former President Donald Trump was indicted by grand juries in Washington D.C.; New York City; and Atlanta, Georgia. Wildfires in Maui, Hawaii killed nearly 100 people. Hamas' Al-Qassam Brigades carried out a massive terrorist strike in Israel, provoking a devastating war of retaliation in Gaza. In December Pope Francis formally approved the blessing of same-sex marriages.

Notable people who died in 2023 include actors Alan Arkin, Richard Belzer, Andre Braugher, Ryan O'Neal, Lance Reddick, Paul Reubens, Richard Roundtree, Suzanne Somers, Chaim Topol, Cindy Williams, Treat Williams, and Raquel Welch; architect Rafael Viñoly; authors Martin Amis, Milan Kundera and Cormac McCarthy; basektball coach Bobby Knight; bomber Ted Kaczynski; cartoonists Al Jaffee and Sam Gross; comedian Barry Humphries; film director William Friedkin; former First Lady Rosalynn Carter; football player Jim Brown; hockey player Bobby Hull; game show host Bob Barker; musicians Burt Bacharach, Jeff Beck, Harry Belafonte, Tony Bennett, Jimmy Buffett, Bobby Caldwell, David Crosby, Astrud Gilberto, Gordon Lightfoot, Sinéad O'Connor, Lisa Marie Presley, Wayne Shorter, and Tina Turner; poet Charles Simic; photographer Kwame Brathwaite; former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger; U.S. senator Dianne Feinstein; U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor; sculptor Fernando Botero; television hosts Pat Robertson and Jerry Springer; television producer Norman Lear; and wrestler Hossein "The Iron Sheik" Khosrow.

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