Tag Archives: Michael Calvert

Operation New Birmingham changes food truck stance

Spoonfed Grill. Courtesy of Operation New BirminghamEarlier today Operation New Birmingham sent out a tweet that referred followers to the front page of its website. There, it posted the following statement about the issue of food trucks in the city, most recently represented by the situation involving the Spoonfed Grill:

“ONB President Michael Calvert has advised Mr. Jason Parkman, the owner of the Spoonfed Grill, that ONB no longer opposes food trucks in downtown. Comments from Mr. Parkman’s customers and supporters and subsequent conversations with several downtown restaurant owners indicate that food trucks do indeed contribute to the choices available to people working downtown and add to the urban experience for visitors. Calvert has apologized to Mr. Parkman and acknowledged that he made a mistake.

Current City ordinances do not permit food trucks or other private vendors to do business in a public right of way such as the loading zone in front of the Wachovia Building. ONB has pledged to be supportive of Mr. Parkman in his efforts to have ordinances modified to allow properly licensed food trucks to operate in the public right of way.”

Photo: Spoonfed Grill. Courtesy of Operation New Birmingham

New hotel possible for Birmingham’s midtown

Shortly after Larry Langford finished his remarks at yesterday’s Operation New Birmingham (ONB) Breakfast Briefing, ONB President Michael Calvert eluded to the possibility of another developer possibly announcing plans to build a new hotel on Birmingham’s Southside in the near future.

The Birmingham Business Journal provides additional information about this and other announcements made yesterday. We’ve also heard that the proposed hotel may operate within the Hilton family.