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🏠 Popular Birmingham Restaurant Closes + $45M Student Investment

Aug 7, 2026

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🏠 Popular Birmingham Restaurant Closes + $45M Student Investment

Joyland shutters its Avondale location, Birmingham approves a $45 million investment in students, Walk-On's heads to Homewood, UAB is named Alabama's top hospital again, and plenty of events fill the weekend.

Forrest Webber

🏠 Birmingham Restaurant Week + 2 TV Stations Shakeup

Jul 31, 2026

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🏠 Birmingham Restaurant Week + 2 TV Stations Shakeup

Hundreds of special menus arrive for Birmingham Restaurant Week, two local TV stations prepare for major programming changes, Downtown gets its first Burmese restaurant, and a new 475-unit apartment community opens.

Forrest Webber

🏠 24/7 Restaurant Opening + First Alabama Reformation Store

Jul 24, 2026

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🏠 24/7 Restaurant Opening + First Alabama Reformation Store

Karma's Kitchen announces its opening date, Reformation prepares to debut Alabama's first store, Alabama basketball returns to Birmingham, and a $2.6 million flood protection project moves forward.

Forrest Webber

🏠 Birmingham Lands Rare Boden Store + Zoo Wins Big

Jul 17, 2026

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🏠 Birmingham Lands Rare Boden Store + Zoo Wins Big

Boden picks The Summit for its only third U.S. location, the Birmingham Zoo earns Alabama's top tourism award, new restaurants and shops continue to open, and World Deer Expo returns this weekend.

Forrest Webber

🏠 2 New Nonstop Flight Routes + Legacy Arena Turns 50

Jul 10, 2026

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🏠 2 New Nonstop Flight Routes + Legacy Arena Turns 50

Breeze launches two new nonstop routes starting at $59, Unbothered Scoops announces opening details, a new gourmet grocery opens in Vestavia, and Legacy Arena celebrates 50 years with a free concert, festival, and family activities this weekend.

Forrest Webber