2019
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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.
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
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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