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One more Moe’s (and another one soon)

Posted on February 19, 2009 | Leave a comment

We mean Moe’s Original Bar-B-Que and not that other casual food chain. Local owner Kevin Witherington announced the opening of their 3^rd location yesterday in Hoover at Lake Crest Plaza, replacing a Golden Rule as reported by AL.com’s Hoover blog on February 4.

The restaurant concept is headquartered in Vail, CO – and was started by three Alabamians.

Witherington also announced plans to open a fourth one next month at 731 29^th Street South in Birmingham’s Lakeview district – a space that most recently housed the Lakeview Oyster House.

Metro Birmingham thinks “green” collectively

Posted on January 26, 2009 | 3 comments

Elected officials from throughout metro Birmingham announced the formation of the Alabama Green Initiative (AGI) on Friday. AGI is, according to Friday’s press release, “a non-profit organization created to assist the municipalities of the metro Birmingham area in applying for and receiving green-only and stimulus grant monies from President Barack Obama’s upcoming stimulus package.” It could be one of the most powerful moves yet to a truly regional approach to the area’s future.

According to reports, this is the first such partnership in Alabama and the United States. The organization will be headed up by Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford and Hoover Mayor Tony Petelos, with participation from other cities and the Jefferson County Commission.

Examples of programs that will be targeted by the new organization include low emission vehicles, public works’ projects and large-scale community structures utilizing green-building standards.

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Tagged AGI, Alabama, Alabama Green Initiative, announcement, Birmingham, examples, green initiative, Hoover, Larry Langford, metro, projects, Tony Petelos

Publix shoppers in Hoover, take note

Posted on November 26, 2008 | Leave a comment

The newest location of the Lakeland, FL-based grocery chain opens next week (12.3) along Highway 31, but the shopping center as a whole represents the effects of the economy on commercial real estate as ABC 33/40 reports on their website.

SmartCars arrive in metro Birmingham

Posted on September 17, 2008 | 6 comments

Photo: SmartCar invasion begins. acnatta/Flickr.

If you haven’t seen a SmartCar yet (the one above was on Morris Avenue about a month ago), be prepared to see many more in the coming months and years cruising around town. The car first made an appearance in town last year as part of a cross-country promotional tour. Now, one of the 72 SmartCar dealerships in the country is located in Hoover. They received one of their first car shipments about two weeks ago (I didn’t have a camera – doh). Anyone out there own one of these yet?

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Tagged Birmingham, Business, dealership, Hoover, opening, smartcar

Regional cooperation for fuel savings

Posted on July 15, 2008 | 6 comments

Birmingham’s current effort to go green, which currently includes initiatives like Mayor Langford’s 4-day work week and scrap metal recycling program, could be expanded soon to include a plan to implement a regional plan to use E85 fuel made from wood waste in the city’s 130 current fleet of flex fuel vehicles and other vehicles in the area’s three largest cities.

The mayor’s office let us know that he recently met with Hoover Mayor Tony Petelos and Mayor Ed May of Bessemer to discuss the possibility of developing just such a regional plan. According to the press release, Birmingham alone generates an estimated 16,000 tons of wood waste per year.

“One ton of wood waste generates an estimated 215 gallons of E85 fuel. Just based on that, this City could generate three times our annual fuel consumption,” said Mayor Langford.

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Tagged AL, Alabama, Bessemer, Birmingham, E85, environmental, ethanol, Gulf Coast Energy, Hoover, initiatives, Larry Langford, regional, wood waste

Hotel surge hits the city

Posted on June 30, 2008 | Leave a comment

It’s not like we don’t need the extra rooms in any case, but has anyone else found it just a little weird how many new rooms and renovations have been announced in recent days? We know of at least one guy who’s got to be loving it.

Besides the one linked to the pending purchase of Carraway Medical Center by Shinsegae USA, there’s also the recent opening of one of the new look Microtel properties in Hoover and today’s announcement about the $6.5 million worth of upgrades being made at the Hilton Birmingham Perimeter Park, scheduled for completion in October.

That’s on top of the other lodging projects currently underway known and unknown in the metro Birmingham area, including the Hyatt Place under construction on the city’s Southside (even though it is not listed among ones that will be opening in the near future).

A look back: June 16

Posted on June 16, 2008 | Comments Off

1967:

The City of Hoover was incorporated.

1989:

The first City Stages kicked off at Linn Park.

Editor’s note: Let us know what your favorite acts were this year over on Magic City Question…

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