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'''2008''' is the 137th year after the founding of the City of [[Birmingham]].
[[Image:Framed skyline banner.jpg|center|thumb|575px|Skyline of [[Birmingham]] framed by a [[UAB]] parking deck. April 18, 2008 by [http://www.flickr.com/photos/delosj/ DelosJ] ]]
'''2008''' was the 137th year after the founding of the City of [[Birmingham]].


==Events==
==Events==
[[Image:Birmingham logo.png|right|thumb|200px|The Birmingham logo, unveiled in 2008]]
* [[January 1]]: Mayor [[Larry Langford]]'s [[Birmingham Economic and Community Revitalization Ordinance]] sales tax and business license fees increase went into effect.
* [[January 1]]: Mayor [[Larry Langford]]'s [[Birmingham Economic and Community Revitalization Ordinance]] sales tax and business license fees increase went into effect.
* January 1:  The [[Birmingham logo]] was unveiled.  
* January 1:  The [[Birmingham logo]] was unveiled.  
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* [[February 5]]: A [[2008 Jefferson County Commission special election|Jefferson County Commission special election]] was held.
* [[February 5]]: A [[2008 Jefferson County Commission special election|Jefferson County Commission special election]] was held.
* [[February 16]]:  The [[Hoover Crescent Islamic Center]] opened.
* [[February 16]]:  The [[Hoover Crescent Islamic Center]] opened.
* March 14-16: [[OmegaCon]]
* [[March 14]]-[[March 16|16]]: [[OmegaCon]]
* March: Completion of the [[Pinhoti Trail]] connection was celebrated at [[Hernandez Peak]] in [[Cheaha State Park]].
* [[April 7]]: The "[[Friendship bell]]" at the [[Birmingham Botanical Gardens]] was dedicated.
* [[May 2]]-[[May 3|3]]: [[Crawfish Boil]]
* [[May 10]]: 7th annual [[Buck Creek Festival]]
* [[May 10]]: 7th annual [[Buck Creek Festival]]
* [[May 31]]-[[June 1]]: [[Magic City Brew Fest]]
* June 1: [[Preserve Jazz Festival]]
* [[June 7]]: [[Alabaster CityFest]]
* [[July 16]]: [[Birmingham Airport Authority]] approved renaming [[Birmingham International Airport|the airport]] for [[Fred Shuttlesworth]].
* [[June 29]]: [[2008 Blackwater Creek plane crash]]
* [[August 26]]: [[2008 municipal elections]]
* [[August 30]]: [[Alabama Butterbean Festival]]
* August 30 - [[August 31|31]]: [[Southern Heritage Festival]]
* [[September 5]] - [[September 6|6]]: [[Artwalk]]
* October: [[Bici Cooperative]] was founded behind [[Greencup Books]]
* [[November 7]] - [[November 9|9]]: [[Southern disComfort]] 3
* [[November 21]]: The last [[Patti and Dollar Bill]] show aired on [[WDXB-FM]].
* The [[Ilovecomix]] online archive was founded by [[Steve Cottle Jr]]
* [[Chrys Worley]] and John Pike founded the [[A.Skate Foundation]]
* [[Laborers In Christ Ministry]] was founded.


===Business===
===Business===
[[Image:Old Car Heaven logo.png|right|thumb|Old Car Heaven opened in 2008]]
* January:  The former [[HealthSouth corporate headquarters]] and incomplete [[HealthSouth digital hospital]] was sold to the [[Daniel Corporation]] for $43.5 million.
* January:  The former [[HealthSouth corporate headquarters]] and incomplete [[HealthSouth digital hospital]] was sold to the [[Daniel Corporation]] for $43.5 million.
* February:  The Harbert family sold [[Regions-Harbert Plaza]].
* [[Rica Lewis-Payton]] became director and CEO of the [[Birmingham VA Medical Center]].
* The [[Red Mountain Restaurant Group]] purchased [[La Paz]] from the Atlanta-based chain's owners.
* [[Greg Canfield]] sold his [[Greg Canfield|Canfield Insurance & Financial Services]] to Nationwide.
====Establishments====
* February:  Book store and publisher [[GreencupBooks]] opened.
* [[February 5]]: [[Responsible Media, LLC]] record label was founded.
* [[February 9]]:  [[Red Mountain Market]] opened.
* [[March 29]]: [[Edgewood Creamery]] opened.
* [[April 1]]:  [[CB&S Bank]] opened its first Birmingham-area branch.
* [[June 2]]: [[Moe's Original BBQ]] opened a second area location.
* [[June 22]]: ''[[Local Mug Shots]]'' began publishing its Birmingham-area edition.
* [[July 16]]: [[Sol's Sandwich Shop]] reopened downtown after a 13-year absence.
* [[July 21]]: [[Seafood D'Lite]] opened downtown.
* [[July 25]]: [[Promenade Tannehill]] shopping center opened in [[Bessemer]].
* [[August 8]]: [[Ezekiel Hameen]] opened [[Z's Restaurant]] on [[17th Street North]].
* November: [[ScooterCo]] opened on [[16th Avenue South]].
* [[December 31]]: [[Old Car Heaven]] opened.
* [[WJLD-FM]] (partner to [[WJLD-AM]]) began broadcasting on low-power [[FM 104.1]].
* The [[Alabama Spay Neuter Clinic]] opened in [[Irondale]].
* [[Soluble Therapeutics]] was founded.
* [[MAFIAoZA's]] pizzeria opened in [[Crestline Village]].
* [[Brett Forsyth]] and [[Brandon Watkins]] founded [[Yellowhammer Creative]].
* [[David Fuino]] founded [[Alabama Stone Works]].
====Disestablishments====
* January: Nightclub [[The Station]] closed.
* January: Nightclub [[The Station]] closed.
* [[January 25]]:  Nightclub [[Zen]] opened.
* [[January 25]]:  Nightclub [[Zen]] opened.
* February: Book store and publisher [[GreencupBooks]] opened.
* [[June 27]]: [[Nonna's]] restaurant closed.
* February: The Harbert family sold [[Regions-Harbert Plaza]].
* [[July 12]]: [[Eve's Leaves]] closed.
* [[February 9]]: [[Red Mountain Market]] opened.
* November: [[Hawthorn Gallery]] closed.
* The [[Burly Earl]] closed its doors.
* The [[Muzik & More|Music-N-More]] chain of record stores closed.
 
===Education===
* [[June 30]]: [[Bill Cleveland]] replaced the retiring [[Jodi Newton]] as superintendent of [[Homewood City Schools]].
* [[Dicky Barlow]] became assistant superintendent of [[Mountain Brook Schools]].
* [[Ben Hudson]] replaced the retiring [[Garry Rickard]] as principal of [[Mountain Brook Junior High School]].
* [[Don Hulin]] was hired as principal of [[Hoover High School]].
* [[Kevin Maddox]] replaced Vic Wilson as principal of [[Homewood High School]].
* [[Martin Nalls]] replaced Kevin Maddox as principal of [[Homewood Middle School]].
* [[Vic Wilson]] replaced Dicky Barlow as principal of [[Mountain Brook High School]].
 
===Goverment===
* [[Tracey Morant Adams]] was appointed Director of the [[Mayor's Office of Economic Development]] for the City of [[Birmingham]].
* [[Paul Bailey]] retired from his position as Mayor of [[Baileyton]].
* [[Shelley Tyree]] succeeded [[John Lee]] as chief of police at the [[University of Montevallo]].
* [[2008 primary elections]]
* [[2008 general election]]
* [[2008 municipal elections]]
 
===Religion===
* [[Church International|Youth Force Ministries]] began holding regular Saturday night youth events in [[Warrior]].
 
===Sports===
* [[2008 Birmingham Barons]]
* [[2008 Iron Bowl]]
* [[2008 SEC Baseball Tournament]]
* [[2008 BSC Panthers football]]
* [[2008 Samford Bulldogs football]]
* [[2008 UAB Blazers football]]
* [[May 10]]: The third annual [[Birmingham Zoo Run]] was held.
* [[December 3]]: [[Tommy Tuberville]] resigned as the [[Auburn Tigers football]] coach.
* Basketball coach [[Chris Graves]] left [[Pell City High School]] for an assistant's job with the [[BSC Panthers]].
* [[Jim McElwain]] became offensive coordinator for the [[Alabama Crimson Tide football team]].
 
== Individuals ==
* [[Paget Pizitz]] returned to Birmingham to serve as development director for the [[Alabama Council for Economic Education]].
* [[Patti Wheeler]] retired from [[WDXB-FM]].
* [[Mark Wilson]] was promoted to chief of staff of [[Cooper Green Mercy Hospital]].
 
===Births===
* [[July 28]]: [[Willow]], giraffe at the [[Birmingham Zoo]]
 
===Graduations===
* [[Lawrence Conaway]] from the [[Birmingham Theological Seminary]].
 
===Marriages===
* March: High school teacher Andrew Gunn to former Miss America [[Deidre Downs]].


== People & animals ==
=== Awards ===
* [[June 30]]: [[Jodi Newton]] retired as superintendent of [[Homewood City Schools]].
* [[Alabama Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame]]: [[Bert Bank]]
* [[Alabama Lawyers' Hall of Fame]]: [[John Scott]], [[Vernon Crawford]], [[Edward Friend Jr]], [[Elisha Peck]]
* [[Alabama Military Hall of Honor]]: [[Bert Bank]]
* [[Alabama Press Association]] Best Opinion Columnist: [[Joey Kennedy]]
* [[Leadership Birmingham]]: [[2008 Leadership Birmingham|48 graduates]]
* [[Miss Alabama]]: [[Amanda Tapley]]
* [[Miss Shelby County]]: [[Jessica Andrews]]
* Inaugural [[University of Alabama Health Services Foundation]] Endowed Chair in Biomedical Research: [[Dale Benos]]


===Deaths===
===Deaths===
* [[January 4]]: [[Tom Jernigan]], founder and CEO of the [[Marathon Corporation]]
* [[January 4]]: [[Tom Jernigan]], founder and CEO of the [[Marathon Corporation]]
* January 4: [[Harry Young, Jr|Doc Soul Stirrer]], entertainer and newspaper columnist
* January 4: [[Harry Young Jr|Doc Soul Stirrer]], entertainer and newspaper columnist
* [[January 6]]: [[Geoff Stone]], police officer
* [[January 6]]: [[Geoff Stone]], police officer
* [[January 8]]: [[Asa Trammell|Ace Trammell]], labor activist
* [[January 8]]: [[Asa Trammell|Ace Trammell]], labor activist
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* [[January 13]]: [[Lonnie King|Bik Lonnie]], music and video producer
* [[January 13]]: [[Lonnie King|Bik Lonnie]], music and video producer
* [[January 19]]: Bronner Burgess, son of [[Rick Burgess]]
* [[January 19]]: Bronner Burgess, son of [[Rick Burgess]]
* [[January 20]]: [[Clarence Marble]], basketball coach
* [[February 4]]: [[Glynn West]], business manager
* [[February 4]]: [[Glynn West]], business manager
* [[February 15]]: [[Morris Mayer]], marketing professor
* [[February 15]]: [[Morris Mayer]], marketing professor
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* [[March 10]]: [[Dennis Irwin]], jazz musician
* [[March 10]]: [[Dennis Irwin]], jazz musician
* [[March 15]]: [[Henry Aizenman]], Holocaust survivor
* [[March 15]]: [[Henry Aizenman]], Holocaust survivor
* March 15: [[Sam Pointer, Jr]], retired federal judge
* March 15: [[Sam Pointer Jr]], retired federal judge
* [[March 22]]: [[Joe Joseph]], developer
* [[March 22]]: [[Joe Joseph]], developer
* [[March 25]]: [[Victor Ellis]], newspaper editor
* [[March 25]]: [[Victor Ellis]], newspaper editor
* [[March 27]]: [[Martha Wilson]], civic and business leader in [[Gardendale]]
* [[March 28]]: [[Anne Woodward]], age 99
* [[March 28]]: [[Anne Woodward]], age 99
* [[March 31]]: [[Alfonzo Scales]], minister and local SCLC leader
* [[March 31]]: [[Alfonzo Scales]], minister and local SCLC leader
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* [[April 11]]: [[Babec]], [[Birmingham Zoo]] gorilla
* [[April 11]]: [[Babec]], [[Birmingham Zoo]] gorilla
* [[April 12]]: [[Joseph Campbell]], former ''[[Birmingham News]]'' editor
* [[April 12]]: [[Joseph Campbell]], former ''[[Birmingham News]]'' editor
* [[April 15]]: [[Billy Martin]], advertising executive
* [[April 15]]:  [[Charlie Blair]], former ''[[Birmingham Post-Herald]]'' editor
* April 15: [[Billy Martin]], advertising executive
* [[April 20]]: [[Charles Todel]], longtime minister in [[Gate City]]
* [[April 20]]: [[Charles Todel]], longtime minister in [[Gate City]]
* [[April 27]]: [[Rob Lehmeyer]], musician, conductor, translator and professor
* [[May 3]]: [[C. Paul Perry]], physician
* [[May 3]]: [[C. Paul Perry]], physician
* [[May 13]]: [[Randy Mixon]], [[Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service]] Captain
* [[May 13]]: [[Randy Mixon]], [[Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service]] Captain
* [[May 13]]: [[Al O'Brien]], painter
* May 13: [[Al O'Brien]], painter
* May 13: [[Eddie Perry]]
* [[May 14]]:  [[Brandee Skinner]]
* [[May 14]]:  [[Brandee Skinner]]
* May 14: [[Ben Saxon]]
* [[May 23]]: [[JoBo Country]], Mayor of [[Cardiff]]
* [[May 27]]: [[Willie Scoggins]], high school basketball coach
* [[June 2]]: [[Mary Anne Blake]]
* [[June 24]]: [[Chuck Dryden]], World War II pilot and Tuskegee airman
* [[June 27]]: [[Clarke Stallworth]], newspaper editor and reporter
* [[July 1]]: [[Kenneth Daniel]], CEO of [[ACIPCO]]
* [[July 7]]: [[Chick Allen]], [[Hueytown High School]] choir director
* [[July 9]]: [[Leon Vlahos]], confectioner
* [[July 31]]: [[Alice Chalifoux]], harpist
* [[August 2]]: [[John Mark Stallings]], son of Alabama head coach [[Gene Stallings]]
* [[August 7]]: [[Simpson Pepper]], sports announcer
* [[August 11]]: [[Bert Langerwerf]], lizard breeder
* [[August 12]]: [[Gilles Bilodeau]], [[Birmingham Bulls (WHA)|Birmingham Bulls]] left winger
* [[August 14]]: [[Jackie McDougal]], [[Bessemer]] municipal judge
* [[August 14]]: [[Lou Zaden]], proprietor of [[Lou's Pub and Package Store]]
* [[August 18]]: [[Thomas Hearn]], former president of Wake Forest University
* [[August 22]]: [[Jason Dean]], [[Bessemer City Council]]or
* [[August 26]]: [[Charles Alford]], [[UAB]] doctor
* [[August 28]]: [[Jack Bulow]], director of the [[Birmingham Public Library]]
* Late August: [[Jeffrey Ronilo]], bookkeeper for [[Bessemer Public Library]]
* [[September 7]]: [[David Stiles]], former principal of [[Mountain Brook High School]]
* [[September 8]]: [[Cliff Holman|"Cousin Cliff" Holman]], children's television personality
* [[September 15]]: [[Brooksie Lovvorn]], [[Center Point]] dry cleaner
* September 15: [[George James]], long-time football coach for [[Alabama State University]]
* September 15: [[Dennis Dumas|Dennis "The Rock" Dumas]], musician and bandleader
* [[September 16]]: [[Warren Slater]] and his wife, Angie Felton
* [[September 25]]: [[Kent Lipham]], actor
* [[September 26]]: [[Barbara Shook]], philanthropist
* [[October 2]]: [[Joseph Gayles Jr]], physicist and [[Talladega College]] president
* [[October 4]]: [[Al Gallodoro]], saxophonist
* [[October 6]]: [[Sheba]], a [[Birmingham Zoo]] lioness
* [[October 21]]: [[Tom Caldwell]], pediatrician
* [[November 7]]: [[Abraham Woods Jr]], minister and civil rights activist
* [[November 15]]: [[William Bowron]], former CEO of [[Red Diamond]]
* [[November 20]]: [[Mary Ross Strudwick]], artist
* [[November 25]]: [[Thomas Brigham]], dentist and ski resort developer
* [[December 2]]: [[Odetta]], folk singer
* [[December 19]]: [[James Bevel]], Civil Rights activist


:''See also [[List of Birmingham homicides in 2008]] and [[List of Jefferson County homicides in 2008]]''
:''See also [[List of Birmingham homicides in 2008]] and [[List of Jefferson County homicides in 2008]]''


==Works==
==Works==
* [[Blaze statue]]
[[Image:Blaze statue.jpg|right|200px|thumb|[[Blaze statue]]]]
* [[April 8]]: "[[Stough Cross]]", sculpture by [[Cordray Parker]] at [[Carpenter House]]
* [[April 13]]: [[Seven Springs Ecoscape]]
* [[April 29]]: [[Blaze statue]], a brightly-colored concrete mascot for [[UAB]]
* [[July 12]]: [[Linear Motion]], a kinetic sculpture at the [[McWane Science Center]]
* [[August 29]]: [[Banksy graffiti]], a controversial stencil painting in [[Ensley]]
* "[[Proceed and Be Bold!]], documentary film about [[Amos Kennedy]]


===Buildings===
===Buildings===
* January: [[Heritage Hall]]
* January: [[Heritage Hall]] at [[UAB]] and an addition to [[Covenant Presbyterian Church]] in [[Homewood]]
* January: [[Covenant Presbyterian Church]] addition
* January: The [[Birmingham Social Security Administration Center]] opened.
* April: [[2600 Highland Avenue]] (expected completion)
* February: The [[Hoover Crescent Islamic Center]] in the former [[Point of Grace Church]] and the [[Rick & Bubba Broadcast Plaza and Teleport]] at the [[Vestavia Hills City Center]]
* Fall: [[Hewitt-Trussville High School]] (expected completion)
* April: [[Brewer Plaza]] at [[Samford University]] and the rebuilt [[Pleasant Sabine Baptist Church]] in [[Bibb County]]
* Fall: [[Montevallo National Cemetery]] (expected opening)
* [[Carlock Honda|Serra Honda]] in [[Ensley]]
* [[New Trussville Community Center]] (expected completion)
* May: [[Aldi]] on [[Gene Reed Road]] in [[Roebuck]]
* June: [[2600 Highland Avenue]] and [[700 A Condominium]], as well as a new [[Calera High School]]
* July: [[Alabama National Cemetery]]
* [[July 25]]: [[Colonial Promenade Tannehill]]
* August: [[Ridgecrest Baptist Church]], [[Trussville]] warehouse conversion
* October: [[Hewitt-Trussville High School]]  
* [[October 9]]: [[Center Point Fire Station No. 5]]
* [[October 13]]: [[Trussville Civic Center]]
* [[November 18]]: Bass Pro Shops at [[Grand River]] in [[Leeds]]
* [[Birchall at Ross Bridge]]
* [[Buck Creek Greenway]]
* [[Chelsea Creek Center]] shopping center
* [[Hoover Fire Station No. 9]]
* [[John Hudson residence]]
* [[True Love Church]]
* [[Washington K-8 School]]
* [[Ben Erdreich townhouse]]
* [[Slossfield Community Center]] was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]].
* [[Holy Family Hospital]] was added to the [[Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage]].
* [[GracePoint at Mt Olive|Mt Olive United Methodist Church]], new sanctuary
 
===Demolitions===
* [[January 2]]: The [[Power of God Deliverance Ministry]] was destroyed by fire.
* February: The blue roofed [[Pilgrim Church]] on [[Montclair Road]] was demolished for redevelopment of the site.
* [[February 17]]: The [[Parliament House]] was brought down by controlled implosion.
* [[March 25]]: The derelict former [[Avonwood Cleaners]] was demolished.
* [[June 7]]: The [[John Hudson residence]] was destroyed by fire during construction.
* The [[Peter Ingle residence]] on [[Tyler Road]] was dismantled for redevelopment of the site.
* April: The [[Mountain Brook Inn]] was demolished for redevelopment of the site.
* [[September 22]]: The [[Terminal Station Skate Spot]] was dismantled by the [[Alabama Department of Transportation]].
* The [[Tower Court Apartments]] were demolished for redevelopment of the site.
* [[December 13]]: The [[G. H. Stevenson residence]], home of [[Glenn Shadix]], was destroyed by fire.


===Books===
===Books===
* ''[[Birmingham, 35 Miles]]'', a novel by James Braziel
* ''[[Birmingham, 35 Miles]]'', a novel by James Braziel
* ''[[Who's Who in Black Birmingham]]'' recognizing African-American leaders


==See Also==
==See Also==
* [[2008 Birmingham Barons]]
* [[2008 City Stages]]
* [[2008 City Stages]]
* [[2008 Iron Bowl]]
* [[2008 SEC Baseball Tournament]]
* [[2008 Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival]]
* [[2008 Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival]]
* [[2008 UAB Blazers football]]


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Latest revision as of 09:11, 6 December 2023

Skyline of Birmingham framed by a UAB parking deck. April 18, 2008 by DelosJ

2008 was the 137th year after the founding of the City of Birmingham.

Events

The Birmingham logo, unveiled in 2008

Business

Old Car Heaven opened in 2008

Establishments

Disestablishments

Education

Goverment

Religion

Sports

Individuals

Births

Graduations

Marriages

  • March: High school teacher Andrew Gunn to former Miss America Deidre Downs.

Awards

Deaths

See also List of Birmingham homicides in 2008 and List of Jefferson County homicides in 2008

Works

Blaze statue

Buildings

Demolitions

Books

See Also

2000s
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