If you thought that the hotel building boom was slowing down anytime soon, it’s not, at least not yet. Birmingham-based Harbert Realty Services and Concord Hospitality Enterprises Co. of Raleigh, N.C. announced a partnership and plans to spend $52 million to renovate the old Regions Plaza building with a “4-diamond quality hotel” this afternoon [...]

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[ September 7, 2007; 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm. September 8, 2007; 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm. ] Artwalk asks you to “…experience an event that’s uniquely Birmingham, when downtown’s historic loft neighborhood transforms into a vibrant art district.” The organization’s 6th annual juried art show - named a “must-see destination” for the Year of Alabama Arts - is free and open to the public. Attendees get the opportunity to discover work from [...]

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[ June 22, 2007; 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm. July 20, 2007; 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm. August 24, 2007; 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm. September 14, 2007; 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] NOTE: For those looking for information about the 2008 Art on the Rocks season, click here.

Art on the Rocks is a monthly after-hours event held at the Birmingham Museum of Art on select Friday evenings. The 2007 Season will be the third season of Art on the Rocks. The program is wildly popular, attracting 3,000 [...]

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[ May 1, 2007; 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] The region’s largest gathering of technology professionals, TechMixer presented by Moreson Conferencing, is back with version 3.0 at McWane Science Center. This event, coordinated by TechBirmingham, remains free to anyone interested in technology thanks to the generosity of our sponsors. Come network with your professional peers, meet vendors, talk [...]

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[ May 10, 2007; 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. ] Join the Downtown Business Association, Operation New Birmingham the Central City Neighborhood Association and Superior Bank as they provide a chance to learn more about what’s happening downtown and who’s doing business downtown. The Get Together takes place ain the lobby of Superior Bank in the John Hand Building (17 20th Street North).

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The Tutwiler Hotel celebrated the completion of the majority of its $9 million renovation with the citizens of Birmingham during a ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday evening. The event marked the completion of upgrades to the interior and exterior public areas and the guest room.s and served as the beginning of a weekend aimed at [...]

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During this morning’s Design Review Committee meeting, committee member Cheryl Morgan read a statement into the record of the minutes voicing her regret and concerns about the vote that allows for the demolition of the Birmingham News building. Morgan serves as the director of the Auburn University’s Urban Studio in Birmingham.
The statement asks for [...]

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