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'''2007''' | '''2007''' was the 136th year after the founding of the City of [[Birmingham]]. | ||
==Events== | ==Events== | ||
* January - April: [[Birmingham Festival of Arts]] [[Spotlight on the Czech Republic]] | * January - April: [[Birmingham Festival of Arts]] [[Spotlight on the Czech Republic]] | ||
* [[January 8]]: [[Bernard Kincaid]] | * [[January 8]]: [[Bernard Kincaid]] delivered the [[2007 State of the City address]]. | ||
* [[January 12]]: [[2007 State of the Region luncheon]] at the [[Harbert Center]] | * [[January 12]]: The [[2007 State of the Region luncheon]] was at the [[Harbert Center]]. | ||
* [[February 2]]: A Cessna 172 with two aboard [[2007 West Jefferson County plane crash|crashed]] in western [[Jefferson County]] | * [[February 2]]: A Cessna 172 with two aboard [[2007 West Jefferson County plane crash|crashed]] in western [[Jefferson County]]. | ||
* February: The [[UAB Center for Neurodegeneration and Experimental Therapeutics]] was chartered. | |||
* [[March 8]]: [[Governor of Alabama|Governor]] [[Bob Riley]] designated [[George Watson]] Day. | |||
* [[March 27]]: A non-discrimination resolution failed by a 3-4 vote in the [[Birmingham City Council]]. | |||
* [[May 12]]: The 6th annual [[Buck Creek Festival]] was held in [[Old Town Helena]]. | |||
* [[May 14]]: Two employees were killed during a robbery at a [[Wachovia Bank]] branch on [[Bessemer Superhighway]] in [[Bessemer]]. | |||
* [[September 9]]: [[Cahaba Park Church]] held its first service. | |||
* October: [[2007 mayoral election]] | |||
* [[October 25]]: [[Forever Wild]] acquired two tracts which added 9,746 acres to the [[Coosa Wildlife Management Area]]. | |||
* [[Eric Walker]] founded the [[Beth Hallel]] Messianic Jewish church. | |||
* [[Bessemer]], [[Hoover]], [[Graysville]], [[Fultondale]], and [[Leeds]] withdrew from the [[Storm Water Management Authority]]. | |||
* [[Lee Domingue|Lee]] and [[Laura Domingue]] founded [[Trafficking Hope]] in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. | |||
===Business=== | |||
* May: The [[Bama 6 (Tuscaloosa)|Bama 6]] in [[Tuscaloosa]] closed for business. | |||
* [[May 16]]: [[Daniel DeLong]] launched ''[[The Western Tribune]]'' in [[Bessemer]]. | |||
* [[August 3]]: [[Jennifer Hunt Gallery]] opened. | |||
* [[Will Haver]] and [[Jay Wilson]] purchased [[Otey's Tavern]]. | |||
* [[John Hudson]] and [[Nyya Parson-Hudson]] opened the [[Hudson Law Firm]]. | |||
* [[Iron Art]] closed. | |||
* The Reznick Group acquired Birmingham's [[Tidwell & DeWitt]]. | |||
* [[Monarch Windows and Doors]] was acquired by Woodgrain Millwork of Fruitland, Idaho. | |||
* [[Bolaji Kukoyi]] founded [[Dynamic Civil Solutions]] in [[Maylene]]. | |||
* [[AdventureKEEN|Keen Communications]] was formed from the merger of [[Menasha Ridge Bress]] with Cincinnati, Ohio-based Clerisy Press. | |||
* [[Rocco & Cheaters Speed Shop]] closed. | |||
* [[Toro-Cordes Iron Arts]] moved to [[2nd Avenue South]] in [[Forest Park-South Avondale]]. | |||
* [[Karol Leggett]] opened the [[Kidz Closet and More]] consignment shop in [[Vestavia Hills]]. | |||
* The law firm of [[Liles & Rushin]] was founded. | |||
* Time Inc. sold its [[Southern Progress]] division to DTN of Omaha, Nebraska. | |||
* [[Scholar Craft]] acquired the [[Melsur Corp.]] manufacturing facility in [[Jefferson County]]. | |||
===Music=== | |||
* [[Imaginary Planes]] was formed. | |||
* [[Alice in Thunderland]] was formed. | |||
===Religion=== | |||
* [[Greater Grace Missionary Baptist Church]] moved to [[Center Point]]. | |||
===Sports=== | |||
* [[February 23]]-[[February 25|25]]: [[2007 Bassmaster Classic]] on [[Lay Lake]] | * [[February 23]]-[[February 25|25]]: [[2007 Bassmaster Classic]] on [[Lay Lake]] | ||
* [[ | * [[June 10]]: [[Victor Mercedes]] became the first [[2007 Birmingham Barons|Baron]] to hit for the cycle since [[Reggie Jackson]] 40 years prior. | ||
* [[ | * [[Dickey Wright]] permanently succeeded [[Bob Newton]] as head coach of the [[Homewood High School|Homewood]] football team. | ||
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===Tourism=== | |||
The Alabama Bureau of Tourism and Travel estimated that 3 million people visited Birmingham and Jefferson County in 2007, accounting for 1.8 million hotel stays and $1.58 billion in travel-related spending. | |||
== Individuals == | |||
* January: [[Jimmy DeButts]] joined the ''[[Birmingham Business Journal]]'' as a staff reporter. | |||
* [[February 1]]: Long-time administrator [[Edna Snow]] retired from [[Homewood City Schools]]. | |||
* [[February 14]]: [[Brian Mackin]] was promoted to [[UAB Blazers]] athletic director. | |||
* [[Buck Brock]] succeeded [[Joseph Mathews, Jr]] as Vice President for Business Affairs at [[Samford University]]. | |||
* [[Gary Jones]] became house organist for the [[Alabama Theatre]]. | |||
* [[Edward Partridge]] was named full-time director of the [[UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center]]. | |||
* [[George Perdue]] retired from [[UAB]]. | |||
=== Births === | |||
* Spring: [[Farley]] and [[Giovanni]], sea lions | |||
<!-- ===Graduations=== --> | |||
===Awards=== | |||
* [[2007 Leadership Birmingham]] | |||
* [[Alabama Academy of Science]]'s Gardner Award: [[Dan Holliman]] | |||
* [[Alabama High School Sports Hall of Fame]]: [[Bob Newton]] | |||
* [[Alabama Lawyers' Hall of Fame]]: [[John Campbell]], [[Howell Heflin]], [[Thomas Jones]], [[Patrick Richardson]] | |||
* [[Birmingham Barons Hall of Fame]]: [[Joe Drake]], [[Walt Dropo]], [[Reggie Jackson]] and [[Norm Zauchin]]. | |||
* [[Birmingham Record Collectors Hall of Fame]]: [[Bill Bolen]], [[Ed Boutwell]], [[Ben McKinnon]], and [[Three on a String]] | |||
* [[Harper Lee Award]] for Alabama's distinguished writer: [[William Cobb]] | |||
* [[Miss Alabama]]: [[Jamie Langley]] | |||
* [[Miss Shelby County]]: [[Liz Cochran]] | |||
* [[UAB School of Medicine]]'s "Distinguished Faculty Lecturer": [[Dale Benos]] | |||
* World Golf Hall of Fame: [[Hubert Green]] | |||
* [[Jason Simpson]] earned the American Meteorological Society's Certified Broadcast Meteorologist Seal. | |||
* [[Robert Taylor]] won a fellowship from the [[Alabama State Council of the Arts]]. | |||
* [[Fouad Fouad]] was named "Engineer of the Year" by the American Society of Professional Engineers. | |||
===Weddings=== | |||
* [[July 7]]: [[Alan Hunter]] and [[Elizabeth Hunter|Elizabeth Bradley]] | |||
===Retirements=== | |||
* [[Elizabeth Garner]] retired from [[Pizitz Middle School]]. | |||
* [[Cecil Whitmire]] retired as house organist of the [[Alabama Theatre]]. | |||
==Deaths== | ===Deaths=== | ||
* [[January 9]]: [[Samuel Burr]], partner in [[Burr & Forman LLP]] | * [[January 9]]: [[Samuel Burr]], partner in [[Burr & Forman LLP]] | ||
* [[January 9]]: [[Oliver Roosevelt]], music critic for ''[[The Birmingham News]]'' | * [[January 9]]: [[Oliver Roosevelt]], music critic for ''[[The Birmingham News]]'' | ||
* [[January 13]]: [[Margaret Tingle]], park director, [[Birmingham Park and Recreation Board]] | * [[January 13]]: [[Margaret Tingle]], park director, [[Birmingham Park and Recreation Board]] | ||
* [[January 22]]: [[Elmer Hollis]], educator and school administrator | |||
* [[January 24]]: [[Tom King]], attorney and state senator | * [[January 24]]: [[Tom King]], attorney and state senator | ||
* [[January 24]]: [[Leon Medlock]], former officer for the [[Birmingham Police Department]] | * [[January 24]]: [[Leon Medlock]], former officer for the [[Birmingham Police Department]] | ||
* [[February 7]]: [[Kellie Camp]], elementary school teacher | * [[February 7]]: [[Kellie Camp]], elementary school teacher | ||
* [[February 10]]: [[Johnny Mack Gore]], country guitarist | |||
* [[February 16]]: [[Mary Burks]], environmentalist | * [[February 16]]: [[Mary Burks]], environmentalist | ||
* [[February 22]]: [[John Henry Mealing]], railroad worker and "gandy dancer" | * [[February 22]]: [[John Henry Mealing]], railroad worker and "gandy dancer" | ||
* [[February 24]]: [[B. Davie Napier]], | * [[February 24]]: [[B. Davie Napier]], theologian | ||
* [[February 28]]: [[Robert | * [[February 28]]: [[Robert Luckie Jr]], advertising executive | ||
* [[March 8]]: [[Mama Petite]], [[Birmingham Zoo]] hippopotamus | * [[March 8]]: [[Mama Petite]], [[Birmingham Zoo]] hippopotamus | ||
* [[March 13]]: [[James Walker]], artist and historian | |||
* [[March 27]]: [[James Perryman]], basketball coach | |||
* [[April 3]]: [[Conrad Rehling]], golf coach | |||
* [[April 4]]: [[Bob Clark]], filmmaker | |||
* [[April 8]]: [[Sid Ingram]], former [[Robinson Elemenary School|Robinson Elemenary]] and [[Banks High School|Banks High]] principal | * [[April 8]]: [[Sid Ingram]], former [[Robinson Elemenary School|Robinson Elemenary]] and [[Banks High School|Banks High]] principal | ||
* [[April 22]]: [[Juanita Millender-McDonald]], United States Representative | |||
* [[April 25]]: [[Billy Gafford]], Captain in the [[Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service]] | * [[April 25]]: [[Billy Gafford]], Captain in the [[Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service]] | ||
* [[April 27]]: [[Ronald Jenkins]], biologist and [[Samford University]] professor | |||
* [[April 29]]: [[Josh Hancock]], pitcher for the St Louis Cardinals | * [[April 29]]: [[Josh Hancock]], pitcher for the St Louis Cardinals | ||
* April 29: [[Lee Roberson]], evangelist and author | |||
* [[April 30]]: [[Thomas Stubbs]], decorated [[World War II]] veteran and [[Alabama State Senate|Alabama State Senator]] | |||
* [[May 3]]: Arthur Lee Giles, convicted murderer | |||
* [[May 6]]: [[Big Joe Duskin]], blues and boogie-woogie pianist | |||
* [[May 16]]: [[Topper Price]], harmonica player | |||
* [[May 19]]: [[Simmie Lavender]], former president of the [[Jefferson County Citizens Coalition]] | |||
* [[June 11]]: [[Cecil Bauer]], former president of [[AT&T South|South Central Bell]] | |||
* [[June 15]]: [[Leonard Weil]], business executive | |||
* June 15: [[Sherri Martel]], professional wrestler and manager | |||
* [[June 21]]: [[Mona]], [[Birmingham Zoo]] elephant | |||
* [[July 1]]: [[Keith Blayney]], First dean of [[UAB]]'s School of Health Professions | |||
* [[July 6]]: [[James Jones]], former [[Shelby County Sheriff]] | |||
* [[July 7]]: [[Steve Orel]], educator and activist | |||
* [[July 11]]: [[Marshal Hagler]], photographer | |||
* [[July 15]]: [[Garage Kitty]], feline mascot of the [[Garage Café]] | |||
* [[July 20]]: [[Ward McIntyre]], television personality | |||
* [[July 28]]: [[Jon Darnell]], rock musician | |||
* [[July 29]]: [[Walter Johnsey]], engineer, executive and political operative | |||
* [[August 4]]: [[Jim Skinner]], auto dealer and television personality | |||
* [[August 7]]: [[William F. Walker]], former [[Auburn University]] [[Auburn University#Presidents|president]] | |||
* [[August 22]]: [[Madelyn Poole]], music director for [[Town and Gown Theatre]] | |||
* [[September 6]]: [[Nora Ezell]], folk quilter | |||
* [[September 10]]: [[Cordray Parker]], sculptor | |||
* [[September 16]]: [[Louis Willie]], business executive | |||
* [[September 20]]: [[Joseph Schreiber]], choirmaster and organist at [[Independent Presbyterian Church]] | |||
* [[September 29]]: [[Hugo Black III]], attorney | |||
* September 29: [[James Crutcher]], former pastor of [[16th Street Baptist Church]] | |||
* [[October 1]]: [[Jerome Murkerson]], U. S. Marine | |||
* [[October 8]]: [[Kayla Fanaei]], [[UAB]] student and murder victim | |||
* [[October 18]]: [[Bill Edmonds]], founder of [[BE&K]] | |||
* [[October 19]]: [[Margaret Fife]], co-founder of [[Fife's Restaurant]] | |||
* [[October 24]]: [[Pete Norris]], banker, lawyer and judge | |||
* [[November 4]]: [[Scott Bernstein|Scott "Blue" Bernstein]], jazz guitarist | |||
* [[November 6]]; [[John Grenier]], attorney and GOP official | |||
* [[November 15]]: [[Joe Nuxhall]], pitcher | |||
* [[December 12]]: [[Warren Crow III]], real estate executive | |||
* [[November 18]]: [[Kapali Swamy]], bar manager | |||
* [[December 18]]: [[James Kidd, Jr]], margarine executive | |||
* [[December 20]]: [[Robert Tyler]], hardware salesman | |||
* [[December 23]]: [[Sandra Sokol]], art collector | |||
:''See also [[List of Birmingham homicides in 2007]] and [[List of Jefferson County homicides in 2007]]'' | :''See also [[List of Birmingham homicides in 2007]] and [[List of Jefferson County homicides in 2007]]'' | ||
==Works== | ==Works== | ||
* [[Joseph Zoettl statue]], [[Ave Maria Grotto]] by [[Ira Chaffin]] | |||
===Buildings=== | ===Buildings=== | ||
* [[2600 Highland Avenue]] | * [[2600 Highland Avenue]] | ||
* [[Alabama 4-H Environmental Science Education Center]] | |||
* [[Aldi]] on [[Green Springs Highway]] | |||
* [[Birmingham Social Security Administration Center]] | * [[Birmingham Social Security Administration Center]] | ||
* [[Birmingham-Southern College Admission Welcome Center]] | |||
* [[Broadway Park]] condominiums | |||
* [[ChristWay Church]] | * [[ChristWay Church]] | ||
* [[Eastwood Village]] | * [[The Church at Cahaba Bend]] in [[Helena]] | ||
* [[Brookwood Village#Colonial Center|Colonial Center]] at [[Brookwood Village]] | |||
* [[Colonial Promenade Fultondale]] | |||
* "Eagle's Perch" 2nd grade wing at [[Center Point Elementary School]] | |||
* [[Eastwood Village]] shopping center | |||
* [[Gables at Glen Iris]] | * [[Gables at Glen Iris]] | ||
* [[Guiding Light Church]] | * [[Guiding Light Church]] | ||
* [[Innovation Depot]] | * [[Innovation Depot]] | ||
* [[McCrory Building]] in [[Hoover]] | |||
* [[NorthPark Church]] education building | |||
* [[Parkridge Cottages]] | * [[Parkridge Cottages]] | ||
* [[Dax Swatek residence]] | |||
* [[University House]] | * [[University House]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Wylam Oaks]] subdivision (site work and infrastructure) | ||
* [[Pete Hanna Center]] at [[Samford University]] | |||
* [[Pat M. Courington Tennis Pavilion]] at [[Samford University]] | |||
===Books=== | ===Books=== | ||
* ''Birmingham: Then and Now'' by [[J. D. Weeks]] | * ''[[Birmingham: Then and Now]]'' by [[J. D. Weeks]] | ||
* ''[[What Came Before]]'' by [[Irene Latham]] | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
* [[2007 Alabama Steeldogs]] | |||
* [[2007 Birmingham Barons]] | |||
* [[2007 City Stages]] | * [[2007 City Stages]] | ||
* [[2007 | * [[2007 Iron Bowl]] | ||
* [[2007 SEC Baseball Tournament]] | * [[2007 SEC Baseball Tournament]] | ||
* [[2007 Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival]] | * [[2007 Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival]] | ||
* [[2007 UAB Blazers football]] | |||
==References== | |||
* Williams, Roy L. (May 6, 2008) "Area's tourism 2nd to Alabama coast." ''Birmingham News'' | |||
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[[Category:2007|*]] | [[Category:2007|*]] |
Latest revision as of 16:56, 7 December 2023
2007 was the 136th year after the founding of the City of Birmingham.
Events
- January - April: Birmingham Festival of Arts Spotlight on the Czech Republic
- January 8: Bernard Kincaid delivered the 2007 State of the City address.
- January 12: The 2007 State of the Region luncheon was at the Harbert Center.
- February 2: A Cessna 172 with two aboard crashed in western Jefferson County.
- February: The UAB Center for Neurodegeneration and Experimental Therapeutics was chartered.
- March 8: Governor Bob Riley designated George Watson Day.
- March 27: A non-discrimination resolution failed by a 3-4 vote in the Birmingham City Council.
- May 12: The 6th annual Buck Creek Festival was held in Old Town Helena.
- May 14: Two employees were killed during a robbery at a Wachovia Bank branch on Bessemer Superhighway in Bessemer.
- September 9: Cahaba Park Church held its first service.
- October: 2007 mayoral election
- October 25: Forever Wild acquired two tracts which added 9,746 acres to the Coosa Wildlife Management Area.
- Eric Walker founded the Beth Hallel Messianic Jewish church.
- Bessemer, Hoover, Graysville, Fultondale, and Leeds withdrew from the Storm Water Management Authority.
- Lee and Laura Domingue founded Trafficking Hope in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Business
- May: The Bama 6 in Tuscaloosa closed for business.
- May 16: Daniel DeLong launched The Western Tribune in Bessemer.
- August 3: Jennifer Hunt Gallery opened.
- Will Haver and Jay Wilson purchased Otey's Tavern.
- John Hudson and Nyya Parson-Hudson opened the Hudson Law Firm.
- Iron Art closed.
- The Reznick Group acquired Birmingham's Tidwell & DeWitt.
- Monarch Windows and Doors was acquired by Woodgrain Millwork of Fruitland, Idaho.
- Bolaji Kukoyi founded Dynamic Civil Solutions in Maylene.
- Keen Communications was formed from the merger of Menasha Ridge Bress with Cincinnati, Ohio-based Clerisy Press.
- Rocco & Cheaters Speed Shop closed.
- Toro-Cordes Iron Arts moved to 2nd Avenue South in Forest Park-South Avondale.
- Karol Leggett opened the Kidz Closet and More consignment shop in Vestavia Hills.
- The law firm of Liles & Rushin was founded.
- Time Inc. sold its Southern Progress division to DTN of Omaha, Nebraska.
- Scholar Craft acquired the Melsur Corp. manufacturing facility in Jefferson County.
Music
- Imaginary Planes was formed.
- Alice in Thunderland was formed.
Religion
Sports
- February 23-25: 2007 Bassmaster Classic on Lay Lake
- June 10: Victor Mercedes became the first Baron to hit for the cycle since Reggie Jackson 40 years prior.
- Dickey Wright permanently succeeded Bob Newton as head coach of the Homewood football team.
Tourism
The Alabama Bureau of Tourism and Travel estimated that 3 million people visited Birmingham and Jefferson County in 2007, accounting for 1.8 million hotel stays and $1.58 billion in travel-related spending.
Individuals
- January: Jimmy DeButts joined the Birmingham Business Journal as a staff reporter.
- February 1: Long-time administrator Edna Snow retired from Homewood City Schools.
- February 14: Brian Mackin was promoted to UAB Blazers athletic director.
- Buck Brock succeeded Joseph Mathews, Jr as Vice President for Business Affairs at Samford University.
- Gary Jones became house organist for the Alabama Theatre.
- Edward Partridge was named full-time director of the UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center.
- George Perdue retired from UAB.
Births
Awards
- 2007 Leadership Birmingham
- Alabama Academy of Science's Gardner Award: Dan Holliman
- Alabama High School Sports Hall of Fame: Bob Newton
- Alabama Lawyers' Hall of Fame: John Campbell, Howell Heflin, Thomas Jones, Patrick Richardson
- Birmingham Barons Hall of Fame: Joe Drake, Walt Dropo, Reggie Jackson and Norm Zauchin.
- Birmingham Record Collectors Hall of Fame: Bill Bolen, Ed Boutwell, Ben McKinnon, and Three on a String
- Harper Lee Award for Alabama's distinguished writer: William Cobb
- Miss Alabama: Jamie Langley
- Miss Shelby County: Liz Cochran
- UAB School of Medicine's "Distinguished Faculty Lecturer": Dale Benos
- World Golf Hall of Fame: Hubert Green
- Jason Simpson earned the American Meteorological Society's Certified Broadcast Meteorologist Seal.
- Robert Taylor won a fellowship from the Alabama State Council of the Arts.
- Fouad Fouad was named "Engineer of the Year" by the American Society of Professional Engineers.
Weddings
Retirements
- Elizabeth Garner retired from Pizitz Middle School.
- Cecil Whitmire retired as house organist of the Alabama Theatre.
Deaths
- January 9: Samuel Burr, partner in Burr & Forman LLP
- January 9: Oliver Roosevelt, music critic for The Birmingham News
- January 13: Margaret Tingle, park director, Birmingham Park and Recreation Board
- January 22: Elmer Hollis, educator and school administrator
- January 24: Tom King, attorney and state senator
- January 24: Leon Medlock, former officer for the Birmingham Police Department
- February 7: Kellie Camp, elementary school teacher
- February 10: Johnny Mack Gore, country guitarist
- February 16: Mary Burks, environmentalist
- February 22: John Henry Mealing, railroad worker and "gandy dancer"
- February 24: B. Davie Napier, theologian
- February 28: Robert Luckie Jr, advertising executive
- March 8: Mama Petite, Birmingham Zoo hippopotamus
- March 13: James Walker, artist and historian
- March 27: James Perryman, basketball coach
- April 3: Conrad Rehling, golf coach
- April 4: Bob Clark, filmmaker
- April 8: Sid Ingram, former Robinson Elemenary and Banks High principal
- April 22: Juanita Millender-McDonald, United States Representative
- April 25: Billy Gafford, Captain in the Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service
- April 27: Ronald Jenkins, biologist and Samford University professor
- April 29: Josh Hancock, pitcher for the St Louis Cardinals
- April 29: Lee Roberson, evangelist and author
- April 30: Thomas Stubbs, decorated World War II veteran and Alabama State Senator
- May 3: Arthur Lee Giles, convicted murderer
- May 6: Big Joe Duskin, blues and boogie-woogie pianist
- May 16: Topper Price, harmonica player
- May 19: Simmie Lavender, former president of the Jefferson County Citizens Coalition
- June 11: Cecil Bauer, former president of South Central Bell
- June 15: Leonard Weil, business executive
- June 15: Sherri Martel, professional wrestler and manager
- June 21: Mona, Birmingham Zoo elephant
- July 1: Keith Blayney, First dean of UAB's School of Health Professions
- July 6: James Jones, former Shelby County Sheriff
- July 7: Steve Orel, educator and activist
- July 11: Marshal Hagler, photographer
- July 15: Garage Kitty, feline mascot of the Garage Café
- July 20: Ward McIntyre, television personality
- July 28: Jon Darnell, rock musician
- July 29: Walter Johnsey, engineer, executive and political operative
- August 4: Jim Skinner, auto dealer and television personality
- August 7: William F. Walker, former Auburn University president
- August 22: Madelyn Poole, music director for Town and Gown Theatre
- September 6: Nora Ezell, folk quilter
- September 10: Cordray Parker, sculptor
- September 16: Louis Willie, business executive
- September 20: Joseph Schreiber, choirmaster and organist at Independent Presbyterian Church
- September 29: Hugo Black III, attorney
- September 29: James Crutcher, former pastor of 16th Street Baptist Church
- October 1: Jerome Murkerson, U. S. Marine
- October 8: Kayla Fanaei, UAB student and murder victim
- October 18: Bill Edmonds, founder of BE&K
- October 19: Margaret Fife, co-founder of Fife's Restaurant
- October 24: Pete Norris, banker, lawyer and judge
- November 4: Scott "Blue" Bernstein, jazz guitarist
- November 6; John Grenier, attorney and GOP official
- November 15: Joe Nuxhall, pitcher
- December 12: Warren Crow III, real estate executive
- November 18: Kapali Swamy, bar manager
- December 18: James Kidd, Jr, margarine executive
- December 20: Robert Tyler, hardware salesman
- December 23: Sandra Sokol, art collector
Works
Buildings
- 2600 Highland Avenue
- Alabama 4-H Environmental Science Education Center
- Aldi on Green Springs Highway
- Birmingham Social Security Administration Center
- Birmingham-Southern College Admission Welcome Center
- Broadway Park condominiums
- ChristWay Church
- The Church at Cahaba Bend in Helena
- Colonial Center at Brookwood Village
- Colonial Promenade Fultondale
- "Eagle's Perch" 2nd grade wing at Center Point Elementary School
- Eastwood Village shopping center
- Gables at Glen Iris
- Guiding Light Church
- Innovation Depot
- McCrory Building in Hoover
- NorthPark Church education building
- Parkridge Cottages
- Dax Swatek residence
- University House
- Wylam Oaks subdivision (site work and infrastructure)
- Pete Hanna Center at Samford University
- Pat M. Courington Tennis Pavilion at Samford University
Books
See Also
- 2007 Alabama Steeldogs
- 2007 Birmingham Barons
- 2007 City Stages
- 2007 Iron Bowl
- 2007 SEC Baseball Tournament
- 2007 Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival
- 2007 UAB Blazers football
References
- Williams, Roy L. (May 6, 2008) "Area's tourism 2nd to Alabama coast." Birmingham News
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