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* [[July 5]]: [[Brick & Tin]] restaurant opened on [[Birmingham Green]]. | * [[July 5]]: [[Brick & Tin]] restaurant opened on [[Birmingham Green]]. | ||
* [[July 8]]: [[Sam George]] succeeded [[Jesse Chambers]] as editor of the ''[[Birmingham Weekly]]''. | * [[July 8]]: [[Sam George]] succeeded [[Jesse Chambers]] as editor of the ''[[Birmingham Weekly]]''. | ||
* [[July 16]]: [[Floyd & Beasley Transfer]] closed. | |||
===Sports=== | ===Sports=== | ||
Revision as of 10:49, 15 July 2010
2010 is the 139th year after the founding of the City of Birmingham.
Events
- March 5: Former Jefferson County Commission president Larry Langford was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for bribery and corruption.
- April 7: Larry Langford reported to prison at Ashland, Kentucky.
- April 9 - May 22: Birmingham Biennial 3 at Bare Hands.
- May 27: Bill Blount and Al LaPierre reported to federal prison.
- June 2: 2010 primary elections
- June 30–July 3: Vulcan Bike Week
- July 24: 2010 primary runoffs
- November 3: 2010 general election
Business
- January 1: Frost Cummings LLP and the Tidwell Group merged to create the Frost Cummings Tidwell Group.
- February 22: Citadel Communications shut down Live 100.5 and launched a news-talk WAPI-FM station in its place.
- February 28: The Ruby Tuesday's at Five Points South closed.
- March 11: Jesse Chambers succeeded Glenny Brock as editor of the Birmingham Weekly.
- April 1: Grayson Hall succeeded Dowd Ritter as president and CEO of Regions Bank.
- April 16: Ground was broken for The Hollywood retail center at 400 Hollywood Boulevard.
- June 21: D1 Sports Training opened on Independence Drive.
- July 1: Mamanoes Grocery Shop opened on 2nd Avenue North.
- July 5: Brick & Tin restaurant opened on Birmingham Green.
- July 8: Sam George succeeded Jesse Chambers as editor of the Birmingham Weekly.
- July 16: Floyd & Beasley Transfer closed.
Sports
- January 2: The Connecticut Huskies defeated the South Carolina Gamecocks 20-7 in the PapaJohns.com Bowl at Legion Field.
- January 7: The Alabama Crimson Tide football team defeated the Texas Longhorns to take the BCS National Championship in Pasadena, California.
- March 21: The inaugural Bobby Bowden Collegiate Coach of the Year Award was awarded to Nick Saban.
- April 9-11: Helio Castroneves won the inaugural Grand Prix of Alabama at the Barber Motorsports Park
- June 12-13: 2010 Xterra Southeast Championship at Oak Mountain State Park
- November 26: The 2010 Iron Bowl was held at Bryant-Denny Stadium.
Individuals
Deaths
- January 1: Gregory Slay, Remy Zero drummer
- January 3: Walter Braswell, attorney
- January 3: Charles Kleibacker, fashion designer
- January 5: Jessie Hale Downs, co-founder of the Jimmie Hale Mission
- January 5: Orlandera Johnson, retired Homewood Police Department officer
- January 5: Joe Shannon, aviator
- January 13: Fred Lamar, Methodist minister and missionary
- January 15: Charles Crowder, retired Circuit Court judge
- January 21: Bobby Bragan, baseball player, manager and executive
- January 26: Paul R. Jones, art collector
- February 4: Alexander Lacy, attorney and civic leader
- February 5: Buddy Glasgow, former Shelby County Sheriff
- February 5: Diane Rivers, educational consultant
- February 10: Asa Rountree, attorney and author
- February 18: "Scotty D" Daniels, radio personality
- February 23: Hannah Stewart, sculptor
- February 28: Charles Speir, co-founder of Brookwood Medical Center
- March 1: Barry Hannah, author
- March 2: Ernest Palmore, retired educator
- March 3: Major Bashinsky, attorney and financial planner
- March 6: Evan Zeiger, Jr, neurosurgeon
- March 8: Melford Espey, University of Alabama administrator and the first Big Al
- March 10: Willie Logan, artist
- March 14: Jessi, police dog
- March 28: William Spencer III, businessman
- March 28: Thompson Reynolds, football coach
- March 31: Bob McGregor, prosecutor
- April 2: Douglas E. Jones, geologist, paleontologist and University of Alabama administrator
- April 10: Norman Albright, attorney and business college founder
- April 22: Arthur Winograd, former conductor of the Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
- April 23: Toni Tully, fabric artist
- April 26: Barbara Maxwell, nurse
- April 28: Cordell Wynn, former Stillman College president
- May 18: Donnetta Brown, principal of Wilson Elementary School
- May 24: Joe Farley, former Alabama Power Company president
- June 13: Anthony Mostella, football player
- June 14: Elmer Moree, educator and basketball coach
- June 18: Charles Ensley, union president
- June 27: Bill L. Harbert, construction executive
- July 2: Maurice Thomas, Alabama A&M University defensive back
- July 7: Mara, giraffe
Works
Buildings
- Apple Valley Recreation Center
- Bessemer City High School
- Cityville Block 121
- CSX Central Alabama Intermodal Facility
- Cottages of Lakeshore
- D1 Sports Training
- Green Solar Manufacturing
- Majestic Cross
- Marriott Renaissance Hotel Birmingham
- Phelan Flats
- Pleasant Grove High School
- Sipsey Valley Middle School
- UAB Women and Infants Center
- Vestavia Hills Public Library
- T. R. Wright Elementary School
Other works
- "Argyle", sculpture by Craig Witherspoon
- Center Point Veterans Memorial
- Lifted, produced by Hunter Films
See Also
- 2010 Birmingham Barons
- 2010 Iron Bowl
- 2010 SEC Baseball Tournament
- 2010 Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival
- 2010 UAB Blazers football
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