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[[File:One Pratt Park sunset.jpg|right|thumb|450px|Sunset view of the activity building and plaza at [[One Pratt Park]]]]
[[File:One Pratt Park sunset.jpg|right|thumb|450px|Sunset view of the activity building and plaza at [[One Pratt Park]]]]
'''2019''' is the 148th year after the founding of the [[Birmingham|City of Birmingham]].
'''2019''' was the 148th year after the founding of the [[Birmingham|City of Birmingham]].


==Events==
==Events==
[[File:Mulberry Fork fish kill.jpg|right|thumb|The [[2019 Mulberry Fork fish kill]].]]
* [[January 21]]-March 2020: The [[I-20/59 downtown viaduct]] was closed for replacement of the bridge spans.
* [[January 21]]-March 2020: The [[I-20/59 downtown viaduct]] was closed for replacement of the bridge spans.
* [[February 16]]: The [[Birmingham Committee for Truth and Reconciliation]] hosted the [[2019 Conversation with Dr Angela Davis‎]] at [[Boutwell Auditorium]].
* [[February 16]]: The [[Birmingham Committee for Truth and Reconciliation]] hosted the [[2019 Conversation with Dr Angela Davis‎]] at [[Boutwell Auditorium]].
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* [[February 27]]: The [[Birmingham Water Works]]' [[Shades Mountain Filter Plant]] experienced a major chlorine gas leak, causing [[U.S. Highway 280]] to shut down.
* [[February 27]]: The [[Birmingham Water Works]]' [[Shades Mountain Filter Plant]] experienced a major chlorine gas leak, causing [[U.S. Highway 280]] to shut down.
* [[March 3]]: At least 23 people were killed by the [[2019 Lee County tornado outbreak]].
* [[March 3]]: At least 23 people were killed by the [[2019 Lee County tornado outbreak]].
* [[March 7]]: The "[[Kiwanis Special]]" tourist train at [[Noccalula Falls Park]] derailed, injuring 10 people.
* [[March 12]]: The former [[Hospitality Inn]] on [[7th Avenue South]] was burned by arson, damaging the adjacent [[Yum Yai]] restaurant, [[Chai Market]], and the former [[22nd Street Jazz Cafe]].
* [[March 12]]: The former [[Hospitality Inn]] on [[7th Avenue South]] was burned by arson, damaging the adjacent [[Yum Yai]] restaurant, [[Chai Market]], and the former [[22nd Street Jazz Cafe]].
* [[May 7]]-[[May 9|9]]: The [[2019 Aerospace Innovative Technology Summit Alabama]] was held at the [[BJCC]].
* [[May 7]]-[[May 9|9]]: The [[2019 Aerospace Innovative Technology Summit Alabama]] was held at the [[BJCC]].
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* [[August 6]]: A major fire damaged the [[Hawthorne at Wisteria]] apartment complex in [[Hoover]].
* [[August 6]]: A major fire damaged the [[Hawthorne at Wisteria]] apartment complex in [[Hoover]].
* [[August 19]]-[[August 25|25]]: [[2019 Sidewalk Film Festival]]
* [[August 19]]-[[August 25|25]]: [[2019 Sidewalk Film Festival]]
* [[October 14]]: A customer struck gas station owner [[Susil Rupasinghe]] with her car, resulting in his death.
* [[December 3]]: The [[Birmingham Direct]] microtransit service was launched.
* [[December 3]]: The [[Birmingham Direct]] microtransit service was launched.
* [[September 6]]-[[September 7|7]]: [[ArtWalk]]
* [[September 6]]-[[September 7|7]]: [[ArtWalk]]
* [[December 6]]-[[December 8|8]]: The [[2019 Young Democrats of America National Committee Meeting]] was held at the [[Sheraton Birmingham]].
* [[December 6]]-[[December 8|8]]: The [[2019 Young Democrats of America National Committee Meeting]] was held at the [[Sheraton Birmingham]].
* [[December 14]]: Birmingham was represented in the [[State of Alabama Bicentennial]] celebration that took place in Montgomery.
* [[PEN Birmingham]] was founded by [[Alina Stefanescu]] and [[Ashley Jones]].


===Business===
===Business===
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* March: [[NXTSoft]] acquired [[Integrated Legacy Solutions]] of Birmingham and the Digitel Corp. of Atlanta, Georgia.
* March: [[NXTSoft]] acquired [[Integrated Legacy Solutions]] of Birmingham and the Digitel Corp. of Atlanta, Georgia.
* March: [[Process Barron]] was acquired by Carousel Capital of Charlotte, North Carolina.
* March: [[Process Barron]] was acquired by Carousel Capital of Charlotte, North Carolina.
* [[March 11]]: [[Kelly Caruso]] succeeded [[Bill Smith]] as CEO of [[Shipt]].
* [[March 11]]: [[Kelly Caruso]] succeeded [[Bill Smith (entrepreneur)|Bill Smith]] as CEO of [[Shipt]].
* March: [[Daxko]] acquired GroupEx PRO of Boulder, Colorado.
* March: [[Daxko]] acquired GroupEx PRO of Boulder, Colorado.
* March: [[The Onin Group]] acquired Labor Temps and LTI Services of Chicago, Illinois.
* March: [[The Onin Group]] acquired Labor Temps and LTI Services of Chicago, Illinois.
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* July: [[InCare Technologies]] acquired Memphis IT Solutions of Collierville, Tennessee.
* July: [[InCare Technologies]] acquired Memphis IT Solutions of Collierville, Tennessee.
* July: [[Rock Apartment Advisors]] rebranded as [[Harbert Multifamily Advisors]].
* July: [[Rock Apartment Advisors]] rebranded as [[Harbert Multifamily Advisors]].
* [[August 1]]: Bluestone Resources Inc. acquired the former [[Walter Coke Plant|ERP Compliant Coke Plant]] at 3500 [[35th Avenue North]].
* August: [[Trattoria ZaZa|Trattoria Centrale]] expanded and re-opened as [[Trattoria ZaZa]].
* August: [[Trattoria ZaZa|Trattoria Centrale]] expanded and re-opened as [[Trattoria ZaZa]].
* August: [[Hatton Smith II]] launched his [[Campesino Rum]] brand.
* August: [[Hatton Smith II]] launched his [[Campesino Rum]] brand.
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* May: [[Station 31 Kitchen]] opened at 104 [[Chesser Drive]] in [[Chelsea]].
* May: [[Station 31 Kitchen]] opened at 104 [[Chesser Drive]] in [[Chelsea]].
* July: The Mississippi Lime Co. of St Louis, Missouri acquired [[Southern Lime]] in [[Calera]] from the Covia Holdings Corporation of Independence, Ohio.
* July: The Mississippi Lime Co. of St Louis, Missouri acquired [[Southern Lime]] in [[Calera]] from the Covia Holdings Corporation of Independence, Ohio.
* [[July 20]]: [[Gatos and Beans]] opened in [[East Avondale]].
* Summer: [[Dread River Distilling Company]] opened on [[7th Avenue South]].
* Summer: [[Dread River Distilling Company]] opened on [[7th Avenue South]].
* August: [[Yummefy]] opened at [[The Waites]].
* August: [[Yummefy]] opened at [[The Waites]].
* September: [[Andrew Smith]], [[Bob Jacobus]], and [[Paige Severino]] founded [[AI Metrics]] at the [[Innovation Depot]].
* October: [[Bobby Carl's Table]] opened on [[Cahaba Road]] in [[English Village]].
* October: [[Bobby Carl's Table]] opened on [[Cahaba Road]] in [[English Village]].
* [[October 5]]: [[Matthew Zauchin|Matthew]] and [[Lauren Zauchin]] opened [[Village Drug Co.]] at the [[Dunnavant Square Shopping Center]] in [[Mt Laurel]].
* [[October 5]]: [[Matthew Zauchin|Matthew]] and [[Lauren Zauchin]] opened [[Village Drug Co.]] at the [[Dunnavant Square Shopping Center]] in [[Mt Laurel]].
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* [[November 11]]: The [[TC Transformational Center]] opened at 2008 [[21st Street Ensley]].
* [[November 11]]: The [[TC Transformational Center]] opened at 2008 [[21st Street Ensley]].
* [[November 25]]: [[Farrelly's Southern Bar & Kitchen]] opened in [[Hoover]].
* [[November 25]]: [[Farrelly's Southern Bar & Kitchen]] opened in [[Hoover]].
* November: [[Carolyn Linski]] and [[Nathan O'Connor]] opened [[Beignets & Lattes]] in [[Helena]].
* [[December 6]]: [[Mayawell]] opened at 2900 [[4th Avenue South]].
* [[December 6]]: [[Mayawell]] opened at 2900 [[4th Avenue South]].
* [[December 16]]: [[UAB Medicine Hoover Primary and Specialty Care]] opened at [[Stadium Trace Village]].
* [[December 16]]: [[UAB Medicine Hoover Primary and Specialty Care]] opened at [[Stadium Trace Village]].
* December: [[Cook Out]] opened its first Birmingham area location at the [[Wildwood Centre South]] shopping center.
* December: [[Cook Out]] opened its first Birmingham area location at the [[Wildwood Centre South]] shopping center.
* [[Elliott Potter]], [[Jared Mattsson]] and [[Patrick D. Sullivan]] founded [[Linq]].
* [[Elliott Potter]], [[Jared Mattsson]] and [[Patrick D. Sullivan]] founded [[Linq]].
* [[Patrick Cooney]] and [[Blake Patterson]] founded [[Simpeo]].


====Disestablishments====
====Disestablishments====
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* [[May 1]]: [[Naked Art]] closed.
* [[May 1]]: [[Naked Art]] closed.
* [[May 10]]: [[Rogue Tavern]] closed.
* [[May 10]]: [[Rogue Tavern]] closed.
* [[May 26]]: [[Seafood Chicken Box]] closed.
* May: [[Birmingham Tank Wash]] was acquired by Quala of Tampa, Florida.
* May: [[Birmingham Tank Wash]] was acquired by Quala of Tampa, Florida.
* 2nd Quarter: [[American Lumber Distributors and Brokers Inc.]] was acquired by the Boise Cascade Co.
* 2nd Quarter: [[American Lumber Distributors and Brokers Inc.]] was acquired by the Boise Cascade Co.
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* October: The [[Sears]] at the [[Riverchase Galleria]] closed.
* October: The [[Sears]] at the [[Riverchase Galleria]] closed.
* October: [[Medicare Advantage Specialists]] was acquired by Integrity Marketing Group of Coppell, Texas.
* October: [[Medicare Advantage Specialists]] was acquired by Integrity Marketing Group of Coppell, Texas.
* November: [[Birmingham Internal Medicine Associates]] was acquired by Complete Health of Medley, Florida.
* November: [[Birmingham Internal Medicine Associates]] was acquired by [[Complete Health (primary care)|Complete Health]] of Jacksonville, Florida.
* December: [[McMillan’s Big & Tall]] closed its last store
* December: [[McMillan’s Big & Tall]] closed its last store
* December: [[Del Toro]] Mexican restaurant in [[Alabaster]] closed.
* December: [[Pho Pho]] restaurant at [[Five Points South]] closed.  
* December: [[Pho Pho]] restaurant at [[Five Points South]] closed.  
* December: [[Rosati's Authentic Chicago Pizza]] at the [[Village at Lee Branch]] closed.
* December: [[Rosati's Authentic Chicago Pizza]] at the [[Village at Lee Branch]] closed.
* December: [[Charlemagne Records]] closed.
* December: [[Wintzell's Oyster House]] in [[Fultondale]] closed.
* December: [[Wintzell's Oyster House]] in [[Fultondale]] closed.
* [[Tuscaloosa]]'s [[Cypress Inn]] restaurant closed.


===Education===
===Education===
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* [[April 18]]: The [[Jefferson County Commission]] approved the takeover of [[Cooper Green Mercy Health Services]] by the [[UAB University Healthcare Authority]].
* [[April 18]]: The [[Jefferson County Commission]] approved the takeover of [[Cooper Green Mercy Health Services]] by the [[UAB University Healthcare Authority]].
* [[May 15]]: The [[Alabama Human Life Protection Act]] was signed into law by Governor [[Kay Ivey]].
* [[May 15]]: The [[Alabama Human Life Protection Act]] was signed into law by Governor [[Kay Ivey]].
* Summer: The [[City of Birmingham]] launched the [[Academy of Civic Engagement]].
* [[July 23]]: The [[Birmingham City Council]] passed the $451 million [[2020 Birmingham budget]].
* [[July 23]]: The [[Birmingham City Council]] passed the $451 million [[2020 Birmingham budget]].
* [[August 8]]: The [[Jefferson County Commission]] passed the $700 million [[2020 Jefferson County budget]].
* [[August 8]]: The [[Jefferson County Commission]] passed the $700 million [[2020 Jefferson County budget]].
* [[September 24]]: [[Mountain Brook]] voters approved a 10-mill property tax increase for schools by 1,824 to 968.
* [[September 24]]: [[Mountain Brook]] voters approved a 10-mill property tax increase for schools by 1,824 to 968.
* [[October 8]]: The [[2019 Birmingham special election]] was held to fill vacancies in three [[Birmingham City Council]] seats and to conduct a referendum on renewing the city's ''ad valorum'' tax for [[Birmingham City Schools]].
* [[October 8]]: The [[2019 Birmingham special election]] was held to fill vacancies in three [[Birmingham City Council]] seats and to conduct a referendum on renewing the city's ''ad valorum'' tax for [[Birmingham City Schools]].
* November: Mayor Randall Woodfin announced the [[Pardons for Progress]] program to clear the records of low-level drug offenders convicted in municipal court.
* [[December 3]]: [[Governor of Alabama|Governor]] [[Kay Ivey]] announced the launch of "[[BornReady.org|Born Ready]]", a statewide campaign to promote early childhood development.
* [[December 3]]: [[Governor of Alabama|Governor]] [[Kay Ivey]] announced the launch of "[[BornReady.org|Born Ready]]", a statewide campaign to promote early childhood development.
* December 3: [[Mayor of Birmingham]] [[Randall Woodfin]] delivered a "Big Picture" policy update at [[Haven]].
* December 3: [[Mayor of Birmingham]] [[Randall Woodfin]] delivered a "Big Picture" policy update at [[Haven]].
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* March: The [[Birmingham Legion FC]] played their first game at [[BBVA Compass Field]].
* March: The [[Birmingham Legion FC]] played their first game at [[BBVA Compass Field]].
* [[April 2]]: The Alliance of American Football suspended operations, ending the [[Birmingham Iron]]'s tenure.
* [[April 2]]: The Alliance of American Football suspended operations, ending the [[Birmingham Iron]]'s tenure.
* [[May 18]]: [[Deontay Wilder]] knocked out Dominic Breazeale to retain his WBC heavyweight title.
* [[May 29]]: The [[2019 Rickwood Classic]] was played at [[Rickwood Field]].
* [[May 29]]: The [[2019 Rickwood Classic]] was played at [[Rickwood Field]].
* [[August 24]]: The first [[BCS Kick-Off Classic]] was held at [[Legion Field]].
* [[August 24]]: The first [[BCS Kick-Off Classic]] was held at [[Legion Field]].
* [[November 23]]: [[Deontay Wilder]] knocked out luis Ortiz to retain his WBC heavyweight title.
* [[December 17]]: The inaugural [[Chick-fil-A Birmingham High School Showcase]] was held at [[Legacy Arena]].
* [[December 17]]: The inaugural [[Chick-fil-A Birmingham High School Showcase]] was held at [[Legacy Arena]].
* [[December 18]]: The inaugural [[Chick-fil-A Birmingham Classic]] was played at [[Legacy Arena]].
* [[December 18]]: The inaugural [[Chick-fil-A Birmingham Classic]] was played at [[Legacy Arena]].
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===Births===
===Births===
* [[Ruby]], a giraffe at the [[Birmingham Zoo]]


===Awards===
===Awards===
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* [[March 16]]: [[Stephen Rolfe Powell]], glass artist and educator
* [[March 16]]: [[Stephen Rolfe Powell]], glass artist and educator
* [[March 17]]: [[Andre Williams]], R&B musician
* [[March 17]]: [[Andre Williams]], R&B musician
* [[March 23]]: [[James Owens]], [[Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn Tigers football player]] and [[Miles Golden Bears]] football coach.
* [[March 24]]: [[Tony Tarver]], owner of [[Emmanuel's Barbering Salon]].
* [[March 24]]: [[Tony Tarver]], owner of [[Emmanuel's Barbering Salon]].
* [[March 30]]: [[June Wetzel]], former DJ and news anchor
* [[March 31]]: [[Dick Pigford]], architect
* [[March 31]]: [[Dick Pigford]], architect
* March 31: [[Lois Coleman]], founder of [[Grace House Ministries]]
* March 31: [[Lois Coleman]], founder of [[Grace House Ministries]]
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* [[December 1]]: [[Pat Sullivan]], Heisman winning quarterback and football coach
* [[December 1]]: [[Pat Sullivan]], Heisman winning quarterback and football coach
* [[December 7]]: [[Gerald Barrax]], poet and educator
* [[December 7]]: [[Gerald Barrax]], poet and educator
* [[December 20]]: [[Frazier Christy]], civil engineer
* [[December 23]]: [[Elmer Harris]], [[Alabama Power Company]] CEO
* [[December 23]]: [[Elmer Harris]], [[Alabama Power Company]] CEO
* [[December 26]]: [[Ed Jones]], ''[[Birmingham News]]'' photographer
* [[December 26]]: [[Ed Jones]], ''[[Birmingham News]]'' photographer
* [[December 31]]: [[Reggie Kellum]], veterinary technician
* [[List of homicides in 2019]]
* [[List of homicides in 2019]]


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* "[[Sword of Trust]]" feature film
* "[[Sword of Trust]]" feature film
* ''[[Live Free]]'', gospel album by [[Mike McClure Jr|Pastor Mike Jr]]
* ''[[Live Free]]'', gospel album by [[Mike McClure Jr|Pastor Mike Jr]]
* ''[[Room Enough]]'', album by [[The Burnells]]


===Books===
===Books===
* Kelly, Mark (2019) ''Back to Nature: A History of Birmingham's Ruffner Mountain.'' Birmingham: Ruffner Mountain Nature Coalition
* ''[[Back to Nature (book)|Back to Nature: A History of Birmingham's Ruffner Mountain]]'' by [[Mark Kelly]] for the [[Ruffner Mountain Nature Coalition]]
* ''[[Glory Road]]'', novel by [[Lauren Denton]]
* ''[[Memoirs of a Mad Redneck]]'', by [[Zac Henson]]


===Buildings===
===Buildings===
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* [[Sidewalk Film Center and Cinema‎‎]] in the [[Pizitz building]]
* [[Sidewalk Film Center and Cinema‎‎]] in the [[Pizitz building]]
* [[UAB Proton Therapy Center]] on [[20th Street South]]
* [[UAB Proton Therapy Center]] on [[20th Street South]]
* [[University Hall]] on the [[UAB Campus Green]]
* [[Villas at Titusville]] apartments
* [[Villas at Titusville]] apartments
* [[Veterinary Surgery of Birmingham]] at 146 [[Resource Center Parkway]]
* [[Veterinary Surgery of Birmingham]] at 146 [[Resource Center Parkway]]

Latest revision as of 15:48, 12 February 2024

Sunset view of the activity building and plaza at One Pratt Park

2019 was the 148th year after the founding of the City of Birmingham.

Events

The 2019 Mulberry Fork fish kill.

Business

Establishments

Disestablishments

Education

Government

Religion

Sports

The Birmingham Iron played their sole season in 2019.

Individuals

Births

Awards

Graduations

Marriages

Retirements

Deaths

Larry Langford
Art Clarkson
Gip Gipson

Works

Books

Buildings

Demolitions

Context

In 2019, the Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris was grievously damaged by fire. Massive wildfires raged across arctic areas. President Trump was impeached in the U.S. House of Representatives. White supremacist mass shooters killed dozens of people at a Wal-Mart in El Paso, Texas and at a mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand. A Global Climate Strike was held on September 20. On December 31 the United States Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq was stormed by militants.

Notable deaths in 2019 included those of actors Danny Aiello, René Auberjonois, Diahann Carroll, Carol Channing, Tim Conway, Doris Day, Albert Finney, Peter Fonda, Rutger Hauer, Peter Mayhew, Luke Perry, Rip Torn and John Witherspoon; architects Phil Freelon, Florence Knoll, I. M. Pei and Stanley Tigerman; baseball manager Frank Robinson; cartoonist Gahan Wilson; composers Michel Legrand and André Previn; director John Singleton; former Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi; former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe; fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld; federal reserve chair Paul Volcker; industrialists David Koch and T. Boone Pickens; journalist Cokie Roberts; musicians Ginger Baker, Dick Dale, Marie Fredriksson, João Gilberto, Mark Hollis, Daniel Johnston, Keith Flint, Eddie Money, Art Neville, Jessye Norman, Ric Ocasek, Mac "Dr John" Rebennack, and Leon Redbone; novelists Toni Morrison and Herman Wouk; poet Mary Oliver; politicians John Conyers, Elijah Cummings, John Dingell, Kay Hagan, and H. Ross Perot; puppeteer Carroll Spinney; restaurateur Leah Chase; and scientists Wally Broecker and Murray Gell-Mann.

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