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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.

The Birmingham logo, unveiled in 2008

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: Nightclub The Station closed.
January 25: Nightclub Zen opened.
February: Book store and publisher GreencupBooks opened.
February: The Harbert family sold Regions-Harbert Plaza.
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.
June 27: Nonna's restaurant closed.
July 12: Eve's Leaves closed.
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.
November: ScooterCo opened on 16th Avenue South.
November: Hawthorn Gallery closed.
December 31: Old Car Heaven opened.
WJLD-FM (partner to WJLD-AM) began broadcasting on low-power FM 104.1.
The Burly Earl closed its doors.
Rica Lewis-Payton became director and CEO of the Birmingham VA Medical Center.
The Music-N-More chain of record stores closed.
The Red Mountain Restaurant Group purchased La Paz from the Atlanta-based chain's owners.
The Alabama Spay Neuter Clinic opened in Irondale.
Greg Canfield sold his Canfield Insurance & Financial Services to Nationwide.
Soluble Therapeutics was founded.

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.

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.

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

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 * [[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]]