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* [[January 17]]: A rare [[List of snowfalls|thundersnow]] brought 2" to the Birmingham area. | * [[January 17]]: A rare [[List of snowfalls|thundersnow]] brought 2" to the Birmingham area. | ||
* [[January 22]]: [[Paul Finebaum]] hosted his last show on [[WJOX-FM]]. | * [[January 22]]: [[Paul Finebaum]] hosted his last show on [[WJOX-FM]]. | ||
* [[February 4]]: A [[BJCTA]] "[[DART]]" trolley, fueled by compressed natural gas, caught fire downtown. | |||
* [[February 13]]: [[Alabama Power]] ended service from the [[Powell Avenue Steam Plant]] to [[UAB]]. | * [[February 13]]: [[Alabama Power]] ended service from the [[Powell Avenue Steam Plant]] to [[UAB]]. | ||
* [[September 13]]–[[September 15|15]]: [[2013 U. S. Conference of Mayors annual meeting]]. | * [[September 13]]–[[September 15|15]]: [[2013 U. S. Conference of Mayors annual meeting]]. | ||
Revision as of 22:19, 4 February 2013
2013 is the 142nd year after the founding of the City of Birmingham.
Events
- The City of Birmingham observed the 50th anniversary of the 1963 Birmingham campaign and church bombing under the banner of "50 Years Forward".
- January 1: Cooper Green Mercy Hospital reopened as a primary and urgent care clinic.
- January 1: Three teens were killed in the 2013 Jasper plane crash.
- January 15: 2013 State of the City address.
- January 17: A rare thundersnow brought 2" to the Birmingham area.
- January 22: Paul Finebaum hosted his last show on WJOX-FM.
- February 4: A BJCTA "DART" trolley, fueled by compressed natural gas, caught fire downtown.
- February 13: Alabama Power ended service from the Powell Avenue Steam Plant to UAB.
- September 13–15: 2013 U. S. Conference of Mayors annual meeting.
Business
- January 1: Warren Averett LLC acquired accounting offices in Tampa, Flordia and Atlanta, Georgia.
- January 2: WJOX-FM became a CBS Sports Radio affiliate.
- January 2: ProAssurance acquired the Medmarc Insurance Group of Chantilly, Virginia.
- January: Daxko acquired North Carolina-based Active Life Apps.
- January: Kyung Chung purchased Max's Delicatessen from Steve Dubrinsky.
- January: Thorpe-Sunbelt Inc. of Houston, Texas purchased Empire Refractory Specialists.
- January: Choice Hotels rebranded its Alabama Jameson Inns as Quality Inns.
- January 20: Weld entered into a partnership with The Tuscaloosa News to share resources.
- January 22: The Alabama Media Group put the 6-year-old Birmingham News building up for sale.
- April: Urban Cookhouse opened a third location in Crestline Village.
Nonprofits
- January 24: The Shades Valley Family YMCA renovations had their official ribbon-cutting ceremony.
Sports
- January 5: BBVA Compass Bowl
- March 3-9: NCAA Division II track & field, swimming, diving and wrestling championships at the Birmingham CrossPlex
- April 10: 2013 Birmingham Barons opened the new Regions Field in downtown Birmingham with a game against the Mississippi Braves.
Individuals
- Andrew Glaze succeeded Sue Brannan Walker as Poet Laureate of Alabama
- January 14: Jeremy Littleton was appointed chief of Montevallo Police Department
Awards
- Alabama Women's Hall of Fame:
- Alabama Lawyers Hall of Fame:
- Bobby Bowden Collegiate Coach of the Year Award: Nick Saban
- Mr Football: Jeremy Johnson, Carver-Montgomery
Marriages
- January 15: Actor Jim Nabors to Stan Cadwallader
- September 14: Rep. Patricia Todd to Jennifer Clarke
Retirements
- John L. Carroll, dean of the Cumberland School of Law
- Scott Vowell, presiding judge, 10th Judicial Circuit of Alabama
Deaths
- January 17: James Hood, integrated the University of Alabama
- January 19: Russell Yarbrough, Birmingham City Council member
- January 23: Doug Waits, Birmingham-Southern College biology professor
- February 1: Marty Eagle, owner of Marty's bar
Works
Buildings
See Also
- 2013 Birmingham Barons
- 2013 Iron Bowl
- 2013 Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival
- 2013 UAB Blazers football
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