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==Events== | ==Events== | ||
* [[January 21]]-March 2020: The [[I-59/20 downtown viaduct]] was closed for replacement of the bridge spans. | * [[January 21]]-March 2020: The [[I-59/20 downtown viaduct]] was closed for replacement of the bridge spans. | ||
* [[February 16]]: Activist [[Angela Davis]] spoke at an event organized by the [[Birmingham Committee for Truth and Reconciliation]] after her announced presentation of the [[Fred L. Shuttlesworth Human Rights Award]] was withdrawn by the [[Birmingham Civil Rights Institute]]'s board of directors. | |||
===Business=== | ===Business=== | ||
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===Births=== | ===Births=== | ||
===Awards=== | ===Awards=== | ||
* [[Fred L. Shuttlesworth Human Rights Award]]: No award (withdrawn from announced honoree [[Angela Davis]]) | |||
===Graduations=== | ===Graduations=== | ||
===Marriages=== | ===Marriages=== | ||
===Retirements=== | ===Retirements=== | ||
* [[January 11]]: [[Randy Christian]], chief deputy for the [[Jefferson County Sheriff's Office]] | * [[January 11]]: [[Randy Christian]], chief deputy for the [[Jefferson County Sheriff's Office]] | ||
===Deaths=== | ===Deaths=== | ||
[[File:Larry_Langford.jpg|right|thumb|125px|Larry Langford]] | [[File:Larry_Langford.jpg|right|thumb|125px|Larry Langford]] | ||
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==Works== | ==Works== | ||
===Books=== | ===Books=== | ||
===Buildings=== | ===Buildings=== | ||
* [[January 13]]: The [[UAB Gardendale Clinic]] opened. | * [[January 13]]: The [[UAB Gardendale Clinic]] opened. | ||
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===Demolitions=== | ===Demolitions=== | ||
* [[The Break]], for [[1001 20th Street South]] | |||
==Context== | ==Context== | ||
Revision as of 12:51, 15 January 2019
2019 is the 148th year after the founding of the City of Birmingham.
Events
- January 21-March 2020: The I-59/20 downtown viaduct was closed for replacement of the bridge spans.
- February 16: Activist Angela Davis spoke at an event organized by the Birmingham Committee for Truth and Reconciliation after her announced presentation of the Fred L. Shuttlesworth Human Rights Award was withdrawn by the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute's board of directors.
Business
- January 1: Barfield, Murphy, Shank & Smith accountants merged with Albright Garrison & Barnes of Huntsville to form BMSS LLC.
- January: Burr & Forman acquired 7 McNair Law Firm offices in North and South Carolina.
- January: Bradley Arant Boult Cummings opened an office in Dallas, Texas.
- January: The Chelsea General Store relocated to Columbiana as "Masters General Store".
Establishments
- January 7: Filter Coffee Parlor opened in the Munger Building at Five Points South.
- January 9: Bullet Coffee Co. opened at 5299 U.S. Highway 280
- January: Mile End Deli opened in LIV Parkside across from Railroad Park.
- February: A second location of The Three Earred Rabbit opened in Leeds.
- 1st Quarter: Altitude Trampoline Park in Pelham.
Disestablishments
- January 2: Emergency & Specialty Animal Medical Center closed.
- January 4: Western Supermarkets announced its closure.
- January: Swamp Monster BBQ in Hoover closed.
- January: Influence Health (formerly Medseek) was acquired by Healthgrades of Denver, Colorado.
- January: Dominion Partners sold its Somerby Senior Living Co. to the Bridge Investment Group of Salt Lake City, Utah.
- January 31: Jefferson Title Corp. closed.
- 2nd Quarter: National Bank of Commerce was acquired by CenterState Bank of Davenport, Florida.
Education
- UAB celebrated their 50th anniversary as an independent university.
Government
Religion
Sports
Individuals
- Javier Soler succeeded Onur Genç as CEO of BBVA Compass.
Births
Awards
- Fred L. Shuttlesworth Human Rights Award: No award (withdrawn from announced honoree Angela Davis)
Graduations
Marriages
Retirements
- January 11: Randy Christian, chief deputy for the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office
Deaths
- January 8: Larry Langford , former Mayor of Birmingham and Jefferson County Commission president
- January 13: Wytasha Carter, a Birmingham Police sergeant killed in the line of duty.
Works
Books
Buildings
- January 13: The UAB Gardendale Clinic opened.
- Asian Passage at the Birmingham Zoo
- Bell Center for Early Intervention Programs in Homewood
- Christ Health Behavioral Health Center in Woodlawn
- Enterprise South-Central Regional Headquarters
- Firehouse Shelter
- Hollywood Boulevard pedestrian bridge
- Iron Age Project on 20th Street North
- Lakeshore Foundation addition
- Lakeshore Pavilion shopping center in Oxmoor
- One Pratt Park
- UAB Proton Therapy Center on 20th Street South
- Veterinary Surgery of Birmingham at 146 Resource Center Parkway
Demolitions
Context
Notable deaths in 2019 included those of actor Carol Channing.
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