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'''2022''' is the 151st year after the founding of the [[Birmingham|City of Birmingham]].
'''2022''' is the 151st year after the founding of the [[Birmingham|City of Birmingham]].


==Events==
==Events==
[[File:Birmingham XPress logo.png|right|thumb|Logo for the "[[Birmingham Xpress]]" bus rapid transit system]]
* [[February 24]]: The [[Davis Lake Volunteer Fire Department]] was created by state law.
* [[February 24]]: The [[Davis Lake Volunteer Fire Department]] was created by state law.
* [[July 7]]: [[2022 World Games]]
* [[March 9]]: [[Woodcrest Road]] was closed to traffic due to land subsidence concerns.
* March: The [[Embrace Mothers]] pilot program began providing $375 in monthly supplemental income to 110 single mothers in Birmingham.
* June: [[Josh (lion)|Josh]], a male African lion, arrived at the [[Birmingham Zoo]].
* [[June 9]]–[[June 12|12]]: The [[2022 National Society of Newspaper Columnists Annual Conference]] was held in Birmingham.
* June 9–12: [[Magic City Fashion Week]] was hosted at the [[Birmingham Museum of Art]].
* June 24–26: [[Magic City Con]] was held at the [[Wynfrey Hotel]].
* July: [[Birmingham Corps]] was founded.
* [[August 6]]: The [[John Looney House and Pioneer Museum|John Looney House]] in [[Ashville]] was damaged by fire.
* [[August 20]]: A small plane [[2022 Wiley plane crash|crashed]] off [[Wint Dunn Road]] near [[Wiley]], [[Tuscaloosa County]] with no injuries.
* [[August 27]]: The [[Taste of 4th Avenue Jazz Festival]] was held in the [[Historic 4th Avenue District]].
* [[September 17]]: [[Le Dîner en Blanc]] was held at [[Railroad Park]].
* [[September 22]]: [[Birmingham Xpress]] rapid transit system began operation.
* [[October 1]]: The [[Bluff Park Art Show]] was held at the [[Hoover Met]].
* The [[Concord Center time capsule|time capsule]] set in [[2002]] at the [[Concord Center]] was opened.
* The [[Concord Center time capsule|time capsule]] set in [[2002]] at the [[Concord Center]] was opened.
* The [[Alabama Department of Transportation]] and [[Homewood City Council]] approved funding for construction of the second phase of the [[Shades Creek Greenway]], extending west from [[Columbiana Road]] to [[Wildwood Court]].
* Former Twitter engineer [[Peiter Zatko|Peiter "Mudge" Zatko]] sent a report on alleged irregularities at the company to federal regulators.
* [[November 25]]: The [[Moody landfill fire]] was reported.


===Business===
===Business===
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* [[Vulcan Imaging Associates]] acquired [[Women's Imaging Associates]].
* [[Vulcan Imaging Associates]] acquired [[Women's Imaging Associates]].
* [[ConcertIDC|ConcertCare]] merged with International Development Connection of Chattanooga, Tennessee to form [[ConcertIDC]].
* [[ConcertIDC|ConcertCare]] merged with International Development Connection of Chattanooga, Tennessee to form [[ConcertIDC]].
* [[Landscape Workshop]] acquired the landscape operations of GreenScape Inc. of Memphis, Tennessee.
* [[Landscape Workshop]] acquired A Cut Above Landscape Management of Columbus, Georgia; the landscape operations of GreenScape Inc. of Memphis, Tennessee; Bailey’s Lawn Care and Landscaping of Knoxville, Tennessee; Burning Bush Landscape and Turf Care LLC of Atlanta, Georgia; and R.G.S. Landscape of Dallas, Georgia.
* [[DeShazo Crane Co.]] acquired Integrated Machinery Solutions of Azle, Texas.
* [[DeShazo Crane Co.]] acquired Integrated Machinery Solutions of Azle, Texas.
* [[Featheringill Capital]] took over as owner of the company formed by the merger of Eagle Automation of Fort Worth, Texas and VanZandt Controls of Midland, Texas.
* [[Featheringill Capital]] took over as owner of the company formed by the merger of Eagle Automation of Fort Worth, Texas and VanZandt Controls of Midland, Texas.
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* [[March 31]]: The second election to propose union representation for workers at the [[Bessemer Amazon Fulfillment Center]] failed.
* [[March 31]]: The second election to propose union representation for workers at the [[Bessemer Amazon Fulfillment Center]] failed.
* April: [[OnCentive]] acquired SyncStream Solutions of New Orleans, Louisiana.
* April: [[OnCentive]] acquired SyncStream Solutions of New Orleans, Louisiana.
* April: [[Upstream Rehabilitation]] acquired Rapid Rehabilitation of Virginia.
* May: [[Bradford Health Services]] acquired The Estate at River Bend in Lucedale, Mississippi.
* June: [[Insured Nomads]] acquired app developer Peanut Travel.
* June: [[Upstream Rehabilitation]] acquired Crescent Physical Therapy of Orangeburg, South Carolina.
* July: [[Evernest]] acquired three divisions from Dodson Property Management of Richmond, Virginia.
* July: [[Adah International]] acquired North American drone-enabled warehouse inventory systems from doks. Innovation of Kassel, Germany.
* August: [[Capital Strategies Group]] acquired Goldstein Financial Group of Chicago, Illinois.
* August: [[PS Logistics]] acquired Noble Trucking / Noble Logistics of Scottsboro, Jackson County.
* September: [[Evernest]] acquired the Atlanta Property Management Group.
* September: [[Long-Lewis Automotive Group]] acquired [[Ernest McCarty Ford]].
* September: [[Wayne's Pest Control]] acquired [[American Pest Control]] of [[Vestavia Hills]].
* October: [[Evernest]] acquired Onsite Property Management Services of Fort Collins, Colorado.
* November: [[PS Logistics]] acquired Clay’s Transport / Clays Logistics of Brookhaven, Mississippi.
* November: [[IT Voice]] acquired The Jaekle Group of Macedonia, Ohio.
* November: [[Therapy Brands]] acquired The Echo Group of Conway, New Hampshire.
* [[December 1]]: [[Legacy Community Federal Credit Union]] merged with [[1st Resource Credit Union]].
* December: [[Evernest]] acquired three firms from Arizona, Colorado and Florida.
* [[Waverly Advisors]] acquired [[Clark Financial Advisors]] of Birmingham; BT Wealth Management of Atlanta, Georgia; Wall Advisors of Lakeland, Florida; and Sandifer Wealth Management of Mobile.


====Establishments====
====Establishments====
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* April: [[Kareemah Harvill]] opened [[Bite]] restaurant on [[Pinson Valley Parkway]] in [[Tarrant]].
* April: [[Kareemah Harvill]] opened [[Bite]] restaurant on [[Pinson Valley Parkway]] in [[Tarrant]].
* Spring: [[Fetch Rewards]] of Madison, Wisconsin opened a regional office in the [[Parkside District]].
* Spring: [[Fetch Rewards]] of Madison, Wisconsin opened a regional office in the [[Parkside District]].
* [[Swaddle Kids]] opened on [[18th Street South Homewood]].
* [[Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers]] opened on [[Helena Road]].
* [[Redland Rifle Co.]] opened on [[U.S. Highway 280 (Inverness)|U.S. Highway 280]].
* [[Waldo's Chicken and Beer]] opened on [[Pump House Road]] in [[Cahaba Heights]].
* [[Dennis Hulsey|Dennis]] & [[Leigh Hulsey]] and [[Danny Gingles|Danny]] & [[Kathy Gingles]] opened [[The Barn at Henley]] in [[Columbiana]].
* [[Mike Black]] and [[Robert Cato]] founded [[Mellow Oak]].
* The [[Alabama Business Intelligence Center]] opened in the [[Parkside District]].
* [[August 20]]: [[Alycia Levels-Moore]] opened the [[Polaris]] co-working space in [[Woodlawn neighborhood|Woodlawn]].
* [[August 24]]: A "U.S. Civil Rights Trail Market" opened at [[Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport]].
* [[September 23]]: [[The Modern House]] coffee shop opened in [[Titusville North]].
* October: [[Hi-Wire Brewing]] opened at [[Lakeview Green]].
* [[November 1]]: [[A-Train Station]] opened on [[Pearson Avenue Southwest]].
* [[November 19]]: The [[RideBHM]] mountain biking resort held its grand opening.
* [[Terry Colafrancesco]] opened [[Villaggio Colafrancesco]] on [[U.S. Highway 280 (Inverness)]].
* December: [[Mehmet Ozbey]] opened [[Capella Italian]] restaurant at [[Inverness Village]].
* December: [[Monti Osman|Monti]] and [[Shana Osman]] opened [[Magic Milkshakes & More]] at [[Galleria Trace Plaza]].
* December: [[Mohammed Shahed]] opened [[Barbeque & Biryani]] at [[Southside Station]].
* December: [[CRST]] of Cedar Rapids, Iowa opened a headquarters for its flatbed division at [[Daniel Payne Industrial Park]].


====Disestablishments====
====Disestablishments====
* [[January 6]]: [[InCare Technologies]] was acquired by Thrive of Foxborough, Massachusetts.
* [[January 6]]: [[InCare Technologies]] was acquired by Thrive of Foxborough, Massachusetts.
* January: The [[Books-A-Million]] at [[Brook Highland Plaza]] closed.
* January: The [[Books-A-Million]] at [[Brook Highland Plaza]] closed.
* May: [[Golden Rule Bar-B-Q]] closed its [[Pelham]] and [[Helena]] locations.
* [[March 24]]: [[The Hive]] at [[Five Points South]] closed.
* Spring: [[Macy's]] at [[Brookwood Village]] closed.
* Spring: [[Macy's]] at [[Brookwood Village]] closed.
* [[Pack Health]] was acquired by Quest Diagnostics of Secaucus, New Jersey.
* [[Pack Health]] was acquired by Quest Diagnostics of Secaucus, New Jersey.
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* [[Southern Research]] sold its engineering division to [[Kratos Defense and Security Solutions]] of San Diego, California.
* [[Southern Research]] sold its engineering division to [[Kratos Defense and Security Solutions]] of San Diego, California.
* Diversified LLC of Wilmington, Delaware acquired [[Marca Life Planning]] of [[Riverchase]].
* Diversified LLC of Wilmington, Delaware acquired [[Marca Life Planning]] of [[Riverchase]].
* April: [[Crestwood Coffee Company]] closed.
* April: [[Basil Gourmet Pizza & Bar]] in [[Crestline]] closed.
* [[Mike's Fine Jewelry]] closed.
* [[May 21]]: [[Johnny Ray's]] closed its last location at the [[Shops of the Colonnade]].
* July: [[DiscoveryBioMed]] was acquired by Eurofins Discovery of Dundee, Scotland.
* July: Lexicon Inc. of Little Rock, Arkansas acquired [[Universal Limited]] of [[Trussville]].
* July: [[Zoe's Kitchen]] closed its [[SoHo Square]] and [[Brook Highland Plaza]] locations.
* July: [[Twisted Root Burger Co.]] closed.
* July: [[McFly's Bird Shop]] closed.
* July: [[Superior Grill]] closed.
* July: [[Delta Blues Hot Tamales]] closed.
* [[July 31]]: [[Taproot Cafe]] closed.
* July 31: [[Abhi]] restaurant closed its location at [[The Summit]].
* July 31: The [[Cajun Boys & Our Poboys]] locations in [[Chelsea]] and on [[Valleydale Road]] closed.
* [[Bayer Properties]] sold its real estate management portfolio to Centennial of Dallas, Texas.
* August: [[Dreamcakes]] closed.
* [[August 12]]: [[Golden Rule Bar-B-Q]] closed its [[Trussville]] location.
* [[August 14]]: [[Smokin' Hot Sports Grill]] in [[McCalla]] closed.
* August: MAU Inc. of Augusta, Georgia acquired [[Doozer Software]] of [[Hoover]].
* August: [[Carrigan's Public House]] closed.
* August: [[Ghost Train Brewing Company]] closed its [[3rd Avenue South]] tap room.
* September: [[Wilson Florist & Gifts]] closed.
* [[September 1]]: [[Over Easy]] at [[The Hollywood]] closed.
* [[September 4]]: [[Bogue's]] in [[Lakeview]] closed.
* September: [[O'Charley's]] closed its [[Alabaster]] location.
* September: [[Little London Kitchen]] in [[West Homewood]] closed.
* [[September 30]]: [[Nabeel's Café & Market]] in [[Homewood]] closed.
* October: [[Camellia House]] homebuilders was acquired by The Peak Group of Hurst, Texas.
* October: [[On Tap Sports Cafe]] closed its [[Riverchase Galleria]] location.
* October: [[Underground Vegan]] at [[Pickwick Plaza]] closed.
* November: [[Bradford Health Services]] was acquired by Lee Equity Partners of New York City.
* November: [[Focus Ortho]] was acquired by Cloud 9 Software of Alpharetta, Georgia.
* December: Tech startup [[Fledging]] closed.
* December: Tech startup [[Datalus]] closed.
* December: [[Airship]] was acquired by Unosquare of Guadalajara, Mexico.
* December 31: [[Strand Coffeehouse]] in [[Montevallo]] closed.


===Education===
===Education===
*  
* [[Samford University]] received a $100 million bequest from the estate of [[Marvin Mann]] (class of 1954), to fund scholarships.
* The [[Alabama Aerospace & Aviation High School]] opened in [[Bessemer]].


===Government===
===Government===
* [[March 21]]–[[March 25|25]]: A "disproportionate" number of [[Birmingham Police Department]] employees called in sick, in an apparently organized protest against staffing shortages, too-modest pay raises, and diminishment of pension benefits.
* [[March 30]]: The [[City of Birmingham]] filed a lawsuit against Trane U.S. Inc. over claims made as part of its 2-year contract with SRS Inc. of Gallatin, Tennessee to perform energy upgrades and install Trane HVAC equipment in 125 city-owned buildings beginning in [[2016]].
* [[March 30]]: The [[City of Birmingham]] filed a lawsuit against Trane U.S. Inc. over claims made as part of its 2-year contract with SRS Inc. of Gallatin, Tennessee to perform energy upgrades and install Trane HVAC equipment in 125 city-owned buildings beginning in [[2016]].
* May: [[Birmingham Xpress]] rapid transit system began operation.
* [[May 24]]: The [[2022 primary elections]] were held.
* [[June 21]]: Runoffs were held in the [[2022 primary elections]].
* [[July 12]]: [[2022 Chelsea property tax referendum]] was held.
* [[August 4]]: The [[Vincent City Council]] voted to disband the [[Vincent Police Department]].
* [[August 23]]: The [[2022 Mountain Brook municipal election]] was held.
* [[November 8]]: The [[2022 general election]] was held.
* [[October 11]]: [[2022 Center Point property tax referendum]] was held.
 
===Nonprofits===
* December: [[Sunrise Community of Alabama]] closed down its operations in [[Tuscaloosa]].
* [[December 31]]: The [[Downtown YMCA]] closed.


===Religion===
===Religion===
*  
* [[December 10]]: The [[North Alabama Conference of the United Methodist Church]] accepted the disaffiliation of 198 churches.


===Sports===
===Sports===
* The [[2021–2022 Auburn Tigers basketball team|Auburn Tigers]], [[2021–2022 Alabama Crimson Tide basketball team|Alabama Crimson Tide]], [[2021–2022 UAB Blazers basketball team|UAB Blazers]] and Jacksonville State Gamecocks were all invited to the 2022 NCAA Men's Basketball tournament. None advanced beyond the round of 32.
* [[April 16]]: The [[USFL]] kicked off with the [[2022 Birmingham Stallions]] defeating the New Jersey Generals 28-24 at [[Protective Stadium]].
* [[April 16]]: The [[USFL]] kicked off with the [[2022 Birmingham Stallions]] defeating the New Jersey Generals 28-24 at [[Protective Stadium]].
* April 16: The Savannah Bananas baseball team sold out a performance at [[Rickwood Field]].
* April 16: The Savannah Bananas baseball team sold out a performance at [[Rickwood Field]].
* [[May 25]]–[[May 29|29]]: [[2022 SWAC Baseball Tournament]] was held at [[Regions Field]]
* [[May 25]]–[[May 29|29]]: [[2022 SWAC Baseball Tournament]] was held at [[Regions Field]].
* [[June 6]]–[[June 13|13]]: The [[2022 USA Pickleball National Indoor Championships]] were held at the [[Finley Center]] in [[Hoover]].
* [[July 10]]: [[Trey Mullinax]] earned his first PGA Tour victory by winning the Barbasol Championship
* [[July 7]]–[[July 17|17]]: The [[2022 World Games]] were held in Birmingham.
* [[July 7]]–[[July 17|17]]: The [[2022 World Games]] were held in Birmingham.
* [[Magic City Classic]]
* [[September 23]]–[[September 25|25]]: [[Birmingham Bash Soccer Tournament]]
* [[October 15]]: [[Deontay Wilder]] knocked out Robert Helenius in the first round of his return to boxing.
* [[October 30]]: [[Alabama State University]] won the 81st [[Magic City Classic]] 24-17.
* [[November 20]]: [[Erica Speegle]] and [[James Graham]] won the [[Magic City Run|Magic City Marathon]].
* [[November 26]]: [[2022 Iron Bowl]]
* [[November 26]]: [[2022 Iron Bowl]]
* The [[2021–2022 Auburn Tigers basketball team|Auburn Tigers]], [[2021–2022 Alabama Crimson Tide basketball team|Alabama Crimson Tide]], [[2021–2022 UAB Blazers basketball team|UAB Blazers]] and Jacksonville State Gamecocks were all invited to the 2022 NCAA Men's Basketball tournament. None advanced beyond the round of 32.
* [[December 27]]: The East Carolina Pirates defeated the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers 53-29 in the [[2022 Birmingham Bowl]] at [[Protective Stadium]].
* The [[Elyton Ultras]] was founded to support [[Birmingham Legion FC]]


====Professional teams====
====Professional teams====
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* [[January 28]]: [[Patrick Smith]] resigned as chief of the [[Birmingham Police Department]]. [[Scott Thurmond]] was appointed acting chief.
* [[January 28]]: [[Patrick Smith]] resigned as chief of the [[Birmingham Police Department]]. [[Scott Thurmond]] was appointed acting chief.
* [[March 1]]: [[Kamau Witherspoon]] succeeded [[Kelly Caruso]] as CEO of [[Shipt]].
* [[March 1]]: [[Kamau Witherspoon]] succeeded [[Kelly Caruso]] as CEO of [[Shipt]].
* [[March 31]]: [[Juan Agudelo]] signed with [[Birmingham Legion FC]].
* [[April 1]]: [[Jennifer Gray]] succeeded [[Jera Stribling]] as executive director of the [[Joseph S. Bruno Charitable Foundation]].
* [[April 1]]: [[Jennifer Gray]] succeeded [[Jera Stribling]] as executive director of the [[Joseph S. Bruno Charitable Foundation]].
* [[June 1]]: [[Maria Rodriguez Shirey]] succeeded [[Doreen Harper]] as dean of the [[UAB School of Nursing]].
* July: [[Bill Rowley]] was named executive director of [[Shelby Humane]].
* August: [[Helen Combs]] succeeded interim CEO [[Allury Arora-Lal]] as head of [[Urgent Care for Children]].
* August: [[David Arias]] succeeded [[Karen Utz]] as executive director of [[Sloss Furnaces]].
* September: [[Perryn Carroll]] succeeded [[Michael Coleman]] as executive director of [[Jimmie Hale Mission]].
* September: [[Rachel Lane]] resigned as CEO if [[BIO Alabama]].
* November: [[Cynthia Crutchfield]] was named CEO of [[Innovate Alabama]].
* November: [[Nicole Williams]] succeeded [[Brett Meredith]] as CEO of the [[Community Food Bank of Central Alabama]].


===Births===
===Births===
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===Awards===
===Awards===
* [[Timothy Hontzas]] and [[Adam Evans]] were announced as semifinalists for "Best Chef: South", [[Johnny's Restaurant]] as a semifinalist for "Outstanding Hospitality" and [[Golden Age Wine]] as a semifinalist for "Outstanding Wine Program" by the James Beard Foundation.
* [[Timothy Hontzas]] and [[Adam Evans]] were announced as semifinalists for "Best Chef: South", [[Johnny's Restaurant]] as a semifinalist for "Outstanding Hospitality" and [[Golden Age Wine]] as a semifinalist for "Outstanding Wine Program" by the James Beard Foundation.
* [[June 13]]: [[Adam Evans]] of [[Automatic Seafood and Oysters]] won the James Beard Foundation Award for "Best Chef in the South".
* [[Alabama Business Hall of Fame]]: Walter Batson Jr, [[F. Dixon Brooke Jr]], [[Ronald Bruno]], [[Grayson Hall]], [[Alexis Herman]], [[Michael Mouron]],, William Propst, and C. Kemmons Wilson Jr.


===Graduations===
===Graduations===
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===Retirements===
===Retirements===
* [[Bill Clark]] resigned from the [[UAB Blazers football team]].
* [[Dave Clark]] resigned from Amazon.com Inc.
* [[Mark Crosswhite]] retired as CEO of [[Alabama Power Co.]]
* [[Wayne Hutchens]] retired as president of [[AT&T Alabama]].
* [[Eric Jack]] retired from the [[UAB Collat School of Business]]
* [[Abdul Kallon]] retired from the [[United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama]].
* [[Van Phillips]] retired as principal of [[Center Point High School]].
* [[Jay Reeves]] retired as correspondent for the Associated Press
* [[Jera Stribling]] retired as executive director of the [[Joseph S. Bruno Charitable Foundation]].
* [[Jera Stribling]] retired as executive director of the [[Joseph S. Bruno Charitable Foundation]].
* [[Van Phillips]] retired as principal of [[Center Point High School]].
* [[Abdul Kallon]] retired from the [[United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama]].


===Deaths===
===Deaths===
The [[Jefferson County Coroner's Office]] reported at least 416 [[Jefferson County drug overdoses by year|deaths from drug overdoses]] during the year with another 32 suspected of being caused by drug use. That compares to 194 [[List of homicides in 2022#Jefferson County|homicides]] and 115 traffic fatalities.
* [[January 2]]: [[Maxine McNair]], retired teacher
* [[January 2]]: [[Maxine McNair]], retired teacher
* January 2: [[Fred Dyess]], antiques dealer
* January 2: [[Fred Dyess]], antiques dealer
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* [[January 26]]: [[Jim Hilyer]], first head coach of the [[UAB Blazers football team]].
* [[January 26]]: [[Jim Hilyer]], first head coach of the [[UAB Blazers football team]].
* [[January 29]]: [[Sam Lay]], blues drummer
* [[January 29]]: [[Sam Lay]], blues drummer
* January: [[Fred Foster]], leather crafter
* [[February 1]]: [[Tyrez Garner]], muralist
* [[February 1]]: [[Tyrez Garner]], muralist
* [[February 4]]: [[Santonio Beard]], former [[Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]] football player
* [[February 4]]: [[Santonio Beard]], former [[Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]] football player
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* [[March 9]]: [[David Wheeler]], [[Alabama House of Representatives]]
* [[March 9]]: [[David Wheeler]], [[Alabama House of Representatives]]
* [[March 23]]: [[Ozilene Cartee]], elementary school principal
* [[March 23]]: [[Ozilene Cartee]], elementary school principal
* [[April 7]]: [[Solomon Kimerling]], [[Alabama Oxygen Co.]] president
* [[April 8]]: [[James Tuohy]], Episcopal priest
* [[April 8]]: [[James Tuohy]], Episcopal priest
* April 8: [[Ricko]] a black rhinoceros
* April 8: [[Ricko]] a black rhinoceros
* [[April 12]]: [[Ron Alexander]] musician and music teacher
* [[April 20]]: [[Johnathan Quinn]], former president of [[Central Alabama Pride]]
* [[May 8]]: [[Ray Scott]], founder of [[BASS]]
* [[May 15]]: [[Phil Dodd]], former police chief in [[Homewood]]
* [[May 20]]: [[Pat Farmer]], former [[UAB Art Gallery]] director
* [[May 21]]: [[Earl Trammell]], [[Foreign Car Body Shop]] owner
* [[May 22]]: [[David Westbrook]], biologist
* [[June 5]]: [[Chad Allinder]], [[Jefferson County Sheriff's Office]]
* [[June 10]]: [[Charles Walton]], photographer and artist
* [[June 13]]: [[Christophe Nicolet]], cell biologist, artist and set-builder
* [[June 18]]: [[Ed Khan]], [[Jefferson County Department of Health]]
* July: [[Christy Turnipseed]], artist
* July: [[John McDavid]], communications engineer
* [[July 8]]: [[De Martenson]], attorney
* [[July 12]]: [[Steve Raley]], truck driver and TikTok celebrity
* [[July 16]]: [[Mickey Rooney Jr]], former Mouseketeer
* [[July 18]]: [[Akili]], African lion at the [[Birmingham Zoo]]
* [[July 20]]: [[Antwan Garnem]], restaurateur
* [[July 31]]: [[Gabby Hulgan]], skeet-shooting champion
* [[August 19]]: [[Rhoda Link|Rhoda Denaburg Link]], owner of [[Levy’s Fine Jewelry]]
* [[August 21]]: [[E. Bryant Crutchfield]], inventor of the Trapper Keeper
* [[August 23]]: [[Esther Cooper Jackson]], [[Southern Negro Youth Congress]] CEO and ''Freedomways'' editor
* [[August 24]]: [[Hobson Bryan]], educator and environmental activist
* [[September 14]]: [[James Brooks]], pastor of [[New Pilgrim Baptist Church]]
* [[September 16]]: [[Fox deFuniak]], banker
* [[September 23]]: [[Robin Metz]], artist
* [[September 30]]: [[Bobbye Weaver]], actor and musician
* [[October 14]]: [[John Schnorrenberg]], art historian
* [[December 13]]: [[Walter Griffin III]], locomotive engineer trainee
* [[December 16]]: [[Jana McEachern]], marketing professional and former [[Miss Alabama]]
* [[December 31]]: [[Donna Mitchell]], educator
** [[List of homicides in 2022]]
** [[List of homicides in 2022]]


==Works==
==Works==
*
* Fall: Issue 8.5 of the British literary journal ''[[Poetry Birmingham]]'' featured poets from [[Birmingham|Birmingham, Alabama]].
* [[October 15]]: A street painting designed by [[Lydia Walker]] and funded by the [[Asphalt Art Initiative]] was created outside the [[Smithfield Library]].


===Books===
===Books===
* [[January 4]]: ''[[White Bull]]'', poems by [[Elizabeth Hughey]]
* [[January 4]]: ''[[White Bull]]'', poems by [[Elizabeth Hughey]]
* [[August 9]]: ''[[Alabama Short Stories: Volume 1]]'' by [[Shawn Wright]]
* November: ''[[Segregation in the New South|Segregation in the New South: Birmingham, Alabama, 1871–1901]]'' by [[Carl Harris]]
* Black, Art (2022) ''[[At Bat: Journeys to Fame and Glory through Rickwood Field]]'' [[Blue Rooster Press]] ISBN 9780988980778
* Jones, Brian (2022) ''The Tuskegee Student Uprising: A History.'' New York University Press. ISBN 9781479809424


===Buildings===
===Buildings===
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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]]
* [[The Alamite]] hotel in [[Tuscaloosa]]
* Replacement for [[Ramsay-McCormack building]]
* Replacement for [[Ramsay-McCormack building]]
* [[Powell Avenue Steam Plant]]
* [[Powell Avenue Steam Plant]]
* [[Birmingham Family Dental]] expansion on [[4th Avenue South]]
* [[Birmingham Realty Co. Warehouse]]
* [[Birmingham Realty Co. Warehouse]]
* [[20 Midtown]] phase 3
* [[20 Midtown]] phase 3
* [[2323 2nd Avenue South]]
* [[2323 2nd Avenue South]]
* [[Caldwell Mill Road bridge over Little Shades Creek]]
* [[Carver Theatre]] (renovations)
* [[Carver Theatre]] (renovations)
* [[Citywalk BHAM]]
* [[Citywalk BHAM]]
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* [[Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton - Fultondale]]
* [[Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton - Fultondale]]
* [[Legacy Arena]] renovation and expansion
* [[Legacy Arena]] renovation and expansion
* [[Live on 1st]] houses by [[Navigate Affordable Housing Partners]] in [[Titusville North]]
* [[The Marshall]]
* [[The Marshall]]
* [[Mountain Brook Junior High School]] expansion
* [[Mountain Brook Junior High School]] expansion
* [[Parkside on Dolly Ridge]]
* [[Parkside on Dolly Ridge]]
* [[Tower on Tenth]], redevelopment of the [[Building Trades Tower]]
* [[Tributary Rise]] apartments
* [[Watco Safe Performance Center]] expansion in [[Fairfield]]
* [[Way Station]] for [[AIDS Alabama]] in [[Smithfield]]
* [[Way Station]] for [[AIDS Alabama]] in [[Smithfield]]
* [[Woodlawn High School]] football stadium & fieldhouse
* [[Woodlawn High School]] football stadium & fieldhouse


===Demolitions===
===Demolitions===
* [[January 7]]–: [[Quinlan Castle]]
* January: [[Quinlan Castle]]
* [[Cooper Green Deck]]
* [[Southtown Court]]
* [[July 4]]: [[Julia Tutwiler Hall (1968)]]
* July: [[Carraway Hospital]]
* [[August 1]]: [[Vestavia Hills]] acquired the former [[Howard Johnson's Motor Lodge Vestavia Hills|Howard Johnson's Motor Lodge]] for demolition and redevelopment.
* [[August 6]]: The [[John Looney House and Pioneer Museum|John Looney House]] in [[Ashville]] was damaged by fire.


==Context==
==Context==
A volcanic eruption at Hunga Tonga on January 15 caused tsunami flooding across the Pacific.
A volcanic eruption at Hunga Tonga on January 15 caused tsunami flooding across the Pacific. Russia invaded Ukraine. The U.S. Supreme Court reversed its 1973 decision in ''Roe v. Wade''. NASA's James Webb Space Telescope began transmitting its first images. Charles III was crowned King of the United Kingdom. The 2022 midterm elections were held in the United States. Elon Musk purchased Twitter.
 
Annie Ernaux won the Nobel Prize for literature. Geneticist Svante Pääbo won the Noble Prize for medicine for his research into the Neanderthal genome. The Nobel Peace Prize was shared between supporters of civil society in Belarus, Russia and Ukraine.


Notable people who died in 2022 included actors Louie Anderson, Sidney Poitier and William Hurt; anthropologist Richard Leakey; comedian Gilbert Gottfried; film director Peter Bogdanovich; football coach Dan Reeves; musician Meat Loaf; and former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright.
Notable people who died in 2022 included actors James Caan, Angela Lansbury, Ray Liotta, Nichelle Nichols, Sidney Poitier, Paul Sorvino and William Hurt; anthropologist Richard Leakey; architect Arata Isozaki; basketball player Bill Russell; comedians Gallagher and Gilbert Gottfried; film directors Peter Bogdanovich and Jean-Luc Godard; football coach Dan Reeves; football player Len Dawson; historian David McCullough; former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe; manga artist Kazuki Takahashi; musicians Angelo Badalamenti, Coolio, Lamont Dozier, Naomi Judd, Loretta Lynn, Christine McVie, Meat Loaf, Olivia Newton-John, and Vangelis; news anchor Barbara Walters; novelist Peter Straub; philosopher Bruno Latour; Pope Benedict XVI; Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom; record executive Jim Stewart; soccer legend Pelé; former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright; and former General Secretary of the Soviet Communist Party Mikhail Gorbachev.


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2022 is the 151st year after the founding of the City of Birmingham.

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The Jefferson County Coroner's Office reported at least 416 deaths from drug overdoses during the year with another 32 suspected of being caused by drug use. That compares to 194 homicides and 115 traffic fatalities.

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A volcanic eruption at Hunga Tonga on January 15 caused tsunami flooding across the Pacific. Russia invaded Ukraine. The U.S. Supreme Court reversed its 1973 decision in Roe v. Wade. NASA's James Webb Space Telescope began transmitting its first images. Charles III was crowned King of the United Kingdom. The 2022 midterm elections were held in the United States. Elon Musk purchased Twitter.

Annie Ernaux won the Nobel Prize for literature. Geneticist Svante Pääbo won the Noble Prize for medicine for his research into the Neanderthal genome. The Nobel Peace Prize was shared between supporters of civil society in Belarus, Russia and Ukraine.

Notable people who died in 2022 included actors James Caan, Angela Lansbury, Ray Liotta, Nichelle Nichols, Sidney Poitier, Paul Sorvino and William Hurt; anthropologist Richard Leakey; architect Arata Isozaki; basketball player Bill Russell; comedians Gallagher and Gilbert Gottfried; film directors Peter Bogdanovich and Jean-Luc Godard; football coach Dan Reeves; football player Len Dawson; historian David McCullough; former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe; manga artist Kazuki Takahashi; musicians Angelo Badalamenti, Coolio, Lamont Dozier, Naomi Judd, Loretta Lynn, Christine McVie, Meat Loaf, Olivia Newton-John, and Vangelis; news anchor Barbara Walters; novelist Peter Straub; philosopher Bruno Latour; Pope Benedict XVI; Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom; record executive Jim Stewart; soccer legend Pelé; former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright; and former General Secretary of the Soviet Communist Party Mikhail Gorbachev.

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