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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Could Homewood be poised to land a Target?
September 28th, 2010 · Comments Off · Business, Homewood
Despite what you may think, the Highway 280 Super Target location is within the city limits of Birmingham, AL. (one of five currently located in the metropolitan area). The news coming out of Homewood today though may give Magic City residents a shorter drive to get what they need.
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One last look at the ramps
July 16th, 2008 · 18 Comments · Homewood
acnatta/Flickr We headed over to Homewood’s Central Park early this morning (approximately 7 a.m.) to get this photo – probably one of the last of the skate park ramps before they were disassembled today (al.com video) following last night’s vote by the city’s Parks and Recreation Board to take them down because of increased issues. [...]
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Kurt Weill Retrospective w/Diane McNaron and Thomas Bagwell, Unitarian Universalist Church
March 8th, 2008 · Comments Off · 35209, Homewood, music, Timetable
Soprano Diane McNaron‘s Kurt Weill Retrospective, not heard in Birmingham in nearly a decade, will be presented with New York pianist Thomas Bagwell. Bagwell, a Birmingham native who has not appeared here in fifteen years, will open the program with the rare and atmospheric Berg Piano Sonata. These two consummate performers will then take the [...]
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First Annual Clover Crawl, downtown Homewood
February 17th, 2008 · Comments Off · 35209, environmental, Events, Homewood, Timetable
This event will also serve as the open house for the new Green Resource Center for Alabama. Participating restaurants and merchants in downtown Homewood will provide great specials and discounts on food, drink and “green” products as they and the resource center help metro Birmingham and the state of Alabama “Go Green!” Click here to [...]
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Annual Photo Flea Market, Shades Valley Camera Club
February 17th, 2008 · Comments Off · 35209, Homewood, Photography, Timetable
Buy, sell or trade photographic equipment and at the annual photo flea market sale, held after the monthly meeting of the Shades Valley Camera Club. Bring your check book, equipment for sell/trade, and a shopping list of items you specifically need – you just may find them at the event! Due to space limitations, if [...]
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Holiday open house, area Starbucks
November 8th, 2007 · Comments Off · Alabama, Birmingham, food, Homewood, Hoover, Mountain Brook, Timetable, Trussville, Vestavia Hills
Here’s an invite to come by and taste the holiday drinks and tastes Starbucks has to offer this season — eggnog latte, gingerbread latte, peppermint mocha and more. Best part, it’s free. We like free and think free Krispy Kreme donut day and free Ben & Jerry’s ice cream day should be national holidays. Don’t [...]
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Lasers Edge announces it’s closing
November 1st, 2007 · 12 Comments · 35209, Alabama, Birmingham, Business, Homewood, music
I’ve been at the Birmingham Diversity Summit for most of the morning, so imagine my surprise when I learned that the Lasers Edge has announced that it’s closing its doors by the end of the year. The Birmingham News breaking news blog has more information about this shock to our local business community. While we’d [...]
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