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* [[A. G. Gaston Motel]] restaurant renovations | * [[A. G. Gaston Motel]] restaurant renovations | ||
* [[Alabama Aerospace & Aviation High School]] | * [[Alabama Aerospace & Aviation High School]] | ||
Revision as of 12:12, 26 January 2022
2022 is the 151st year after the founding of the City of Birmingham.
Events
- July 7: 2022 World Games
- The time capsule set in 2002 at the Concord Center was opened.
Business
- Avadian credit union acquired Citizens State Bank of Vernon, Lamar County.
Establishments
- Brock's Gap Brewing Co. in Hoover
- Spring: Fetch Rewards of Madison, Wisconsin opened a regional office in the Parkside District.
Disestablishments
- January 6: InCare Technologies was acquired by Thrive of Foxborough, Massachusetts.
- January: The Books-A-Million at Brook Highland Plaza closed.
- Spring: Macy's at Brookwood Village closed.
- Pack Health was acquired by Quest Diagnostics of Secaucus, New Jersey.
Education
Government
- May: Birmingham Xpress rapid transit system began operation.
Religion
Sports
- May 25–29: 2022 SWAC Baseball Tournament was held at Regions Field
- July 7–17: The 2022 World Games were held in Birmingham.
- Magic City Classic
- November 26: 2022 Iron Bowl
Individuals
- January 13: Robert Evans succeeded Sean Calhoun as head football coach at Vestavia Hills High School.
- January 7: Janae Pierre left WBHM-FM to host a podcast for New York Public Radio.
Births
Awards
Graduations
Marriages
Retirements
- Jera Stribling retired as executive director of the Joseph S. Bruno Charitable Foundation.
- Van Phillips retired as principal of Center Point High School.
Deaths
- January 2: Maxine McNair, retired teacher
- January 2: Fred Dyess, antiques dealer
- January 7: Victor Hanson II, Birmingham News publisher
- January 11: Tanya Canada, Mayor of Dodge City
- January 15: Rickey Powell, vocalist and actor
Works
Books
- January 4: White Bull, poems by Elizabeth Hughey
Buildings
- January 25: Hoover Fire Station No. 11 in Trace Crossings was dedicated
- A. G. Gaston Motel restaurant renovations
- Alabama Aerospace & Aviation High School
- Replacement for Ramsay-McCormack building
- Powell Avenue Steam Plant
- Birmingham Realty Co. Warehouse
- 20 Midtown phase 3
- 2323 2nd Avenue South
- Carver Theatre (renovations)
- Citywalk BHAM
- Grandview Physicians Plaza II
- Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton - Fultondale
- Legacy Arena renovation and expansion
- The Marshall
- Mountain Brook Junior High School expansion
- Parkside on Dolly Ridge
- Way Station for AIDS Alabama in Smithfield
- Woodlawn High School football stadium & fieldhouse
Demolitions
Context
A volcanic eruption at Hunga Tonga on January 15 caused tsunami flooding across the Pacific.
Notable people who died in 2022 included actors Louie Anderson and Sidney Poitier; anthropologist Richard Leakey; film director Peter Bogdanovich; football coach Dan Reeves; and musician Meat Loaf.
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