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* [[January 18]]: Democractic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders held a campaign rally at [[Boutwell Auditorium]]. | * [[January 18]]: Democractic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders held a campaign rally at [[Boutwell Auditorium]]. | ||
* [[January 29]]: [[WVTM]] morning news anchor [[Ken Lass]] hosted his final program before retiring. | * [[January 29]]: [[WVTM]] morning news anchor [[Ken Lass]] hosted his final program before retiring. | ||
and revised in February 2016. | |||
* [[April 6]]: The [[Rotary Trail]] on [[1st Avenue South]] opened to the public. | * [[April 6]]: The [[Rotary Trail]] on [[1st Avenue South]] opened to the public. | ||
* [[July 16]]-[[July 17|17]]: The second annual [[Sloss Music & Arts Festival]] was held at [[Sloss Furnaces]]. | |||
* [[September 27]]-[[September 29|29]]: [[2016 Minor League Baseball Promotional Seminar]] | * [[September 27]]-[[September 29|29]]: [[2016 Minor League Baseball Promotional Seminar]] | ||
Revision as of 13:21, 1 March 2016
2016 is the 145th year after the founding of the City of Birmingham.
Events
- January 3: Vinny Vito's restaurant in McCalla was destroyed by fire.
- January 14-16: The renovated Lyric Theater re-opened with a "Moderne Vaudeville" production.
- January 18: Democractic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders held a campaign rally at Boutwell Auditorium.
- January 29: WVTM morning news anchor Ken Lass hosted his final program before retiring.
and revised in February 2016.
- April 6: The Rotary Trail on 1st Avenue South opened to the public.
- July 16-17: The second annual Sloss Music & Arts Festival was held at Sloss Furnaces.
- September 27-29: 2016 Minor League Baseball Promotional Seminar
Business
- January 1: Accounting firms Dent Baker & Co. and Moses Phillips Young Brannon & Henninger merged to form Dent Moses LLP.
- January 19: Cahaba Brewing Company opened its new brewery and tap room in the Continental Gin complex.
- January: Sam Giffin closed his 15th Avenue South Roly Poly location to concentrate on operating the downtown store on 20th Street North.
- January: The Foundation for Progress in Journalism purchased the Birmingham Times.
- O2 Ideas opened an office in Chicago, Illinois.
- March: The Peanut Depot moved from Morris Avenue to 3rd Avenue South in Parkside.
- April: Atlas RFID Solutions moved into the top two floors of the Booker T. Washington Building.
Establishments
- January 6: Sky Castle Gastro Lounge opened at 29 Seven.
- January: Miss Dots restaurant opened in Crestline Village.
- January: The Wooden Goat restaurant opened in Avondale.
- Attorneys Eric Langley and Robin Bromberg formed Langley & Bromberg.
- Lovelady Thrift Store opened a second location in Clay.
- March 15: Real and Rosemary opened in downtown Homewood.
Disestablishments
- Vinny Vito's Italian & Steaks restaurant in McCalla
- January 28: The Wal-Mart Supercenter in Fairfield closed.
- Cosmo's Pizza
Education
Government
- January 12: Mayor William Bell delivered his 2016 State of the City Address to the Kiwanis Club of Birmiingham at the Harbert Center.
Religion
Sports
- January 11: The 2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football team defeated the Clemson Tigers at Glendale, Arizona to win the College Football Playoff National Championship.
- May 14: The Birmingham Hammers made their National Premier Soccer League debut in a home match against Chattanooga FC at the Sicard Hollow Athletic Complex.
Individuals
Awards
- February 5: Graham Boettcher was named Deputy Director of the Birmingham Museum of Art
- Alabama Sports Hall of Fame: James Brooks, David Cutcliffe, Jim Fulmer, Oscar Gamble, Martha Jones Lang, Chris Samuels, Calvin Smith and Andrew Toney
Marriages
Retirements
Deaths
- January 19: David Orange, Jefferson County Commissioner
- January 20: Wash Booker, Civil Rights activist and political consultant
- January 25: Thornton Dial, artist
- February 5: Luvenia Little, mother of Mayor William Bell
- February 7: Andrew Glaze, Poet Laureate of Alabama
- February 7: Redding Pitt, attorney and Alabama Democratic Party chair
- February 10: Fleda Edwina Burns, wife of "Country Boy Eddie" Burns
- February 12: Norm Reilly, UAB Associate Athletic Director
- February 16: Jim Davenport, Giants third baseman and manager
- February 27: Longin Soverow, artist
- February 29: Gil Hill, Detroit police inspector and city council president
- See also, List of homicides in 2016.
Works
Books
- Great Temple of Travel: A Pictorial History of Birmingham Terminal Station, 1909-1969 by Marvin Clemons
Buildings
- January 20: UAB's new Hill Student Center held its grand opening.
- April 6: The Rotary Trail was dedicated.
- Iron City Lofts
Demolitions
Context
2016 was a presidential election year. In 2016, WHO announced an outbreak of Zika virus in the Americas.
Notables deaths in 2016 included musicians David Bowie and Glenn Frey, actors Alan Rickman and Abe Vigoda and authors Harper Lee and Umberto Eco.
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