2013
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2013 is the 142nd year after the founding of the City of Birmingham.
Events
- The City of Birmingham observed the 50th anniversary of the 1963 Birmingham campaign and church bombing under the banner of "50 Years Forward".
- January 1: Cooper Green Mercy Hospital reopened as a primary and urgent care clinic.
- January 1: Three teens were killed in the 2013 Jasper plane crash.
- January 15: 2013 State of the City address.
- January 17: A rare thundersnow brought 2" to the Birmingham area.
- January 22: Paul Finebaum hosted his last show on WJOX-FM.
- February 4: A BJCTA "DART" trolley, fueled by compressed natural gas, caught fire downtown.
- February 13: Alabama Power ended service from the Powell Avenue Steam Plant to UAB.
- March 29: A fire in the vacant S. J. Bennett Professional Building resulted in a structural collapse.
- September 13–15: 2013 U. S. Conference of Mayors annual meeting.
Business
- January 1: Warren Averett LLC acquired accounting offices in Tampa, Flordia and Atlanta, Georgia.
- January 2: WJOX-FM became a CBS Sports Radio affiliate.
- January 2: ProAssurance acquired the Medmarc Insurance Group of Chantilly, Virginia.
- January: Daxko acquired North Carolina-based Active Life Apps.
- January: Kyung Chung purchased Max's Delicatessen from Steve Dubrinsky.
- January: Thorpe-Sunbelt Inc. of Houston, Texas purchased Empire Refractory Specialists.
- January: Choice Hotels rebranded its Alabama Jameson Inns as Quality Inns.
- January 20: Weld entered into a partnership with The Tuscaloosa News to share resources.
- January 22: The Alabama Media Group put the 6-year-old Birmingham News building up for sale.
- Express Oil Change acquired Tire Engineers.
- April: Urban Cookhouse opened a third location in Crestline Village.
- April 13: Cahaba Beach Dog Park opened in Inverness.
Nonprofits
- January 24: The Shades Valley Family YMCA renovations had their official ribbon-cutting ceremony.
Sports
- January 5: BBVA Compass Bowl: The Ole Miss Rebels defeated the Pitt Panthers 38-17.
- January 7: The 2012 Alabama Crimson Tide football team defeated the Notre Dame Fighting Irish to claim a 15th National Championship.
- February 17: Mercedes Marathon: Mario Macias of Colorado won with a record time of 2:18:48. Camille Heron of West Lafayette, Indiana led female runners with a time of 2:44:25.
- March 3-9: NCAA Division II track & field, swimming, diving and wrestling championships at the Birmingham CrossPlex
- April 10: 2013 Birmingham Barons opened the new Regions Field in downtown Birmingham with a game against the Mississippi Braves.
- May 29: 2013 Rickwood Classic
Individuals
- Andrew Glaze succeeded Sue Brannan Walker as Poet Laureate of Alabama
- January 2: Stephen Nowlin succeeded Phil Hammonds as Superintendent of Jefferson County Schools
- January 14: Jeremy Littleton was appointed chief of Montevallo Police Department
- February 8: Ray Watts succeeded Richard Marchase as President of UAB.
Awards
- Alabama Women's Hall of Fame:
- Alabama Lawyers Hall of Fame:
- Bobby Bowden Collegiate Coach of the Year Award: Nick Saban
- Mr Football: Jeremy Johnson, Carver-Montgomery
Marriages
- January 15: Actor Jim Nabors to Stan Cadwallader
- September 14: Rep. Patricia Todd to Jennifer Clarke
Retirements
- John L. Carroll, dean of the Cumberland School of Law
- Scott Vowell, presiding judge, 10th Judicial Circuit of Alabama
- March: Mal Moore, Director of Athletics at the University of Alabama
- December 31: Samuetta Drew, Chief of Operations for Birmingham City Schools
Deaths
- January 17: James Hood, integrated the University of Alabama
- January 19: Russell Yarbrough, Birmingham City Council member
- January 23: Doug Waits, Birmingham-Southern College biology professor
- February 1: Marty Eagle, owner of Marty's bar
- February 15: Bill Steltemeier, attorney and EWTN CEO
- February 20: Sara Finley, medical geneticist
- March 9: Helen Cockrell, secretary
- March 15: Cam Langley, glass artist
- March 17: Ted Hallmark
- March 23: Virgil Trucks, pitcher
- March 30: Mal Moore, Alabama Crimson Tide football player, coach and athletic director
Works
Buildings
See Also
- 2013 Birmingham Barons
- 2013 Iron Bowl
- 2013 Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival
- 2013 UAB Blazers football
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