2022

2022 is the 151st year after the founding of the City of Birmingham.

Events

• July 7: 2022 World Games
• The time capsule set in 2002 at the Concord Center was opened.

Business

• Avadian credit union acquired Citizens State Bank of Vernon, Lamar County.
• Vulcan Imaging Associates acquired Women's Imaging Associates.
• ConcertCare merged with International Development Connection of Chattanooga, Tennessee to form ConcertIDC.
• Landscape Workshop acquired the landscape operations of GreenScape Inc. of Memphis, Tennessee.
• DeShazo Crane Co. acquired Integrated Machinery Solutions of Azle, Texas.

Establishments

• Brock's Gap Brewing Co. in Hoover
• Troy Rhone Garden Design opened on Culver Road in Mountain Brook Village.
• Spring: Fetch Rewards of Madison, Wisconsin opened a regional office in the Parkside District.

Disestablishments

• January 6: InCare Technologies was acquired by Thrive of Foxborough, Massachusetts.
• January: The Books-A-Million at Brook Highland Plaza closed.
• Spring: Macy's at Brookwood Village closed.
• Pack Health was acquired by Quest Diagnostics of Secaucus, New Jersey.
• Lyons & Co. of Florence, Lauderdale County acquired Keep IT Simple.
• Southern Research sold its engineering division to Kratos Defense and Security Solutions of San Diego, California.

Government

• May: Birmingham Xpress rapid transit system began operation.

Sports

• May 25–29: 2022 SWAC Baseball Tournament was held at Regions Field
• July 7–17: The 2022 World Games were held in Birmingham.
• Magic City Classic
• November 26: 2022 Iron Bowl

Professional teams

• 2022 Birmingham Barons (Minor League Baseball, Double-A South)
• 2022 Birmingham Legion FC (USL Championship)
• 2022 Birmingham Squadron (NBA G League)
• 2022 Birmingham Stallions (USFL)

Individuals

• January 13: Robert Evans succeeded Sean Calhoun as head football coach at Vestavia Hills High School.
• January 7: Janae Pierre left WBHM-FM to host a podcast for New York Public Radio.
• January 28: Patrick Smith resigned as chief of the Birmingham Police Department. Scott Thurmond was appointed acting chief.
• March 1: Kamau Witherspoon succeeded Kelly Caruso as CEO of Shipt.
• April 1: Jennifer Gray succeeded Jera Stribling as executive director of the Joseph S. Bruno Charitable Foundation.

Awards

• Timothy Hontzas and Adam Evans were announced as semifinalists for "Best Chef: South", Johnny's Restaurant as a semifinalist for "Outstanding Hospitality" and Golden Age Wine as a semifinalist for "Outstanding Wine Program" by the James Beard Foundation.

Retirements

• Jera Stribling retired as executive director of the Joseph S. Bruno Charitable Foundation.
• Van Phillips retired as principal of Center Point High School.

Deaths

• January 2: Maxine McNair, retired teacher
• January 2: Fred Dyess, antiques dealer
• January 7: Victor Hanson II, Birmingham News publisher
• January 11: Tanya Canada, Mayor of Dodge City
• January 15: Rickey Powell, vocalist and actor
• January 23: Bettie Doss, bookkeeper and wife of Raymond Doss
• January 26: Jim Hilyer, first head coach of the UAB Blazers football team.
• January 29: Sam Lay, blues drummer
• February 1: Tyrez Garner, muralist
• February 4: Santonio Beard, former Alabama football player
• February 10: D. C. Moon, punk musician
• February 12: Dave Roddy, WSGN-AM announcer
• February 15: Danny Crowson, Shelby County District Court judge
• March 9: David Wheeler, Alabama House of Representatives
  • List of homicides in 2022

Works

Books

• January 4: White Bull, poems by Elizabeth Hughey

Buildings

• January 25: Hoover Fire Station No. 11 in Trace Crossings was dedicated
• A. G. Gaston Motel restaurant renovations
• Alabama Aerospace & Aviation High School
• Replacement for Ramsay-McCormack building
• Powell Avenue Steam Plant
• Birmingham Realty Co. Warehouse
• 20 Midtown phase 3
• 2323 2nd Avenue South
• Carver Theatre (renovations)
• Citywalk BHAM
• Grandview Physicians Plaza II
• Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton - Fultondale
• Legacy Arena renovation and expansion
• The Marshall
• Mountain Brook Junior High School expansion
• Parkside on Dolly Ridge
• Way Station for AIDS Alabama in Smithfield
• Woodlawn High School football stadium & fieldhouse

Demolitions

• January 7–: Quinlan Castle

Context

A volcanic eruption at Hunga Tonga on January 15 caused tsunami flooding across the Pacific.

Notable people who died in 2022 included actors Louie Anderson and Sidney Poitier; anthropologist Richard Leakey; film director Peter Bogdanovich; football coach Dan Reeves; and musician Meat Loaf.

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