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[[Image:Old Car Heaven logo.png|right|thumb|Old Car Heaven opened in 2008]]
[[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.
* January: Nightclub [[The Station]] closed.
* February: The Harbert family sold [[Regions-Harbert Plaza]].
* [[January 25]]:  Nightclub [[Zen]] opened.
* [[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:  Book store and publisher [[GreencupBooks]] opened.
* February:  The Harbert family sold [[Regions-Harbert Plaza]].
* [[February 5]]: [[Responsible Media, LLC]] record label was founded.
* [[February 5]]: [[Responsible Media, LLC]] record label was founded.
* [[February 9]]:  [[Red Mountain Market]] opened.
* [[February 9]]:  [[Red Mountain Market]] opened.
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* [[June 2]]: [[Moe's Original BBQ]] opened a second area location.
* [[June 2]]: [[Moe's Original BBQ]] opened a second area location.
* [[June 22]]: ''[[Local Mug Shots]]'' began publishing its Birmingham-area edition.
* [[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 16]]: [[Sol's Sandwich Shop]] reopened downtown after a 13-year absence.
* [[July 21]]: [[Seafood D'Lite]] opened downtown.
* [[July 21]]: [[Seafood D'Lite]] opened downtown.
* [[July 25]]: [[Promenade Tannehill]] shopping center opened in [[Bessemer]].
* [[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]].
* November: [[ScooterCo]] opened on [[16th Avenue South]].
* November: [[Hawthorn Gallery]] closed.
* [[December 31]]: [[Old Car Heaven]] opened.
* [[December 31]]: [[Old Car Heaven]] opened.
* [[WJLD-FM]] (partner to [[WJLD-AM]]) began broadcasting on low-power [[FM 104.1]].
* [[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 25]]:  Nightclub [[Zen]] opened.
* [[June 27]]: [[Nonna's]] restaurant closed.
* [[July 12]]: [[Eve's Leaves]] closed.
* November: [[Hawthorn Gallery]] closed.
* The [[Burly Earl]] closed its doors.
* The [[Burly Earl]] closed its doors.
* [[Rica Lewis-Payton]] became director and CEO of the [[Birmingham VA Medical Center]].
* The [[Muzik & More|Music-N-More]] chain of record stores closed.
* The [[Muzik & More|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]].
* [[Ezekiel Hameen]] opened [[Z's Restaurant]] on [[17th Street North]].
* [[Greg Canfield]] sold his [[Greg Canfield|Canfield Insurance & Financial Services]] to Nationwide.
* [[Soluble Therapeutics]] was founded.


===Education===
===Education===
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* [[Paul Bailey]] retired from his position as Mayor of [[Baileyton]].
* [[Paul Bailey]] retired from his position as Mayor of [[Baileyton]].
* [[Shelley Tyree]] succeeded [[John Lee]] as chief of police at the [[University of Montevallo]].
* [[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===
===Sports===
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* [[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|"Big Hearted Eddie" Perry]], used car dealer
* May 13: [[Eddie Perry]]
* [[May 14]]:  [[Brandee Skinner]]
* [[May 14]]:  [[Brandee Skinner]]
* May 14: [[Ben Saxon]]
* May 14: [[Ben Saxon]]
* [[May 27]]: [[Willie Scoggins]], high school basketball coach
* [[May 23]]: [[JoBo Country]], Mayor of [[Cardiff]]
* [[June 2]]: [[Mary Anne Blake]]
* [[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 24]]: [[Chuck Dryden]], World War II pilot and Tuskegee airman
* [[June 27]]: [[Clarke Stallworth]], newspaper editor and reporter  
* [[June 27]]: [[Clarke Stallworth]], newspaper editor and reporter  
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* September 15: [[Dennis Dumas|Dennis "The Rock" Dumas]], musician and bandleader
* September 15: [[Dennis Dumas|Dennis "The Rock" Dumas]], musician and bandleader
* [[September 16]]: [[Warren Slater]] and his wife, Angie Felton
* [[September 16]]: [[Warren Slater]] and his wife, Angie Felton
* [[September 25]]: [[Kent Lipham]], actor
* [[September 26]]: [[Barbara Shook]], philanthropist
* [[September 26]]: [[Barbara Shook]], philanthropist
* [[October 2]]: [[Joseph Gayles Jr]], physicist and [[Talladega College]] president
* [[October 4]]: [[Al Gallodoro]], saxophonist
* [[October 4]]: [[Al Gallodoro]], saxophonist
* [[October 6]]: [[Sheba]], a [[Birmingham Zoo]] lioness
* [[October 6]]: [[Sheba]], a [[Birmingham Zoo]] lioness
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* 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]]
* 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]]
* April: [[Brewer Plaza]] at [[Samford University]] and the rebuilt [[Pleasant Sabine Baptist Church]] in [[Bibb County]]
* April: [[Brewer Plaza]] at [[Samford University]] and the rebuilt [[Pleasant Sabine Baptist Church]] in [[Bibb County]]
* [[Serra Honda]] in [[Ensley]]
* [[Carlock Honda|Serra Honda]] in [[Ensley]]
* May: [[Aldi]] on [[Gene Reed Road]] in [[Roebuck]]
* May: [[Aldi]] on [[Gene Reed Road]] in [[Roebuck]]
* June: [[2600 Highland Avenue]] and [[700 A Condominium]], as well as a new [[Calera High School]]
* June: [[2600 Highland Avenue]] and [[700 A Condominium]], as well as a new [[Calera High School]]
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* [[Birchall at Ross Bridge]]
* [[Birchall at Ross Bridge]]
* [[Buck Creek Greenway]]
* [[Buck Creek Greenway]]
* [[Chelsea Creek Center]] shopping center
* [[Hoover Fire Station No. 9]]
* [[Hoover Fire Station No. 9]]
* [[John Hudson residence]]
* [[John Hudson residence]]
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===Demolitions===
===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.
* [[December 13]]: The [[G. H. Stevenson residence]], home of [[Glenn Shadix]], was destroyed by fire.


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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