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- 14:20, 3 April 2024 Fred Hunter (hist | edit) [2,985 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Fred Hunter''' (born April 3, 1953 in Fort Payne) is a former meteorologist and creator and producer of "Absolutely Alabama" segments for WBRC 6. Hunter, the son of T. F. and Dorothy Chitwood Hunter of Fort Payne. The family lived in Jasper for a while and also spent time in Clayton, Barbour County; Opp, Covington County; Alexander City; and before settling in Fyffe, DeKalb County, when T. F. Hunter purchased the Fyffe Five-and-Dime and Fr...")
- 09:10, 3 April 2024 Avenue H Ensley (hist | edit) [3,852 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{About|the street in Ensley|the downtown Birmingham street|University Boulevard}} '''Avenue H''' is a business street seven blocks south of the railroad tracks in downtown Ensley. The eastern end of the street continues from Avenue G Ensley in Central Pratt. It continues through South Pratt and Ensley proper, stopping at 35th Street Ensley short of I-59. {{stub}} ==Notable addresses== ===South Pratt=== * Avenue begins at Railroad Avenue...")
- 16:01, 2 April 2024 Alabama Blues Hall of Fame (hist | edit) [5,103 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The '''Alabama Blues Hall of Fame''' is a local chapter of the '''Blues Hall of Fame''', a website founded in 1999 by Dan Marolt of San Francisco, California to honor blues musicians with an online "eMuseum" and various induction events hosted by local "blues ambassadors" at clubs around the world. The program is a operated under a fiscal sponsorship basis with the Virginia-based non-profit "United Charitable". It is not affiliated with the Memphis, Tennessee-based...")
- 14:13, 2 April 2024 David Crenshaw (disambiguation) (hist | edit) [339 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''David Crenshaw''' can refer to any of the followng: * David Crenshaw Jr (1926–2011), World War II veteran, U.S. Steel worker, entrepreneur and civic activist. * Dave Crenshaw (born c. 1967), musician and music producer {{dismabig}}")
- 13:12, 2 April 2024 Dave Crenshaw (hist | edit) [1,600 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''David Edric Crenshaw''' (born c. [[1967] in Birmingham) is a musician and producer. Crenshaw is the youngest of three sons of long-time Ramsay High School band director Edward Crenshaw. He grew up in Birmingham and graduated from Huffman High School in 1985, participating in the school's drama department. Crenshaw has worked as a professional percussionist, notably recording and touring with Maxwell and PJ Morton. His recordings with Morton won G...")
- 10:03, 2 April 2024 2024 Birmingham network outage (hist | edit) [2,647 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The '''2024 Birmingham network outage''' was a disruption in the computer network used by the City of Birmingham to support its administrative payroll, permitting, licenses, tax collection, and other services. The outage occurred during the first week of March 2024 and was first acknowledged officially in a memo to city employees from communications director Rick Journey on March 12. Though no official statement has been made about the cause of the outag...")
- 16:44, 1 April 2024 Edward Wilson (disambiguation) (hist | edit) [249 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Edward Wilson''' can refer to any of the following: * Edward J. Wilson (1932–2010), long-time rector of St Mark's Episcopal Church * Edward O. Wilson (1929–2021), entomologist and father of sociobiology {{disambig}}")
- 16:42, 1 April 2024 Edward J. Wilson (hist | edit) [1,481 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Edward John Wilson''' (born July 31, 1932 in Mobile, Mobile County; died April 1, 2010) was an Episcopal priest and long-time rector of St Mark's Episcopal Church in South Titusville. Wilson trained as a Catholic priest. He attended Our Lady of the Lake Seminary in Syracuse, Indiana and was ordained in the early 1960s. He went on to complete a bachelor of science at Crosier Seminary in Onamia, Minnesota; a bachelor of arts at Hastings College...")
- 12:41, 1 April 2024 St Mark's Episcopal Church (hist | edit) [1,561 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Redirected page to St Mark African Methodist Episcopal Church) Tag: New redirect
- 08:06, 1 April 2024 Salvation Army Birmingham 614 Corps Community Worship Center (hist | edit) [799 bytes] David Bains (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Salvation Army Birmingham 614 Corps Community Worship Center''' was a former chapel of the Salvation Army Birmingham Area Command located at 2410 Reverend Abraham Woods Boulevard. It was erected by the army in 1967 and served until 2017 when the army consolidated its Birmingham operations on a new "Center of Hope" campus adjacent to I-65 at Finley Boulevard. The building was transferred to Jefferson County in 2021. ==References== *Bain...")
- 20:47, 31 March 2024 Dennison Avenue (hist | edit) [2,581 bytes] David Bains (talk | contribs) (creating redirect so that both forms of the name will end up the same (yet to be created) page.) Tag: New redirect
- 11:04, 31 March 2024 List of concerts at Sloss Furnaces (hist | edit) [8,342 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "This is a '''List of concerts at Sloss Furnaces''', including music-only events which took place at the former iron furnace site: * August 30, 1986: Sinéad O'Connor * May 16, 1990: Townes Van Zandt * July 20, 1991: I-95 Summer Meltdown with Trixter, Robbie Nevil and Slick Lilly * May 6, 1995: Korn, Marilyn Manson and Danzig * July 22, 1995: Weezer and That Dog * May 8, 1996: Presidents of the United...")
- 10:57, 31 March 2024 Furnace Fest 2023 (hist | edit) [2,460 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Furnace Fest 2023''' was a three-day punk/hardcore/metal music festival held on September 22–24, 2023 at Sloss Furnaces. The event was organized and promoted by Johnny Grimes in partnership Nashville record executive Chad Johnson, who promoted the earlier incarnation. Ryan Luther of Nashville and Mike Ziemer of Dallas, Texas were also involved in the production. Prior to the main festival, a "Benefit Ba...")
- 21:46, 30 March 2024 BJCTA Board (hist | edit) [2,881 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The '''Birmingham Jefferson County Transit Authority Board''' is the governing body responsible for operation of the Birmingham Jefferson County Transit Authority. The first 3-member board of directors for a Jefferson County Transit Authority (JCTA) was created by Act No. 993 during the 1971 Alabama legislative session. It specified three members, one elected by the Jefferson County Commission, one by the Birmingham City Council...")
- 20:40, 30 March 2024 Tiera Kennedy (hist | edit) [2,585 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Tiera Leftwich Kennedy''' (born March 24, 1998) is a singer and songwriter who blends R&B and country sounds. Tiera is the daughter of Howell and Natarsha Leftwich. She grew up in Gardendale and taught herself to play guitar by watching online videos. She performed in Birmingham and Nashville, Tennessee, while attending Gardendale High School and later on a full scholarship to the University of North Alabama in Athens. Whil...")
- 21:19, 29 March 2024 Esther Cooper Jackson (hist | edit) [8,406 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Esther Victoria Cooper Jackson''' (born August 21, 1917 in Arlington, Virginia; died August 23, 2022 in Boston, Massachusetts) was a civil rights activist, social worker, magazine editor and executive secretary of the Southern Negro Youth Congress. Esther was the daughter of George Posea Cooper and Esther Georgia Irving Cooper, who served as president of the Arlington branch of the NAACP. She attended segregated schools as a child, graduating...")
- 15:23, 29 March 2024 Hudson City (hist | edit) [318 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Hudson City''' was once an independent municipality. It was annexed into the City of Birmingham in the 1960s, becoming the eastern portion of the Inglenook neighborhood. {{stub}} * Category:Former municipalities")
- 13:02, 29 March 2024 Christine Taylor (hist | edit) [3,465 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''G. Christine Taylor''' (born c. 1957) is a former radio executive and current vice president and associate provost for diversity, equity and inclusion at the University of Alabama. Taylor graduated from Harriman High School in Roane County, Tennessee in 1975. She went on to complete a bachelor of arts in mass communications and media at Middle Tennessee State University in 1979. She began her radio career at WMOT-FM in Murfreesboro. She also worked wi...")
- 10:25, 29 March 2024 Alabamians for Academic Excellence and Integrity (hist | edit) [1,458 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Alabamians for Academic Excellence and Integrity''' ('''AAEI''') is a non-profit advocacy group which aims to promote education programs which are "rooted in the classical Western tradition", also described as "the Judeo-Western Civilization". The organization was founded in 2021 by Earl Tilford and Larry Clayton. It has advocated for the institution of an '''Alabama Classical College''' and has lobbied for the elimination of Diversity, Equity and Inclusi...")
- 20:26, 27 March 2024 First Church of the Nazarene (hist | edit) [694 bytes] David Bains (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''First Church of the Nazarene''' is located at 1998 Shades Crest Road in Vestavia Hills at the intersection of Montgomery Highway. The congregation moved this site in the early 1970s from 923 Graymont Avenue in Bush Hills. Its former building was sold to Sardis Baptist Church. For some years in the early twentieth the congregation used the name '''Crossroads Community Church'''. {{stub}} ==Pastors== * Gene Fuller, 1966 ==References==...")
- 12:24, 27 March 2024 Mary Maxwell (disambiguation) (hist | edit) [294 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Mary Maxwell''' can refer to any of the following: * Mary Maxwell (Montevallo), a professor of mathematics at the University of Montevallo and former partner in Eclipse Coffee * Mary Whalen Maxwell (born c. 1946), independent journalist and political candidate {{disambig}}")
- 13:34, 26 March 2024 Alabama House District 14 (hist | edit) [3,163 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Alabama State House of Representatives, District 14''' is a legislative district that includes most of Winston County and parts of western Cullman and Walker Counties, including the communities of Arley, Double Springs, Lynn, Natural Bridge, Oakman, and West Point Prior to 1975, each county sent a delegation to the Alabama State House of Representatives. Jefferson County was designated as D...")
- 11:44, 26 March 2024 Bobby Timmons (hist | edit) [1,712 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Robert Dean "Bobby" Timmons''' (born July 3, 1932; died March 22, 2024 in Prattville, Autauga County) was a two-term state legislator and long-time director of the Alabama Sheriffs Association. Timmons grew up in Ensley. He married his wife Emily in 1964. They had two children, Todd and Leslie. Timmons served as a special assistant to Jefferson County Sheriff Mel Bailey,...")
- 12:49, 25 March 2024 Mom's Basement (hist | edit) [1,719 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Mom's Basement''' is a bar located on the lower level of the Avondale Mills Shopping Center at 4441 3rd Avenue South in East Avondale. The idea for the bar was brainstormed by Wes Frazer, Patrick Nelson, Daniel Drinkard and Payne Baker. It opened in 2020, furnished with vintage booths and lounge seating, a coin-op pool table, and a photo booth. The walls are decorated with a growing collection of framed photographs of patrons' mothers....")
- 12:10, 25 March 2024 Progress Club (hist | edit) [1,173 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The '''Progress Club''' was a private social club at 2200 Ridge Park Avenue. It was established in 1920 by members of the conservative Jewish community, largely from Eastern European backgrounds. Its membership policies were considered less exclusive than the already-established Phoenix Club, which had been founded in the 1880s by members of the German-speaking reformed Jewish community centered around Temple Emanu-El. The club became dormant during the...")
- 11:49, 25 March 2024 Fairmont Country Club (hist | edit) [731 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The '''Fairmont Country Club''' was a private country club established by Birmingham's Eastern European Jewish community in 1920. Fairmont merged with the slightly-younger Hillcrest Golf and Country Club, founded in 1922 by members of the Reformed German-Jewish Community. The merger, which took place on May 20, 1968, resulted in establishment of the Pine Tree Country Club. ==References== * {{Elovitz-1974}} Category:Country clubs Categ...")
- 09:09, 25 March 2024 Apex Roofing & Restoration (hist | edit) [1,555 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Apex Roofing & Restoration''' is a major roofing contractor. The company was founded in 2010 by Grant Rockett and its headquarters offices are located in the Southlake Center at 4601 Southlake Parkway. Apex acquired the building in 2021 for $3.4 million. On July 1, 2019 a 15-year-old laborer for W & W Restoration, subcontracted to Apex, fell to his death while working on a roof project at Cullman Casting's foundry facility. The Oc...")
- 11:19, 24 March 2024 Gary Bostany (hist | edit) [1,146 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Gary A. Bostany''' (born March 26, 1952 is an amateur historian, landlord, and former artist and art director for ''Southern Living''. Bostany is one of eight children born to restaurateur and salesman Fred Bostany and his wife Harriet. Bostany purchased and restored the Warwick Manor Apartments in Five Points South where he also resides. He served as president of the Five Points South nei...")
- 10:46, 24 March 2024 2025 Birmingham budget (hist | edit) [1,315 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The '''2024-2025 Birmingham budget''' includes the operating budget for the City of Birmingham for the fiscal year July 1, 2024–June 30, 2025 as well as a capital projects budget. Mayor Randall Woodfin hosted a town hall meeting in March 2024 to present details of the budgeting process and city's commitments to the public prior to submitting the budget proposal. ==References== * Gaddy, Daniel (March 19, 2024) "[https://...")
- 11:13, 23 March 2024 Funmi Ford (hist | edit) [1,285 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Emmanuella Oluwafunmilayo "Funmi" Ford''' (born in Nigeria) is a content creator, social media influencer and motivational speaker. <!--My name is Emmanuella Oluwafunmilayo Ford or Funmi (Foo-Me) Ford. You can also call me Emma Ford. I am Nigerian born but moved to the United States at eight years old. I graduated from Auburn Montgomery with a liberal arts degree and am currently pursing a Masters in English. I worked in corporate America for years until I became a f...")
- 10:25, 23 March 2024 Rufus Billups (hist | edit) [4,968 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Rufus L. Billups''' (born January 7, 1928 in Birmingham; died January 30, 1996) was a major general in the U.S. Air Force. Billups was the son of Edward and Christine Sims Billups of Collegeville. He graduated from Parker High School and completed his bachelor of science at Tuskegee Institute in 1949. As a member of the school's Reserve Officers' Training Corps he was commissioned a 2nd lieutenant in the Air For...")
- 09:57, 23 March 2024 Horizon Church (hist | edit) [1,665 bytes] David Bains (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Horizon Church''' is an Assemblies of God congregation located at 2345 Columbiana Road at the top of Shades Mountain in Vestavia Hills. The congreation was first organized in 1939 as the '''Norwood Assembly of God''' in Birmingham by Rev. D. H. Brown. After initially worshiping above a store at 25th Street North and 12th Avenue North, it purchased a building at 20th Street North and...")
- 08:07, 23 March 2024 The Church at GrantsMill (hist | edit) [1,214 bytes] David Bains (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''The Church at GrantsMill''' was founded as '''First Baptist Church of Irondale''' and has also been known as '''Irondale Baptist Church'''. It is located at 6001 Old Leeds Road, in Irondale. Its previous building was at the corner of 2nd Avenue South and 20th Street South in central Irondale. Its brick Romanesque-revival sanctuary on that site was dedicated on July 22, 1956. Ground was brok...")
- 16:20, 22 March 2024 Lynda Cardwell (hist | edit) [1,665 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Lynda Lee Cardwell''' (born c. 1961; died March 14, 2024) was a television news personality and communications professional. Lynda was one of two children born to Kelly N. and Sherry Cardwell. She graduated from Hokes Bluff High School in Etowah County in 1979 and completed a bachelor's degree in journalism at the University of Alabama in 1983. She started her television career at WJSU-TV in Anniston. Cardwell came to Birmin...")
- 14:30, 22 March 2024 Memory Lane (disambiguation) (hist | edit) [329 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Memory Lane''' can refer to any of the following: * Memory Lane, a street in Mountain Brook * Memory Lane (shoes), a new/used sneaker and vintage clothing boutique on 1st Avenue North * Memory Lane (University Mall), a shop at Tuscaloosa's University Mall {{disambig}}")
- 17:48, 21 March 2024 Dotson McGinnis Nelson Junior Lectureship in Religion and Life (hist | edit) [1,119 bytes] David Bains (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The '''Dotson McGinnis Nelson Junior Lectureship in Religion and Life''' was establihsed in 1984 by Martha Holley and Howard Lamar Holley to honor Dotson Nelson, pastor of Mountain Brook Baptist Church from 1961 to 1981 and help Samford University students grow in their intellectual and spiritual understanding of Christianity and its application to society. The lectures are held in Reid Chapel. ==Lecturers== * Timothy O’Connor * Rod...")
- 17:30, 21 March 2024 Joseph Gelders (hist | edit) [7,192 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Joseph Sidney Gelders''' (born November 20, 1898 in Birmingham; died March 1, 1950 in San Francisco, California) was a physicist and civil rights activist. He co-founded the Southern Conference for Human Welfare and the National Committee to Abolish the Poll Tax. He narrowly survived a brutal abduction and beating in Birmingham in 1936. Joseph was the son of Louis Gelders, owner of Gelders' Restaurant and part-owner of Parisi...")
- 15:35, 21 March 2024 I Am Greatness (hist | edit) [487 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''I Am Greatness''' is a non-profit organization founded in 2012 by Jamareé Collins with the support of friends and family members. It was incorporated in 2015, and provides confidence-boosting activities, educational programs and mentorship to children. {{stub}} ==References== * Bookman, Alaina (March 17, 2024) "I Am Greatness provides mentorship, safety to curb Birmingham violence." {{AL}} Category:Nonprofits Category:2012 establishments")
- 15:13, 21 March 2024 2025 (hist | edit) [1,594 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with " '''2025''' is the 154th year after the founding of the City of Birmingham. ==Events== * ===Business=== * ====Establishments==== * ====Disestablishments==== * ===Education=== * The CHOOSE Act was implemented. ===Government=== * 2025 Birmingham municipal election ===Religion=== * ===Sports=== * March: NCAA college basketball tournaments#2025 Women's Southeast regional Semifinals and finals|2025 Women's Southeast regional Semifi...")
- 14:56, 21 March 2024 UAB Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital (hist | edit) [1,360 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The '''UAB Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital''' is an 11-story, 346,000 square foot medical building constructed between 2022 and 2025 at 1700–1720 7th Avenue South, between Children's Hospital's Lowder Building and the Sparks Center on Block 185 in the UAB Medical Center. The $128 million facility was designed by Gresham Smith and built by Hoar Construction. It replaced the older Spain Rehabilitation Center as the home of [...")
- 17:36, 20 March 2024 Act of Alabama 2024-34 (hist | edit) [9,874 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Act of Alabama 2024-34''' is an Alabama law, passed during the 2024 legislative session, which prohibits "certain public entities" from operating "diversity, equity and inclusion" programs or promoting "divisive concepts", and requires public colleges to designate restrooms "on the basis biological sex". The bill was created in the context of similar pieces of state legislation having been enacted in Florida, North Dakota, South...")
- 12:10, 20 March 2024 Christopher Fennell (hist | edit) [1,450 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Christopher Fennell''' (born c. 1967 in Florida) is a sculptor, known for his large-scale outdoor works usually fabricated from recycled materials. Fennell earned his bachelor of science in mechanical engineering at the University of South Florida in 1989 and worked at Motorola and Reflectone as a robotics and flight simulation engineer. He completed a bachelor of arts in sculpture at South Florida in 1993 and a master of fine arts at the University of Ge...")
- 09:10, 20 March 2024 First Light (hist | edit) [2,494 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''First Light Shelter''' is an emergency shelter for unhoused women located in the former Granada Hotel at 2230 22nd Street North. In addition to shelter services, the organization carries out programs aimed at helping individuals secure housing and generally reducing homelessness in Birmingham. The shelter program began in 1983 as a volunteer ministry of First Presbyterian Church and was originally located in the church basement. It was incorporate...")
- 19:35, 19 March 2024 Flora Johnston Nature Park (hist | edit) [4,848 bytes] Robert Matthews (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Flora Johnston Nature Park''' is located at 309 Elder Street in Irondale. On March 19, 2024, a proposed new section of trail along Shades Creek in Birmingham will link existing trail portions along the creek from Irondale into Mountain Brook. The Birmingham City Council approved a plan to consult with Freshwater Land Trust for project management of a new Shades Creek Greenway trail in Birmingham. The trail will link the Irondale Fu...")
- 17:56, 19 March 2024 John Slaughter (hist | edit) [563 bytes] David Bains (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''John L. Slaughter''' was pastor of First Baptist Church in Birmingham from 1928 to 1952. He saw the congreation through the depression and to the retirement of its debt after World War II. His daughter Jane Laroque Slaughter Hardenbergh taught organ at Howard College. In 2011, the restored and expanded organ in Reid Chapel was named in her memory. {{stub}} ==References== * "[https://www.fbcbirmingham.org/our-story/A Short History]," Firs...")
- 13:42, 18 March 2024 List of Alliance of Baptists churches (hist | edit) [399 bytes] David Bains (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The '''Alliance of Baptists'' is a denomination formed in 1987 as an outgrowth of the controversy within the Southern Baptist Convention. It was initially known as the Southern Baptist Alliance. Churches affiliated with the Alliance include: *Baptist Church of the Covenant *Southside Baptist Church Category:Lists of Baptist churches")
- 17:04, 15 March 2024 Charles Williams (disambiguation) (hist | edit) [610 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Charles Williams''' can refer to any of the following: * Charles Molton Williams (1930–2004), insurance and real estate executive * Charles Williams (architect) * Charles Williams (St Clair County), a member of the St Clair County Commission {{disambig}}")
- 17:02, 15 March 2024 C. Molton Williams (hist | edit) [2,104 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Charles Molton Williams''' (born June 21, 1930 in Birmingham; died January 6, 2004) was an insurance and real estate executive. Charles was the son of Elliott Williams Sr and the former Gertrude Molton, daughter of Thomas Molton. His father served as senior officer of the firm of Molton, Allen & Williams. Charles earned his bachelor of science in business administration at Washington & Lee University in Lexington,...")
- 14:56, 15 March 2024 Hannah Elliott (hist | edit) [4,568 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Hannah Elliott''' (born September 29, 1876 in Atlanta, Georgia; died October 6, 1956 in Birmingham) was an artist and art educator. Elliott was trained by private art teachers in Vicksburg, Mississippi; Kansas City, Missouri; and Memphis, Tennessee. In Birmingham she trained with Roderick MacKenzie. She also studied at the Académie Colarossi in Paris, France. When she was 19, Elliott founded the Nineteenth Century Club as a young wom...")
- 11:43, 15 March 2024 Naomi King (hist | edit) [3,596 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Naomi Ruth Barber King''' (born November 17, 1931 in Dothan, Houston County; died March 7, 2024) was the widow of minister and Civil Rights activist Alfred Daniel King. Naomi moved with her mother, Bessie Barber, to Atlanta, Georgia in the mid 1940s. Naomi worked part-time as a fashion model while at Booker T. Washington High School, and was active at Ebenezer Baptist Church, then led by Martin Luther King Sr. She met Reverend King's yo...")
- 16:55, 14 March 2024 George Stewart (disambiguation) (hist | edit) [566 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''George Stewart''' can refer to any of the following: * George Ray Stuart (born 1944), former director of the Birmingham Public Library * George W. Stewart, founder of the American Gospel Quartet Convention {{disambig}}")
- 15:22, 14 March 2024 Dunavant Valley Oaks (hist | edit) [1,242 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Dunavant Valley Oaks''' is an undeveloped 1,633-acre parcel of property in northern Shelby County, with about 60 acres crossing over into southern Jefferson County. It stretches from the southern slope of Oak Mountain to Dunnavant Valley Road (Shelby County Road 41), north of Lake Wehapa. It has been owned by the family of C. Molton Williams, former president of Molton, Allen & Williams and founder of Brigham-Williams & Associates,...")
- 13:57, 14 March 2024 List of private schools (hist | edit) [2,621 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "This is a '''list of private schools''' in the Birmingham area, with enrollment figures from 2023. ==List== ===Christian schools=== ====Catholic==== * John Carroll Catholic High School, 471 students in grades 9 through 12 * Prince of Peace Catholic School, 481 students in Pre-K through 8th grade * Saint Rose Academy (Birmingham), 210 students in Pre-K through 8th grade * Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic School (Homewood), 400 students in Pre-...")
- 12:59, 14 March 2024 Tom Huey (hist | edit) [3,048 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Thomas Edward Huey''' (born May 6, 1950; died February 29, 2024) was a poet and playwright. <!--Tom Huey, 73, playwright and poet, died Thursday as a result of a car accident. An Alabama native, he was the only child of Judge Thomas Huey Jr. and Elizabeth Sessions Huey. Tom discovered passions for athletics and literature as a young man at Birmingham University Preparatory School. For a time, Tom held the state record for sixty-yard low hurdles. As an...")
- 10:02, 14 March 2024 Ruth's Place (hist | edit) [1,222 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Ruth's Place''' was a 120-seat, 7,200 square-foot restaurant, lounge, and entertainment venue at 2404 Derby Way in Birmingham's Liberty Highlands neighborhood. It was a sibling to Ruth's Cafe on 24th Street North in North Birmingham. It was opened in 2018 in the former Sensations nightclub space by members of the Bibb family, including Nett Bibb and Geniece Dancy. The menu featured Southern-style favorites like smothered pork c...")
- 23:48, 13 March 2024 Football players mural (hist | edit) [1,006 bytes] Mark Taylor (talk | contribs) (Created page with "center|thumb|800px|Football players mural in September 1979 This mural depicting stylized football players was executed by Joyce P. Smith and Terry Beckham for the Birmingham Mural Project in 1978. It once occupied three sections of the west wall of a one-story building owned by The Birmingham News on the southeast corner of 22nd Street North and 4th Avenue North, on the site where a new Birming...")
- 16:46, 13 March 2024 American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (hist | edit) [2,672 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The '''American Rescue Plan Act of 2021''', also known as '''ARPA''' or the '''COVID-19 Stimulus Package''' is a federal law passed by the 117th United States Congress and signed by President Joe Biden on March 11, 2021 as a key piece of his "Investing in America" policy platform, primarily aimed at boosting the national economy in the wake of the COVID pandemic. The primary purpose of the law was to authorize $1.9 trillion in federal stimulus payments to in...")
- 16:18, 13 March 2024 Bessemer Housing Authority (hist | edit) [1,322 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The '''Housing Authority of the City of Bessemer''' is the public agency responsible for administering federally-funded housing policy in the city of Bessemer, including public housing projects as well as Section 8 vouchers for low-income renters in the city. As of 2024 the authority serves about 3,000 residents. The authority's headquarters office is located at 1515 Fairfax Avenue adjacent to the Thompson Manor public housing community. Its executive direct...")
- 16:05, 13 March 2024 Act of Alabama 2024-20 (hist | edit) [5,872 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Act of Alabama 2024-20''' is an Alabama law, passed during the 2024 legislative session, which indemnifies parties to in vitro fertilization treatment from prosecutions or other legal actions arising from the destruction of human embryos. The bill was quickly drafted in response to the Alabama State Supreme Court's February 16, 2024 ruling that embryos created during in vitro fertilization treatments have the same righ...")
- 13:12, 13 March 2024 Portrait of Elizabeth Gilpin (hist | edit) [4,323 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with ""'''Portrait of Elizabeth Gilpin'''" is an oil painting produced circa 1814 by Joshua Johnson (sometimes Johnston), a painter from Baltimore, Maryland who is generally thought to be the first professional Black artist in the United States. There is sparse and conflicting evidence regarding Johnson's background, with some sources indicating he was born in 1763 as the son of George Johnson, a white man, and an enslaved Black woman whose name has not survived. He was s...")
- 11:35, 13 March 2024 North Birmingham Mural (hist | edit) [988 bytes] Mark Taylor (talk | contribs) (Created page with "center|thumb|800px|"North Birmingham Mural" in September 1979 The '''North Birmingham Mural''' is a large-scale painted mural executed by Joyce P. Smith, with the help of local youngsters, for the Birmingham Mural Project in 1978. The mural, now badly faded, covers the west wall of the Birmingham Police Department North Precinct building at 2600 31st Avenue North and depicts a giant panorama of the neighb...")
- 21:37, 12 March 2024 Gallery 2 (mural) (hist | edit) [620 bytes] Mark Taylor (talk | contribs) (Created page with "center|thumb|800px|"Gallery 2" in September 1979 '''"Gallery 2"''' was an outdoor mural at 2412 2nd Avenue North in downtown Birmingham. The mural was on the southwest wall (24th Street North side) of the the former Oxford Furniture Galleries building, now the Gallery Lofts. The mural was painted over before 2008. Category:1970s w...")
- 18:12, 11 March 2024 Untitled tree mural (hist | edit) [1,096 bytes] Mark Taylor (talk | contribs) (Created page with " right |thumb|400px|"Untitled" in September 1979 '''"Untitled"''' is an outdoor mural at 1831 1st Avenue North in downtown Birmingham. The now-faded mural appears on the south (rear) wall of the Lincoln Life Building, and therefore is best viewed from Morris Avenue. The mural was painted in 1979 by Terry Beckham as part of the [...")
- 17:11, 11 March 2024 CHOOSE Act (hist | edit) [9,965 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The '''Creating Hope and Opportunity for Our Students' Education Act of 2024''', abbreviated as the '''CHOOSE Act''' ('''Act of Alabama 2024-21''' is an Alabama law, passed in 2024, which establishes an income tax credit of up to $7,000 per child for parents who enroll their children in private schools or homeschooling programs. School voucher or school choice programs have been proposed in the past, with a number of relatively small-scale measures being implemented...")
- 15:28, 11 March 2024 Trussville Office Park (hist | edit) [1,717 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Trussville Office Park''' is a 7-building, 49,868 squared-foot business center arranged around a central parking lot at 3504–3536 Vann Road, off of U.S. Highway 11 in Trussville. It was developed by Daniel Buchanan's Trussville Properties Inc. In 2024 the Barber Companies acquired the center from a San Diego, California investor for $6.125 million. {{stub}} ==Tenants== * 3504: * 3510: ** Suite 101: Fox Mortgage Inc. ** Suite 105: [...")
- 11:22, 11 March 2024 Quantalytix (hist | edit) [1,190 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Quantalytix''' is a financial technology company that publishes cloud-based tools for banks and other financial institutions. It was founded in 2016 by former Regions Bank executives Chris Aliotta and Will Bryant. The company began offering a loan portfolio enterprise balance sheet management (EBM) platform for community banks and credit unions in 2022. It launched a larger dashboard marketed to institutions with $1 billion to $30 billion in asset...")
- 09:12, 11 March 2024 Lawler-Jones Real Estate & Development (hist | edit) [720 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Lawler-Jones Real Estate & Development''' is a real estate firm founded in 2023 by Therita Lawler and Michelle Jones. In 2024 it relocated its offices from the Professional Office Building at 242 West Valley Avenue to the Massey Business College building at 2024 3rd Avenue North. ==References== * Parker, Illyshia (March 6, 2024) "Real estate veterans open firm in downtown Birmingham." {{BBJ}} ==External links== * [https://www.lawlerjo...")
- 23:33, 8 March 2024 Francis Tobin (hist | edit) [637 bytes] David Bains (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Francis Tobin''' was a Roman Catholic priest of the Society of Saint Joseph who visited Birmignham in 1904 to assses the prospects of a mission to African Americans in the city. On October 1, 1905 he was appointed by Edward Allen, the archbishop of Mobile, to establish Immaculate Conception Church in Birmingham. He served the parish until he was reassigned the following year. {{stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Tobin, Francis}} Category:Catholic clergy")
- 18:05, 8 March 2024 Station 41 (hist | edit) [1,443 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Station 41''' is a biotechnology business accelerator and venture studio program and incubator founded in 2023 by Southern Research. The incubator space offers private office and laboratory space and equipment, as well as shared support staff and facilities. The Station 41 area was designed by HOK with Williams Blackstock Architects, and constructed by Brasfield & Gorrie. ==Clients== * PM Labs * Adjuvax * Alveolus Bio * Celestia Diagnos...")
- 21:44, 7 March 2024 Jim Moebes (hist | edit) [629 bytes] David Bains (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Jim Moebes''' (born September 4, 1941, Decatur, Alabama; died July 14, 2020, Birmingham, Alabama) was pastor of Mountain Brook Baptist Church from 1981 to 2011. He graduated from Samford University in 1963. {{stub}} ==References== * Obituary for James Moebes (July 16, 2020) {{AL}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Moebes, Jim}} Category:1941 births Category:2020 deaths Category:Samford alumni Category:Baptist ministers")
- 21:15, 7 March 2024 Dotson Nelson (hist | edit) [865 bytes] David Bains (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Dotson Nelson''' was pastor of Mountain Brook Baptist Church from 1961 to 1981. During his tenure the congregation's sanctuary was built and the congregation grew considerably. The Dotson McGinnis Nelson Junior Lectureship in Religion and Life was established at Samford University in his honor in 1984 by Martha Holley and Howard Lamar Holley. {{stub}} ==External links== * [https://www.samford.edu/arts-and-sciences/dotson-nelson-lectu...")
- 13:37, 7 March 2024 Miriam McClung (hist | edit) [4,755 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Miriam Maddox Jackson McClung''' (born 1935 in Birmingham) is a painter. Miriam was the youngest child born to Philip C. Jackson Sr and his wife, the former Ellen Maddox. She grew up in Mountain Brook and attended Mountain Brook Elementary School and Shades Valley High School as part of the first graduating class of 1953. While in elementary school, she pursued artistic studies with Louise Cone at her studio in the for...")
- 17:45, 6 March 2024 Hollis Towns (hist | edit) [1,365 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Hollis R. Towns''' (born in Fort Valley, Georgia) is president and editor-in-chief of the Alabama Media Group. He succeeded Kelly Ann Scott in March 2024. Towns was a managing editor for the ''Kalamazoo Gazette'' in Kalamazoo, Michigan . He joined Gannett in 2004 and served as managing and executive editor for the ''Cincinnati Enquirer''. He was promoted to vice president for local news and regional editor, overseeing more than 160 newspapers and web...")
- 14:13, 6 March 2024 Yard Love (hist | edit) [237 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Yard Love''' is a lawn maintenance and landscaping company founded in 2020 by Aaron Hathcock. {{stub}} ==External links== * [https://www.yard.love/ Yard Love] website Category:Landscapers Category:2020 establishments")
- 13:52, 6 March 2024 Chuantae Brown (hist | edit) [2,050 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Chuantae A. Brown''' (born c. 1990 in Birmingham) is the Democratic nominee for Jefferson County District Court, Place 11 (Bessemer Division) in the 2024 general election. Brown graduated from Ramsay High School and earned her bachelor of arts in criminal justice and political science at the University of Alabama in 2012. She went on to study at the Thomas Goode Jones School of Law at Faulkner University in Montgomery. She served as an...")
- 13:23, 5 March 2024 Vestavia Hills Elementary Dolly Ridge (hist | edit) [1,001 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Infobox School |name =Vestavia Hills Elementary Dolly Ridge |image = |established = |district =Vestavia Hills Schools |grades =K–5 |principal =Ty Arendall |enrollment =700 |enroll-year =2022 |colors = |mascot = |address =2650 Gresham Drive |city =Vestavia Hills |website =[https://www.vhcs.us/Domain/2223 vhcs.us] }} '''Vestavia Hills Elementary Dolly Ridge''' is an element...")
- 17:11, 4 March 2024 Pivot Motion Pictures (hist | edit) [515 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Pivot Motion Pictures''' is a film production company founded in 2023 by Waljeron "Ron" Brown Sr. ==Productions== * "Please" (Dennis L. Reed II, 2023) Tubi * "Finally… Famous?" Karl "Special K" Douglas comedy special, filmed at Red Mountain Theatre * "Nate and Deez Nuts" (2024) ==References== * Sharpe-Jefferson, Keisa (March 1, 2024) "Ron Brown, Birmingham Businessman, Reaches No. 1 With Film on Movie App." {{BT}} Category:Filmm...")
- 15:45, 4 March 2024 Fretted Instruments (hist | edit) [1,462 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Fretted Instruments''' is a stringed instrument retailer located at 2906 Linden Avenue in Homewood. It was opened in 1974 by Herb Trotman with Ricky Stone, originally as a music education center. Though the shop has always offered lessons, Trotman quickly determined that students needed a reliable source for good quality instruments and turned to sales of guitars, banjos, fiddles, ukeleles and mandolins, as well as accessories and sheet music. Inst...")
- 12:18, 4 March 2024 Southside Church of God, Birmingham (hist | edit) [1,875 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with ":''This article is about the church in Birmingham. For other uses, see Southside Church of God.'' '''Southside Church of God''' (sometimes '''South Side Church of God''') is a Christian church affiliated with the Anderson, Indiana-based Church of God Ministries, an outgrowth of Wesleyan-Holiness religious movements of the 19th century midwest. The church previously met in a one-story 4,191 square-foot framed building at 3117 7th Avenue South in Birmingham's...")
- 17:36, 1 March 2024 C & B Transportation Systems (hist | edit) [1,167 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Carrier and Brokered Transportation Systems''', generally known as '''C & B Transportation Systems''', is a flatbed hauler specializing in bulk construction materials and equipment. The company, founded in 2020 by Jason Burroughs, has secured contracts with numerous large-scale shippers and is a preferred partner of Consolidated Pipe & Supply Its offices are located in the Cotton's Building at 400 19th Street Ensley. Burroughs spun off a separat...")
- 16:50, 1 March 2024 Kindred Motes (hist | edit) [2,177 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Kindred C. Motes Jr''' (born c. 1990 in Somerville, Morgan County) is a digital communications professional and founding director of KM Strategies Group in Washington D.C. Motes earned his bachelor's degree in English at Birmingham-Southern College in 2012. A class on "Civil Rights and Justice," taught by Ed LaMonte at Birmingham-Southern led him to seek opportunities in human rights advocacy after graduation. He worked with the Episcopal Service Corps i...")
- 13:29, 1 March 2024 Herban Soul Café (hist | edit) [653 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Herban Soul Café''' is a small business founded by Alexis Kimbrough which offers herbal teas and snacks. It is located in the Woodlawn Marketplace. {{stub}} ==References== * Watson, Nathan (January 16, 2024) "New tea house opening in Woodlawn, February 10." {{BNow}} ==External links== * [https://herbansoulcafe.com/ Herban Soul Café] website Category:Tea rooms Category:Woodlawn Marketplace Category:2024 establishments")
- 13:22, 1 March 2024 Dear Sunday Skincare (hist | edit) [468 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Dear Sunday Skincare''' is a retail line of skin care products founded in November 2021 by chemist Kenya Staples. {{stub}} ==References== * Bookman, Alaina (February 28, 2024) "Birmingham skincare creator celebrates work with other Black business owners: ‘Grateful’." {{AL}} ==External links== * [https://dearsundayskin.com/ Dear Sunday] website Category: Birmingham products Category: 2021 establishments")
- 13:50, 28 February 2024 Black Elks Lodge (hist | edit) [1,764 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The '''Black Elks Lodge''' was a meeting hall constructed for the Jones Valley Lodge No. 14, a group organized in 1901 as an affiliate of the Improved Benevolent Protective Order of Elks of the World (IBPOEW), a Black fraternal group founded in 1897 as a reflection of the all-white Benevolent Protective Order of Elks. It was located on the southeast corner of Block 258, at 800 12th Street North, northwest of the intersection with Reverend Abraham Wo...")
- 09:47, 28 February 2024 Center Point School (hist | edit) [634 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Center Point School''' can refer to any of the following: * Center Point School, built in 1924 at 2209 Center Point Parkway, also known as the "Rock School", and presently housing the Center Point City Hall and Center Point Head Start Center * Center Point Elementary School, a current Jefferson County Schools K-2 school constructed in 2003 at 4801 Indian Trail * Center Point High School, a current J...")
- 09:42, 28 February 2024 Center Point City Hall (hist | edit) [1,153 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Center Point City Hall''' is a public building and administrative center of the city of Center Point. It shares the 5,100 square-foot 1924 former Center Point School building with the Center Point Head Start Center. The rock-clad building is located on a 4.5-acre lot at 2229 Center Point Parkway. At the time of its incorporation in 2002, the first city offices were located in space donated by Ronnie Roddam at...")
- 14:38, 27 February 2024 Concordia Lutheran Church (hist | edit) [669 bytes] David Bains (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Concordia Lutheran Church''' was a congregation of the Lutheran Church--Missiouri Synod located at 942 Huffman Road. It was organized on August 10, 1957. Chicago-native Edwin Schwenke, a recent graduate of Concordia Theological Seminary in St. Louis was its first pastor. Later the site was secured and the building erected. {{stub}} Category:Former Lutheran churches Category:1957 establ...")
- 12:20, 27 February 2024 George Washington's Birthday (hist | edit) [1,523 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Washington's Birthday''' is a federal holiday in the United States honoring the first president, George Washington. It has been generalized in many states as "Presidents' Day", honoring Washington along with all successive presidents. The February 22 birthday of George Washington was declared as a holiday for federal employees in the District of Columbia in 1879, and to federal employees everywhere in 1885. That date remained official until the Uniform Mo...") originally created as "Presidents' Day"
- 11:57, 26 February 2024 Specification Rubber Products (hist | edit) [879 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Specification Rubber Products''' ('''SRP''') is a manufacturer of gaskets and other engineered molded rubber products used in the waterworks industry. The company was founded in Alabaster in 1968 and acquired by American Cast Iron Pipe Company as a subsidiary in 1969. It is headquartered at 1568 1st Street North. Its president is Steven Smith. In 2024 the company acquired a 120,000 square-foot warehouse on a 16-a...")
- 13:03, 25 February 2024 St George Melkite Greek Catholic Church (hist | edit) [1,834 bytes] David Bains (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''St George Melkite Greek Catholic Church''' is parish of the Melkite Diocese of Newton, Massachusetts, located at 425 16th Avenue South. It is one of only forty-five Melkite churches in the United States and is the only one in Alabama. Melkites are headed by the Melkite Patriarch of Antioch and follow the Byzantine tradition of worship, but are in full communion with the Roman Catholic Church. The current building was erected in 1957 during the pastorate of [...")
- 10:58, 24 February 2024 Uptown (disambiguation) (hist | edit) [489 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Uptown''' can refer to any of the following: * "Uptown" a generic identifier for a part of a city, historically referring to areas of higher elevation (opposed to "lower town", later particularly residential (opposed to "downtown"), and by extension connoting districts in which wealth and luxury are enjoyed. * Uptown, an entertainment district associated with the BJCC. * Uptown Industrial Park, a 4-acre industrial development at 2300 24th Street North...")
- 10:36, 24 February 2024 SpringHouse Restaurant (hist | edit) [1,597 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with ":''This article is about the restaurant at Lake Martin. For other uses, see Springhouse (disambiguation).'' '''SpringHouse Restaurant''' is a fine dining establishment at the Russell Crossroads development on Our Children's Highway at Lake Martin, south of Alexander City. The business was developed in 2009 by Russell Lands with Rob McDaniel as executive chef, and with menu input from chef/restaurateur Chris Hastings. The 200-seat res...")
- 10:34, 24 February 2024 Springhouse (disambiguation) (hist | edit) [432 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Springhouse''' can refer to any of the following: * Any "springhouse" structure built over a natural spring, such as: ** Barber Springs at Reed Harvey Community Greenway Wetland Park in Center Point ** Roebuck Spring at Roebuck-Hawkins Park in Roebuck * SpringHouse Restaurant, opened 2009 at Lake Martin * Springhouse Digital bank software, acquired 2018 by NXTSoft {{disambig}}")
- 09:37, 23 February 2024 Riverside Church (hist | edit) [592 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Riverside Church''' is a church founded in 2024 by the Episcopal Diocese of Alabama. It conducts a "less traditional" eucharist service, and meets at McAdory High School in McCalla. {{stub}} ==References== * Garrison, Greg (February 16, 2024) "Bishop closes Huntsville church, launches another in McCalla." {{AL}} Category:Episcipal churches Category:2024 establishments Category:McAdory High School")
- 09:33, 23 February 2024 2024 general election (hist | edit) [4,181 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The '''2024 general election''' was held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024 to fill a range of county, state and federal offices, including, notably, electors for the office of President and Vice President of the United States. <!--The weather on election day was clear, with temperatures in the low 40s when polls opened, rising to the upper 60s by mid-day. Other than long lines in the morning, few problems were reported at polling sites. Overall, 2,306,587 votes were...")
- 12:09, 22 February 2024 Woodlawn Shopping Center (hist | edit) [640 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The '''Woodlawn Shopping Center''' is a 1-story, brick-clad commercial building located at 4917–4925 Messer Airport Highway, at the intersection of 50th Street North, just south of Georgia Road, in Birmingham's Woodlawn neighborhood. The center is owned by Siham and Hanna Bajjilieh, who also own the only businesses in the center, the Woodlawn Mart and Sammy's Sandwich Shop, with help from their...")
- 11:14, 22 February 2024 Sammy's (disambiguation) (hist | edit) [404 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Sammy's''' can refer to any of the following: * Sammy's gentlemen's club, formerly Sammy's Go-Go, owned by Sammy Russo on Valley Avenue * Sammy's Sandwich Shop owned by Sidney Bajjalieh on Messer Airport Highway * Sammy's Old Fashioned Hot Dogs, owned by Sammy Guarino at Eastwood Shopping Plaza ==See also== * Sam's (disambiguation) {{disambig}}")
- 09:58, 22 February 2024 Grandview I (hist | edit) [1,784 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Grandview I''' is a 6-story, 114,552 square foot Class A office building located in a 7.5-acre site in the Grandview Corporate Park at 3535 Grandview Parkway on the north side of U.S. Highway 280. The building was constructed in 1989 and renovated in 2001. Redus Alabama Commercial LLC sold the property to KBC LLC in 2014. It is leased and managed by Hazelrig Realty Co. ==Tenants== * Suite 100: Burke Harvey attorney * Suite 150: Alab...")
- 09:45, 22 February 2024 Barge Design Solutions (hist | edit) [1,057 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Barge Design Solutions''', formerly '''Barge, Waggoner, Sumner & Cannon''' is a Nashville, Tennessee-based engineering and architectural design firm. It was founded in 1955 by Bill Waggoner, Dan Barge Jr, and Billy Sumner. Since 1999 it has had a Birmingham office in the Grandview I office building at 3535 Grandview Parkway. The firm adopted its present name and branding in 2018. ==Notable projects== * City Walk BHAM, 2022 * Caldwell Mill...")
- 14:10, 20 February 2024 Pike Avenue Baptist Church (hist | edit) [1,204 bytes] David Bains (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Pike Road Baptist Church''' was located at 2200 Pike Road at its corner with Avenue V in Ensley Highlands. The congregation was established in 1897 and erected a new brick decorated gothic revival building in 1951. After the church closed, the building became the home of New Birth Baptist Church. {{stub}} ==References== * Bains, David R. (February 20, 2024) [https://chasingchurches.com/2024/02/20/new-birth-baptist-church/ "New...") originally created as "Pike Road Baptist Church"
- 07:20, 20 February 2024 New Birth Missionary Baptist Church (hist | edit) [818 bytes] David Bains (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''New Birth Missionary Baptist Church''' is located at 2200 Pike Road at its corner with Avenue V in Ensley Highlands. Since July 2019, Darryl Cunningham has served as its pastor. Its building was erected in 1951 for Pike Road Baptist Church. The church is a member of both the Mt Pilgrim Baptist District Association and the Birmingham Metro Baptist Association. {{stub}} ==External site== * [https://www.thenewbirthm...")
- 10:43, 19 February 2024 2024 Center Street shooting (hist | edit) [1,535 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The '''2024 Center Street shooting''' was a multiple homicide that took place at about 2:45 on the afternoon of February 16, 2024 at a neighborhood car wash on a vacant lot at 830 Center Street North on the corner of 9th Avenue West and across from the Smithfield Court public housing community, in Birmingham's College Hills neighborhood. At least 39 shots were fired in the drive-by shooting. The victims were all...")