Entries Tagged as 'Business'

Safari Cup faces a fight against Starbucks… in Chicago

December 10th, 2012 · 1 Comment · Business, food

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Safari Cup Coffee unexpectedly left Birmingham’s coffee scene a little more than three years ago. It’s spent most of those three years in Chicago becoming a staple of the city’s Lakeview district. Now, it’s getting a new next-door neighbor – Starbucks.

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All Three area Rave theaters included in Carmike deal

October 1st, 2012 · Comments Off · Business, Movies

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We’ll be seeing a little less neon around metro Birmingham come the beginning of next year – unless Carmike finds a way to work it into their plans for the area locations they’re purchasing from Rave. It essentially removes Rave from the state market and gives Carmike control of an IMAX screen.

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Construction of new Walgreens on Clairmont progresses

July 18th, 2012 · Comments Off · Business

Walgreens under construction

It’s not exactly a slow news day in Birmingham, but it was probably time to do a visual check-in on the city’s soon-to-be newest pharmacy option (or rather their latest location) while looking at what other news they’ve been making – around the world.

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A nice week for Motus Motorcycles

July 12th, 2012 · Comments Off · 35233, Development

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There probably wasn’t much doubt at all, but it was probably a relaxed feeling at the Innovation Depot offices of Motus Motorcycles after receiving incentives from the City of Birmingham and approval for work to be done on the facade of their new home on the city’s Southside.

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Housing vacancy goes up, apartment vacancy goes down

July 12th, 2012 · Comments Off · Business

29/7 in Lakeview under construction, June 2012.

When one number goes up, another must come down. It seemed like that would be the case anyway based on two reports released weeks apart about Birmingham, AL’s housing market at the midway point of 2012. Overall, things are looking pretty good right now.

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UPDATE: A petition supporting area food trucks appears

July 11th, 2012 · Comments Off · Business, food, Online

Food Truck. Courtesy of Operation New Birmingham

There are a lot of things on people’s minds in Birmingham, AL right now. There have had a lot of online petitions being shared as well. The latest example available is one being circulated seeking support for the city’s growing food truck scene as well as why it happened today.

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Store is on target in Homewood

June 26th, 2012 · 1 Comment · Business, Homewood

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This afternoon the raising of a beam at the site of the old Bruno’s on the Colonial Brookwood Village property adjacent to Highway 31 in Homewood could signal a shift in where retailers choose to build and invest to attract area shoppers.

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Oskar Blues comes “home” to Alabama next month

June 20th, 2012 · Comments Off · Business, food

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Craft beer fans in Birmingham, AL are considering the stealth Twitter announcement on June 19 about the arrival of Oskar Blues next month in the northern 2/3 of the state as a homecoming. It’s also an opportunity to expose more people to the joys of canned craft beer.

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