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[[File:MLB at Rickwood logo.png|right|thumb|250px|Logo for the [[MLB at Rickwood Field]] game on June 20, 2024]]
'''2024''' is the 153rd year after the founding of the [[Birmingham|City of Birmingham]].
'''2024''' is the 153rd year after the founding of the [[Birmingham|City of Birmingham]].


==Events==
==Events==
* January: The [[2024 USASBE National Conference]] was held in Birmingham.
* [[January 10]]–[[January 14|14]]: The [[2024 USASBE National Conference]] was held in Birmingham.
* [[February 15]]: Journey's "50th Anniversary Freedom Tour" with Toto at [[Legacy Arena]].
* [[February 16]]: The [[Supreme Court of Alabama]] ruled in ''James LePage, et al. v. The Center for Reproductive Medicine and Mobile Infirmary Association'' that under the [[Constitution of Alabama]], as amended by public referendum in [[2018 general election#Statewide ballot measures|2018]], fertilized human eggs and human embryos are to have the same legal protections as minors under state law. As a result of the ruling, [[UAB Hospital]] and other providers suspended in vitro fertilization (IVF) procedures in the state.
* February: [[Birmingham Talks]] rebranded as [[Small Magic]].
* [[March 23]]: Fall Out Boy's "So Much For (2our) Dust" tour at [[Legacy Arena]].
* [[March 27]]: Drake's "It's All a Blur" tour with J.Cole was scheduled for [[Legacy Arena]], but was canceled.
* [[April 15]]–[[April 16|16]]: The [[2024 Birmingham Civil Rights Conference]] was held at [[16th Street Baptist Church]].
* [[April 20]]: [[Taylor Riverside Park]] opened on the [[Locust Fork River]] in [[Blount County]].
* [[April 24]]: A large addition to the [[Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge]] was dedicated.
* [[May 4]]: The [[Birmingham Folk Festival]] was held at [[Avondale Park]].
* [[May 29]]: NF's "Hope" tour at [[Legacy Arena]].
* [[June 15]]: [[Festa Italiana]] at [[Sloss Furnaces]].
* [[June 27]]–[[June 28|28]]: [[Sloss Tech#2024|Sloss Tech]] was held at the [[Lyric Theatre]].
* [[July 11]]: Chris Brown's "11:11" tour at [[Legacy Arena]]


===Business===
===Business===
* [[Blue Creek Mine]] began production.
* January: [[Line Scale Form]] merged into [[Poole & Company Architects]].
* January: [[Jeremie Kirkwood|Jeremie]] and [[Leigh Kirkwood]] purchased [[Filter Coffee Parlor]].
* January: [[Fenwick Brands]] acquired [[Wickles Pickles]] of [[Dadeville]].
* [[January 10]]: The [[United Auto Workers]] announced that about 30% of [[Mercedes-Benz US International]] workers had signed union authorization cards.
* February: [[Motion Industries]] acquired Perfetto and SER Hydraulics of Sudbury, Ontario.
* February: [[Precision Coil & Rotor]] acquired Industrial Coil Inc. of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
* [[February 15]]: [[The Plaza at Riverchase]] was sold for $14.5 million.
* March: [[Diamond State Trucking & Logistics]] acquired Yordy Transport of Morton, Illinois.
* March: [[Maynard Nexsen]] acquired Dysart Willis PLLC of Raleigh, North Carolina.
* March: [[Landing]] acquired Barsala of Seattle, Washington.
* March: [[Luckie & Co.]] acquired Marbury Creative Group of Atlanta, Georgia.
* April: [[Protective Life Corp.]] acquired the ShelterPoint Group Inc. of Garden City, New York.
* [[April 5]]: [[Waverly Advisors]] acquired the investment advisory division of McShane Partners of Charlotte, North Carolina.
* April: [[Landscape Workshop]] acquired Liberty Land Management Group of New Port Richey, Florida.
* May: [[Kreativ Retirement Plan Solutions]] merged with [[Navigate 401k]].
* [[May 13]], [[May 17]]: Workers at [[Mercedes-Benz US International]] voted on whether to be represented by the United Auto Workers.


====Establishments====
====Establishments====
*
* [[January 5]]: The [[North Jefferson Chamber of Commerce]] was established for businesses in [[Kimberly]], [[Morris]], and [[Fultondale]].
* [[January 17]]: [[PopStroke Tuscaloosa]] opened.
* February: [[Leroy Russell]] opened [[Spice of Life Jamaica]] restaurant at [[1905 Park Place]].
* [[February 10]]: [[Alexis Kimbrough]] opened [[Herban Soul Café]] in the [[Woodlawn Marketplace]].
* [[February 15]]: [[Colby Conklin]] opened [[The Mayor]] bar and [[Mr Wests Asian Chow Hall]] restaurant at [[Rise Lakeview]].
* February: [[Luca Lagotto]] restaurant and market opened in [[Homewood]].
* [[March 26]]: [[Frothy Monky]] opened a 2nd area location in the [[Edgewood Business District]].
* [[March 27]]: [[Slice]] opened a 5th area location in the [[Edgewood Business District]].
* April: [[Miracle Pizza Co.]] opened in the former [[Post Office Pies]] in [[Avondale]].
* April: [[University Tacos]] opened a second location on [[5th Avenue North]].
* [[Warrior Met Coal]]'s [[Blue Creek Mine]] began production.
* [[Supertone]] fitness studio opened in the [[Huffstutler Building]] in [[Homewood]].


====Disestablishments====
====Disestablishments====
* January: [[Eventive Sports]] was acquired by Troon Events of Scottsdale, Arizona.
* January: [[Five]] restaurant on [[29th Street South]] closed.
* January: [[Civitas (restaurant)]] closed.
* January: [[SMOKE Bistro]] and [[Birmingham Candy Co.]] closed their [[Pizitz Food Hall]] stalls.
* [[January 31]]: [[Heatherwood Country Club]] shut down.
* [[February 4]]: [[Post Office Pies]] closed its original Avondale location.
* February: [[A Advantage Air Inc.]] was acquired by Smart Care of Chicago, Illinois.
* February: [[Jackins Butler & Adams]] surveyors were acquired by [[Dynamic Civil Solutions]].
* February: [[Baja California Cantina Grill]] in [[Eastwood]] closed.
* February: [[Mspark]] was acquired by Creekstone Capital Group of Atlanta, Georgia.
* February: [[Garrett Perkins & Horton Advisory Partners]] was acquired by Summit Financial Holdings of Parsippany, New Jersey.
* March: [[Sheppard Pet Supply]] closed.
* [[March 14]]: The [[CVS]] pharmacy at [[Clairmont Plaza South]] closed.
* 1st quarter: [[Asteria Health]] was acquired by Biote Corp. of Irving, Texas.
* April: [[Caliber]] sporting goods in [[Homewood]] closed.
* April: [[MK Insurance Group]] was acquired by PCF Insurance Services of Lehi, Utah.
* April: [[GoRescue Brands]] was acquired by Safe Life of Stockholm, Sweden.
* [[April 12]]: [[U.S. Steel]] shareholders approved the company's sale to Nippon Steel of Tokyo, Japan.
* May: [[The Tidwell Group]] was acquired by EisnerAmper of New York City.
* May: Motion & Control Enterprises of Zelienople, Pennsylvania acquired [[General Machinery Co. Inc.]]
* JD Sports of Bury, England acquired [[Hibbett Sports]] for $1.1 billion.
* [[Thermo Fisher Scientific]] closed its operations in [[Auburn]].
* [[December 31]]: The [[Rick & Bubba Show]] went off the air.


===Education===
===Education===
*  
[[File:BSC seal.png|right|thumb|175px|Birmingham-Southern College closed in 2024.]]
* [[May 31]]: [[Birmingham-Southern College]] closed.


===Government===
===Government===
*
* [[January 9]]: [[Travis Hendrix]] won the [[Alabama House District 55#2024 special election|2024 Alabama House District 55 special election]].
* [[February 6]]: [[Mayor of Birmingham|Birmingham Mayor]] [[Randall Woodfin]] delivered his [[2024 State of the City address]] to the [[Kiwanis Club of Birmingham]].
* [[February 6]]–: [[2024 Alabama legislative session]]
* [[March 5]]: [[2024 primary elections]]
* [[March 6]]–: The [[City of Birmingham]] experienced a [[2024 Birmingham network outage|disruption in its network services]], presumed to be a ransomware attack, which affected payrolls, permitting, and other administrative functions.
* March: The [[City of Birmingham]] was awarded a $14.5 million grant to convert [[4th Avenue North]] to two-way traffic in the [[City Center]].
* [[October 1]]: [[Alabama House District 52#2024 special election|2024 Alabama House District 52 special election]]
* [[November 5]]: [[2024 general election]]


===Religion===
===Religion===
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===Sports===
===Sports===
* [[February 2]]: WWE Friday Night SmackDown was held at [[Legacy Arena]].
* [[February 4]]: The inaugural [[Railway Marathon]] was held.
* [[February 29]]–[[March 2]]: The [[2024 AHSAA basketball tournament]] was held at [[Legacy Arena]].
* [[March 13]]–[[March 16|16]]: The [[2024 SWAC men's basketball tournament]] was held at [[Bartow Arena]].
* [[March 13]]–[[March 17|17]]: [[2024 REDCREST]] Major League Fishing tournament was held at [[Lay Lake]] with the associated Major League Fishing Outdoor Sports Expo at the [[BJCC]].
* [[March 13]]–[[March 17|17]]: [[2024 REDCREST]] Major League Fishing tournament was held at [[Lay Lake]] with the associated Major League Fishing Outdoor Sports Expo at the [[BJCC]].
* [[May 8]]–[[May 12|12]]: [[Regions Tradition]] at [[Greystone Golf & Country Club]]
* [[June 18]]: [[Rickwood Classic]]
* [[June 18]]: [[Rickwood Classic]]
* [[June 20]]: The San Francisco Giants and St Louis Cardinals played a regular-season Major League Baseball game at [[Rickwood Field]].
* [[June 20]]: The San Francisco Giants and St Louis Cardinals played the [[MLB at Rickwood Field]] game.
* [[July 5]]–[[July 10|10]]: The [[2024 Transplant Games]] were hosted in Birmingham.
* [[July 5]]–[[July 10|10]]: The [[2024 Transplant Games]] were hosted in Birmingham.
* The [[AHSAA]] "[[Super Seven]]" football championships were hosted at [[Protective Stadium]]
* The [[AHSAA]] "[[Super Seven]]" football championships were hosted at [[Protective Stadium]]
* [[Birmingham Legion FC]] launched a [[Birmingham Legion FC 2|USL League Two team]].


====Professional teams====
====Professional teams====
* [[2024 Birmingham Barons]] (Minor League Baseball, Double-A South)
* [[2024 Birmingham Barons]] (Southern League)
* [[2024 Birmingham Legion FC]] (USL Championship)
* [[2024 Birmingham Legion FC]] (USL Championship)
* [[2024 Birmingham Squadron]] (NBA G League)
* [[2024 Birmingham Squadron]] (NBA G League)
* [[2024 Birmingham Stallions]] (USFL)
* [[2024 Birmingham Stallions]] (UFL)


==Individuals==
==Individuals==
* [[January 13]]: [[Steven Henkin]] was installed as rabbi of [[Temple Beth-El]].
* [[March 25]]: [[Hollis Towns]] succeeded [[Kelly Ann Scott]] as vice president and editor-in-chief for [[Alabama Media Group]].
* March 25: [[Shay Gartman]] succeeded [[Meredith Drennen]] as executive director of the [[Homewood Chamber of Commerce]].
* April: [[Federico Kochlowski]] succeeded [[Michael Göbel]] as CEO of [[Mercedes-Benz US International]].
* [[May 6]]: [[Noelia Voigt]] resigned her Miss USA crown.


===Births===
===Births===
* [[April 17]]: [[Mopane]], a giraffe born at the [[Birmingham Zoo]]


===Awards===
===Awards===
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===Retirements===
===Retirements===
* [[January 10]]: [[Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]] head football coach [[Nick Saban]] announced his retirement.
* [[April 30]]: Meteorologist [[Fred Hunter]] announced retired from [[WBRC 6]]
* [[May 24]]: Anchor [[Pam Huff]] retired from [[ABC 33/40]].


===Deaths===
===Deaths===
[[File:Scott Richards.jpg|right|thumb|125px|Scott Richards]]
* [[January 6]]: [[Surin Techarukpong]], restaurateur
* [[January 10]]: [[David Blount]], business owner
* [[January 14]]: [[Bill Slaughter]], attorney
* [[January 17]]: [[Ildefonso Ramirez]], restaurateur
* [[January 22]]: [[Terry Dunn]], former [[Alabama Public Service Commission]]er
* [[January 25]]: Kenneth Eugene Smith was executed at Holman Correctional Facility near Atmore. His sentence was the first to be carried out by means of nitrogen hypoxia.
* [[January 26]]: [[Moyo]], a rhinoceros at the [[Birmingham Zoo]]
* [[January 31]]: [[Terry Beasley]], former [[Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn]] wide receiver
* [[February 4]]: [[Kelli Steward]] co-founder of [[Gatos and Beans]]
* [[February 7]]: [[Jacqueline Jones]], blues singer
* [[February 14]]: [[Scott Richards]], former [[WBRC-6]] news anchor
* [[February 18]]: [[Jack Biddle]], former Alabama State Senator and Representative
* [[February 20]]: [[Wendy Sue Jantz]], education coordinator at [[Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum]]
* [[February 21]]: [[Rob Langford]], former Special Agent in Charge of the [[FBI Birmingham]] office
* [[February 29]]: [[Tom Huey]], poet and playwright
* [[March 4]]: [[Mike Oliver]], newspaper reporter and editor
* [[March 7]]: [[Naomi King]], widow of [[A. D. King]]
* [[March 12]]: [[Ivey Scout|Jennifer Ivey "Ivey Scout" Edwards]], founder of [[The Pet Nanny]]
* [[March 14]]: [[Lynda Cardwell]], former [[WBMG-TV]] anchor
* [[March 22]]: [[Bobby Timmons]], former state legislator and [[Alabama Sheriffs Association]] director
* [[March 28]]: [[Bronwyn Fortner]], former police officer
* [[April 3]]: [[Barry Austin]], [[Birmingham VA Hospital]] staffer and stage actor
* [[April 14]]: [[Dennis Covington]], author
* [[April 19]]: [[William H. Harris]]. former [[Alabama State University]] president
* May: [[Hootie Ingram]], former [[University of Alabama]] Director of Athletics
** [[List of homicides in 2024]]
** [[List of homicides in 2024]]


==Works==
==Works==
*
* [[Monopoly: Birmingham Edition]]


===Books===
===Books===
*  
* Morris, Jerome E. (2024) ''[[Central City's Joy and Pain|Central City's Joy and Pain: Solidarity, Survival, and Soul in a Birmingham Housing Project]]''. University of Georgia Press
* [[Jonathan Bass|Bass, S. Jonathan]] (2024) ''[[From Every Stormy Wind That Blows|From Every Stormy Wind That Blows: The Idea of Howard College and the Origins of Samford University]].'' LSU Press ISBN 9780807181775
* [[Salaam Green|Green, Salaam]] (2024) ''[[Once Upon a Magic City]]''. City of Birmingham/Create Birmingham/Alabama State Council on the Arts
* [[Hailey Mason|Mason, Hailey]] (2024) ''[[A is for Arrington]]''. self-published


===Buildings===
===Buildings===
* [[16th Street Baptist Church Multi-Purpose Visitor and Educational Center]]
* [[Alabama Aerospace & Aviation High School]]
* [[Alabama Aerospace & Aviation High School]]
* [[Altec / Styslinger Genomic Medicine and Data Sciences Building]]
* [[Altec / Styslinger Genomic Medicine and Data Sciences Building]]
* [[Artisan Flats]] apartments in [[Lakeview District|Lakeview]]
* [[Ascend Village]] apartments for [[Big Oak Ranch]]
* [[Bashinsky Field House]] renovations at [[Samford University]]
* [[Birmingham City Hall]] Council Chamber renovations
* [[Birmingham Family Fun Center]]
* [[Birmingham Family Fun Center]]
* [[DC BLOX Birmingham Data Center]] expansion
* [[The Edge Homewood]] on [[Green Springs Highway]]
* [[Jefferson County Sheriff's Office]] training center dormitory in [[Fultondale]]
* [[Lakeshore Sports Science and Performance Center]]
* [[Luca Lagotto building]]
* [[McCallum Basic Health Science Building]] modernization
* [[McCallum Basic Health Science Building]] modernization
* [[Ross Bridge Resort]] expansion and renovation
* [[Seibert Hall]] renovations at [[Samford University]]
* [[Southtown Senior]] apartments at [[Edgehill at Southtown]]
* [[The Tracks]] apartments
* [[The Tracks]] apartments


===Demolitions===
===Demolitions===
*  
* [[January 20]]: The former [[Pathway Baptist Church]] in [[Leeds]] burned down.
* February: [[Southside Church of God, Birmingham]] in [[Lakeview]] was demolished.
* February: The [[AIDB Birmingham Regional Center]] on [[3rd Avenue South]] was demolished.
* [[February 24]]: The [[Black Elks Lodge]] at 800 [[12th Street North]] burned down.
* [[February 28]]: The [[James Scott Young Country Store]] at [[Tannehill State Park]] burned down.
* Demolition of the [[Birmingham Cold Storage Warehouse]] was completed.


==Context==
==Context==
2024 was a presidential election year in the United States. ''Sports Illustrated'' ceased publishing. The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland collapsed after being stuck by a container ship.


Notable people who died in 2024 included actors Louis Gossett Jr and Carl Weathers; architect Antoine Predock; artist Frank Stella; baseball manager Whitey Herzog; comedian Richard Lewis; conductor Seiji Ozawa; film director Norman Jewison; football player O. J. Simpson; musicians Dickey Betts, Duane Eddy and Toby Keith; physicist Peter Higgs; music producer Steve Albini; sculptor Richard Serra; former U.S. Senators Bob Graham, Joe Lieberman, and David Pryor; television hosts Robert MacNeil and Charles Osgood; and writers John Barth and Howard Waldrop.


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Revision as of 14:56, 8 May 2024

Logo for the MLB at Rickwood Field game on June 20, 2024

2024 is the 153rd year after the founding of the City of Birmingham.

Events

Business

Establishments

Disestablishments

Education

Birmingham-Southern College closed in 2024.

Government

Religion

Sports

Professional teams

Individuals

Births

Awards

Graduations

Marriages

Retirements

Deaths

Scott Richards

Works

Books

Buildings

Demolitions

Context

2024 was a presidential election year in the United States. Sports Illustrated ceased publishing. The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland collapsed after being stuck by a container ship.

Notable people who died in 2024 included actors Louis Gossett Jr and Carl Weathers; architect Antoine Predock; artist Frank Stella; baseball manager Whitey Herzog; comedian Richard Lewis; conductor Seiji Ozawa; film director Norman Jewison; football player O. J. Simpson; musicians Dickey Betts, Duane Eddy and Toby Keith; physicist Peter Higgs; music producer Steve Albini; sculptor Richard Serra; former U.S. Senators Bob Graham, Joe Lieberman, and David Pryor; television hosts Robert MacNeil and Charles Osgood; and writers John Barth and Howard Waldrop.

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