2024

Logo for the MLB at Rickwood Field game on June 20, 2024

2024 was the 153rd year after the founding of the City of Birmingham.

Events

• January 10–14: The 2024 USASBE National Conference was held in Birmingham.
• February 15: Journey's "50th Anniversary Freedom Tour" with Toto at Legacy Arena.
• February 16: The Supreme Court of Alabama ruled in James LePage, et al. v. The Center for Reproductive Medicine and Mobile Infirmary Association that under the Constitution of Alabama, as amended by public referendum in 2018, fertilized human eggs and human embryos are to have the same legal protections as minors under state law. As a result of the ruling, UAB Hospital and other providers suspended in vitro fertilization (IVF) procedures in the state.
• February: Birmingham Talks rebranded as Small Magic.
• March 23: Fall Out Boy's "So Much For (2our) Dust" tour at Legacy Arena.
• March 27: Drake's "It's All a Blur" tour with J.Cole was scheduled for Legacy Arena, but was canceled.
• April 15–16: The 2024 Birmingham Civil Rights Conference was held at 16th Street Baptist Church.
• April 20: Taylor Riverside Park opened on the Locust Fork River in Blount County.
• April 24: A large addition to the Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge was dedicated.
• May 4: The Birmingham Folk Festival was held at Avondale Park.
• May 6–8: The Main Street Now 2024 conference was hosted in Birmingham.
• May 29: NF's "Hope" tour at Legacy Arena.
• June 15: Festa Italiana at Sloss Furnaces.
• June 27–28: Sloss Tech was held at the Lyric Theatre.
• July 3: Club Volcano in Ensley was damaged by a fire.
• July 11: Chris Brown's "11:11" tour at Legacy Arena
• August 31: Land Of Infinity EDM Music Festival at Sloss Furnaces.
• September 5: Judge David Proctor released Jefferson County from its 1996 sewer consent decree.
• September 10: NPR's "It's Been A Minute" podcast featured a "Magic City Smackdown" with Joseph King and Cody Short.
• September 12–15: Cirque du Soleil "Songblazers" at the BJCC Concert Hall.
• September 21: A mass shooting in Five Points South resulted in 4 deaths and 17 injuries.
• September 28–29: Alabama Comic Con at the BJCC.
• October 3–20: "Joe Minter is Here" exhibit at the Marc Steel Building in North Titusville.
• October 17–19: 2024 AHAA Symposium
• October 25: AWAKEN 2024 was held, honoring U. W. Clemon.
• November 14: A fire destroyed several units at Serenity Apartments at Fairfield.
• November 18: A 2.4-magnitude earthquake was detected about 8 miles east of Jasper in Walker County.
• November: Travis Morgan launched the Bham Music Archive website.

Business

• January: Line Scale Form merged into Poole & Company Architects.
• January: Jeremie and Leigh Kirkwood purchased Filter Coffee Parlor.
• January: Fenwick Brands acquired Wickles Pickles of Dadeville.
• January 10: The United Auto Workers announced that about 30% of Mercedes-Benz US International workers had signed union authorization cards.
• February: Motion Industries acquired Perfetto and SER Hydraulics of Sudbury, Ontario.
• February: Precision Coil & Rotor acquired Industrial Coil Inc. of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
• February 15: The Plaza at Riverchase was sold for $14.5 million.
• March: Diamond State Trucking & Logistics acquired Yordy Transport of Morton, Illinois.
• March: Maynard Nexsen acquired Dysart Willis PLLC of Raleigh, North Carolina.
• March: Landing acquired Barsala of Seattle, Washington.
• March: Luckie & Co. acquired Marbury Creative Group of Atlanta, Georgia.
• April: Protective Life Corp. acquired the ShelterPoint Group Inc. of Garden City, New York.
• April 5: Waverly Advisors acquired the investment advisory division of McShane Partners of Charlotte, North Carolina.
• April: Landscape Workshop acquired Liberty Land Management Group of New Port Richey, Florida.
• May: Kreativ Retirement Plan Solutions merged with Navigate 401k.
• May 13, May 17: Workers at Mercedes-Benz US International voted not to be represented by the United Auto Workers.
• May 17: Waverly Advisors acquired Derbend Asset Management of Peachtree City, Georgia.
• Guin Service moved from Woodlawn to Irondale.
• August 17–September 15: 17,000 members of the Communications Workers of America went on strike against AT&T in the Southeastern U.S. The strike ended with a new 5-year contract with wage increases of more than 19% and stable healthcare insurance premiums.
• Vulcan Materials acquired the Wake Stone Corporation of Knightdale, North Carolina and Superior Ready Mix Concrete of Escondido, California.
• October: Jay Industrial Repair acquired Majestic Machine and Engineering of Baldwin, Florida.
• October: Molecular Designs acquired Lamda Biotech of St Louis, Missouri.
• October: Waverly Advisors acquired CenterPoint Wealth Management of Zionsville, Indiana.
• November: Vulcan Materials acquired the Wake Stone Corporation of Knightdale, North Carolina.
• November: Waverly Advisors acquired Buckingham Advisors of Dayton, Ohio.
• December 2: Evernest acquired Elara Property Management of Nashville, Tennessee.

Establishments

• January 5: The North Jefferson Chamber of Commerce was established for businesses in Kimberly, Morris, and Fultondale.
• January 17: PopStroke Tuscaloosa opened.
• February: Leroy Russell opened Spice of Life Jamaica restaurant at 1905 Park Place.
• February 10: Alexis Kimbrough opened Herban Soul Café in the Woodlawn Marketplace.
• February 15: Colby Conklin opened The Mayor bar and Mr Wests Asian Chow Hall restaurant at Rise Lakeview.
• February: Luca Lagotto restaurant and market opened in Homewood.
• March 26: Frothy Monky opened a 2nd area location in the Edgewood Business District.
• March 27: Slice opened a 5th area location in the Edgewood Business District.
• April: Miracle Pizza Co. opened in the former Post Office Pies in Avondale.
• April: University Tacos opened a second location on 5th Avenue North.
• April 22: Current Charcoal Grill opened at 1625 2nd Avenue South.
• May 29: John Cassimus opened Marky's Kitchen on Cahaba Heights Road.
• July 31: James Harris opened the Carver Jones Market in Fairfield.
• August 3: Abra Barnes opened the Avondale Sugar Shack.
• August 15: Chef Sean Brock's Joyland fast food restaurant opened in Avondale.
• September 24: Sloan's bar opened in the Killian Building.
• October: Kelli Caulfield and London Jackson opened Do Not Disturb sport bar on State Farm Parkway.
• November 1: UAB Health System acquired the Ascension St Vincent's Health System.
• November: Brian and Erin Mooney opened Tre Luna & Grocery at the Southside Business Center.
• December: Cooper Green Mercy Health Services opened their new clinic facility.
• Warrior Met Coal's Blue Creek Mine began production.
• Supertone fitness studio opened in the Huffstutler Building in Homewood.
• Taylor Peake and Emily Hart founded Occupi.
• Steve Gathings opened Alabama Wholesale Office Furniture in Fairfield.

Disestablishments

• January: Eventive Sports was acquired by Troon Events of Scottsdale, Arizona.
• January: Five restaurant on 29th Street South closed.
• January: Civitas (restaurant) closed.
• January: SMOKE Bistro and Birmingham Candy Co. closed their Pizitz Food Hall stalls.
• January 31: Heatherwood Country Club shut down.
• February 4: Post Office Pies closed its original Avondale location.
• February: A Advantage Air Inc. was acquired by Smart Care of Chicago, Illinois.
• February: Jackins Butler & Adams surveyors were acquired by Dynamic Civil Solutions.
• February: Baja California Cantina Grill in Eastwood closed.
• February: Mspark was acquired by Creekstone Capital Group of Atlanta, Georgia.
• February: Garrett Perkins & Horton Advisory Partners was acquired by Summit Financial Holdings of Parsippany, New Jersey.
• March: Sheppard Pet Supply closed.
• March 14: The CVS pharmacy at Clairmont Plaza South closed.
• 1st quarter: Asteria Health was acquired by Biote Corp. of Irving, Texas.
• April: Caliber sporting goods in Homewood closed.
• April: MK Insurance Group was acquired by PCF Insurance Services of Lehi, Utah.
• April: Safe Life of Stockholm, Sweden acquired GoRescue Brands.
• April: JD Sports of Bury, England acquired Hibbett Sports for $1.1 billion.
• April: Barry Pattern & Foundry Co. closed down.
• April 12: U.S. Steel shareholders approved the company's sale to Nippon Steel of Tokyo, Japan.
• May: The Tidwell Group was acquired by EisnerAmper of New York City.
• May: Motion & Control Enterprises of Zelienople, Pennsylvania acquired General Machinery Co. Inc.
• May: The former Jim Burke Automotive Group was acquired by Hallmark Automotive Group of Franklin, Tennessee.
• May: OFC Workscapes of Pelham was acquired by Office Resources Inc. of Louisville, Kentucky.
• July: Beehive Baking Co. closed.
• July: Rib-It-Up barbecue closed.
• July 27: The Fig in Cahaba Heights closed.
• August: Pennsylvania Steel Company of Bensalem, Pennsylvania acquired Besco Steel Supply.
• August 16: E & J Properties filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
• September: Laney's Country Cooking in Leeds closed.
• September: Coleman Knupp & Dice was acquired by WeatherBELL Analytics of New York City.
• September 4: Ghost Train Brewing Co. filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy.
• September 10: The Birmingham City Council voted to revoke the liquor and dance licenses for The Quest nightclub.
• September: PHCV4 Homes LLC, Bridgetopia LLC, and Prominence Homes & Communities LLC filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
• September: Ally Property Inspections acquired Timberline Inspections.
• September: Watkins Branch Bourbon and Brasserie closed.
• Fall: rEVOLVEr resale closed.
• Fall: Ascension St Vincent's Health System was acquired by UAB Health System for $450 million.
• Thermo Fisher Scientific closed its operations in Auburn.
• Kings Hookah Lounge in Tuscaloosa closed after owner Isaiah Buggs was arrested on burglary and domestic violence charges.
• Big Lots closed its Bessemer, Sylacauga and Trussville stores as part of its bankruptcy reorganization.
• Cook & Boardman Group, an affiliate of Platinum Equity of Beverly Hills, California, acquired Mullins Building Products.
• October: Saltgrass Steak House closed its U.S. Highway 280 location.
• October: The Watson Firm merging into Intellectual Property Consulting of New Orleans, Louisiana.
• October: Hi-Wire Brewing closed its Lakeview Green tap room.
• October: Capstone Building Corporation opened a regional office in Tampa, Florida.
• October: Zydeco closed.
• November 1: Ascension St Vincent's Health System was acquired by UAB Health System.
• November: Labcorp of Burlington, North Carolina acquired Lab Works.
• December: Hush Lounge closed.
• December: Sleek sports bar closed.
• December: Richard Tubb Interiors closed.
• December: Magnus5 of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania acquired NXTSoft's ThreatAdvice division.
• December 20: Party City closed all of its stores.
• December 31: The Rick & Bubba Show went off the air.

Education

Birmingham-Southern College closed in 2024.

• May 9: Birmingham-Southern College announced its closure.
• May 31: Birmingham-Southern College closed.
• June: The University of Alabama Board of Trustees approved the Alabama Center for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence at the University of Alabama College of Engineering.
• July: UAB closed its Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and opened a new UAB Office of Access and Engagement.
• August: The Alabama State Board of Education took over management of Bessemer City Schools.

Government

• January 9: Travis Hendrix won the 2024 Alabama House District 55 special election.
• February 1: A federal jury found Birmingham Police Officer Aric Mitchell and the City of Birmingham liable for $4.5 million in damages in "Hardin v. City of Birmingham."
• February 6: Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin delivered his 2024 State of the City address to the Kiwanis Club of Birmingham.
• February 6–: 2024 Alabama legislative session
• March 5: 2024 primary elections
• March 6–: The City of Birmingham experienced a disruption in its network services, presumed to be a ransomware attack, which affected payrolls, permitting, and other administrative functions.
• March: The City of Birmingham was awarded a $14.5 million grant to convert 4th Avenue North to two-way traffic in the City Center.
• June 18: 2024 Alabama House District 52 special primary election
• July 2: The Irondale Public Building Authority was re-inaugurated.
• August 5: The City of Birmingham was awarded a $20 million grant to implement its Reinvest Birmingham program in northwestern Birmingham.
• October 1: 2024 Alabama House District 52 special election
• November 5: 2024 general election

Religion

• May 19: Shades Crest Baptist Church celebrated its 70th anniversary.

Sports

• February 2: WWE Friday Night SmackDown was held at Legacy Arena.
• February 4: The inaugural Railway Marathon was held.
• February 29–March 2: The 2024 AHSAA basketball tournament was held at Legacy Arena.
• March 13–16: The 2024 SWAC men's basketball tournament was held at Bartow Arena.
• March 13–17: 2024 REDCREST Major League Fishing tournament was held at Lay Lake with the associated Major League Fishing Outdoor Sports Expo at the BJCC.
• May 8–12: Regions Tradition at Greystone Golf & Country Club
• May 31: The BSC Panthers baseball team fell in the 2nd round of the 2024 NCAA Division III baseball tournament in Eastlake, Ohio.
• June 16: The 2024 Birmingham Stallions defeated the San Antonio Brahmas 25-0 in the first UFL championship game.
• June 18: Rickwood Classic
• June 20: The San Francisco Giants and St Louis Cardinals played the MLB at Rickwood Field game.
• July 5–10: The 2024 Transplant Games were hosted in Birmingham.
• August 29–September 1: The 2024 Masters CrossFit Games were hosted at the BJCC.
• September 6–September 8: The 2024 Fanatec GT World Challenge America was held at Barber Motorsports Park
• September 24: The 2024 Birmingham Barons won the Southern League championship at Regions Field.
• October 18: "Bama in Boutwell" exhibition game at Boutwell Auditorium between the 2024 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team and the Wake Forest Demon Deacons to benefit Children's of Alabama.
• October 26: The Alabama State Hornets defeated the Alabama A&M Bulldogs 27-19 in the 2024 Magic City Classic.
• November 16: The Miles Golden Bears football team won the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championship.
• November 30: The Alabama Crimson Tide won the 2024 Iron Bowl at Bryant-Denny Stadium.
• December 4–6: The 2024 AHSAA Super Seven Championships were hosted at Protective Stadium.
• December 27: The Vanderbilt Commodores defeated the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 35-27 in the 2024 Birmingham Bowl at Protective Stadium.
• Birmingham Legion FC launched a USL League Two team.

Professional teams

• 2024 Birmingham Barons (Southern League)
• 2024 Birmingham Legion FC (USL Championship)
• 2024 Birmingham Squadron (NBA G League)
• 2024 Birmingham Stallions (UFL)

Individuals

• January 13: Steven Henkin was installed as rabbi of Temple Beth-El.
• March 25: Hollis Towns succeeded Kelly Ann Scott as vice president and editor-in-chief for Alabama Media Group.
• March 25: Shay Gartman succeeded Meredith Drennen as executive director of the Homewood Chamber of Commerce.
• April: Federico Kochlowski succeeded Michael Göbel as CEO of Mercedes-Benz US International.
• May 6: Noelia Voigt resigned her Miss USA crown.
• July: Heather Tucker was hired as executive director of Wild Alabama.
• August: The Jefferson County Greenways Commission hired LaFran Marks as its first Jefferson County Parks Superintendent.
• November 18: The U.S. Senate confirmed President Biden's nomination of Embry Kidd to fill a vacancy on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit.
• December 2: Alabama A&M University dismissed head football coach Connell Maynor.
• December 6: Jodi Parnell succeeded Tate Forrester as president and CEO of O'Neal Steel.

Births

• April 17: Mopane, a giraffe born at the Birmingham Zoo
• August 1: Love Woodfin, daughter of Randall and Kendra Woodfin

Awards

• Miss Alabama: Abbie Stockard
• Miss Alabama USA: Diane Westhoven
• Miss Alabama's Teen: Ali Mims
• Miss Birmingham: Imani Muse
• Alabama Business Hall of Fame: Rob Burton, Raymond Harbert, Thomas Harris, Marnix Heersink, Tommy Lowder, Claude Neilson, and Nick Saban
• Alabama Sports Hall of Fame: Mike Anderson, Penny Buxton, Larry Chapman, John Drew, Robert Mathis, David Palmer, Scott Sullivan, and Mike Washington
• Birmingham Business Hall of Fame: William Hulsey, Robert Earl Kelly, and Stancil Starnes.

Retirements

• January 10: Alabama head football coach Nick Saban announced his retirement.
• April 30: Meteorologist Fred Hunter announced retired from WBRC 6
• May 24: Anchor Pam Huff retired from ABC 33/40.
• October 7: Melanie Bridgeforth resigned as executive director of the Women's Foundation of Alabama.
• December 31: University of Alabama assistant athletic director of behavioral health and wellness Ginger Gilmore retired.

Deaths

Scott Richards

Willie Mays

Leah Rawls Atkins

Bobby Allison

• January 6: Surin Techarukpong, restaurateur
• January 10: David Blount, business owner
• January 14: Bill Slaughter, attorney
• January 17: Ildefonso Ramirez, restaurateur
• January 19: Fred Primm Jr, former Bessemer City Schools superintendent
• January 22: Terry Dunn, former Alabama Public Service Commissioner
• January 25: Kenneth Eugene Smith was executed at Holman Correctional Facility near Atmore. His sentence was the first to be carried out by means of nitrogen hypoxia.
• January 26: Moyo, a rhinoceros at the Birmingham Zoo
• January 28: Murray Hiam, artist and educator
• January 31: Terry Beasley, former Auburn wide receiver
• February 4: Kelli Steward co-founder of Gatos and Beans
• February 7: Jacqueline Jones, blues singer
• February 14: Scott Richards, former WBRC-6 news anchor
• February 18: Jack Biddle, former Alabama State Senator and Representative
• February 20: Wendy Sue Jantz, education coordinator at Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum
• February 21: Rob Langford, former Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Birmingham office
• February 29: Tom Huey, poet and playwright
• March 4: Mike Oliver, newspaper reporter and editor
• March 7: Naomi King, widow of A. D. King
• March 11: Vanessa Leonard, University of Alabama Board of Trustees
• March 12: Jennifer Ivey "Ivey Scout" Edwards, founder of The Pet Nanny
• March 14: Lynda Cardwell, former WBMG-TV anchor
• March 22: Bobby Timmons, former state legislator and Alabama Sheriffs Association director
• March 28: Bronwyn Fortner, former police officer
• April 3: Barry Austin, Birmingham VA Hospital staffer and stage actor
• April 13: Terry Johnson, founder of Masada Resource Group
• April 14: Dennis Covington, author
• April 14: Steve Sloan, former University of Alabama director of athletics
• April 19: William H. Harris. former Alabama State University president
• May 6: Hootie Ingram, former University of Alabama director of athletics
• May 17: Muzaffar Sheikh, retired Vestavia Hills High School teacher
• May 20: Margaret Livingston, long-time Birmingham Museum of Art supporter and leader
• May 24: Eldridge Turner, Fairfield City Council president
• June 12: Arthur Means Jr, Carver High School band director
• June 18: Willie Mays, Baseball Hall of Fame player
• July 2: Thomas Doster III, founder of Doster Construction
• July 17: Mark Kennedy, former Alabama State Supreme Court justice
• July 29: Alma Powell, widow of former Secretary of State Colin Powell.
• August 6: Hezekiah Jackson, Metro Birmingham NAACP president
• August 11: J. Claude Bennett, former UAB president
• August 13: Myra Eaton, record producer
• August 21: Kayla Warren, rap artist
• August 26: Ron Freeze, "Galleria Elvis"
• September 8: T. J. Perry, basketball coach
• September 14: Melissa Riopka, former WHNT-TV news anchor
• September 14]]: Nall, artist
• September 17: Priscilla Dunn, former Alabama State Senator
• September 17: Gorman Houston, former Alabama State Supreme Court justice
• September 21: Joe Cochran, Mayor of Pinson
• October 4: Leah Rawls Atkins, historian
• October 8: Tim Johns, Tuscaloosa County Sheriff's Deputy
• October 12: Lilly Ledbetter, women's rights activist
• October 22: David O'Mary, Mayor of Jasper
• October 23: Bryan Helm, administrator of Cathedral Church of the Advent
• November 3: Charles Burkett, Corner High School principal
• November 9: Bobby Allison, NASCAR driver
• November 17: Chip Smallwood, banker
• November 19: Kelly Butler, former Alabama State Finance Director
• November 22: Tyesha Brown, filmmaker
• November 23: Charles Pilot, founder of Fat Charles BBQ
• November 19: Dyer Carlisle III, educator and college football coach
• November 27: Medrick Burnett Jr, Alabama A&M Bulldogs football player
• November 28: Bill Battle III, former Alabama Crimson Tide athletics director
• December 6: John Carraway, architect
• December 9: A. Charles Gaston, attorney
• December 13: D'Angelo Samuel, rapper
• December 14: Chette Williams, Auburn Tigers chaplain
• December 16: Lee Allen, historian and educator
• December 18: Brenda Spahn, founder of the Lovelady Center
• December 21: Hudson Meek, actor
• December 27: Willow, Birmingham Zoo giraffe
• Amasa Smith Jr, artist
  • List of homicides in 2024

Works

• Monopoly: Birmingham Edition
• "Long Tall Silly" sculpture by Neslon Grice at Aldridge Gardens
• "Fred S." mural by Rico Gatson at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport
• "Birmingham's Batman" mural by Marcus Fetch and Dewon Moton at the Magnolia Point Building.
• Willie Mays mural at the Birmingham National Garage
• Jefferson County Cam Watch premiered on CBS 42.
• The Alabama Theatre's Mighty Wurlitzer Theater Organ was refurbished.
• "Birmingham Concerto No. 1" by Brian Nabors

Books

• Bass, S. Jonathan (2024) From Every Stormy Wind That Blows: The Idea of Howard College and the Origins of Samford University. LSU Press ISBN 9780807181775
• Braziel, Tina Mozelle & James Braziel (2024) Glass Cabin. Pulley Press ISBN 9798987407677
• Ghigna, Charles (2024) Southern Bred. Simon & Schuster ISBN 9781771684187
• Green, Salaam (2024) Once Upon a Magic City. City of Birmingham/Create Birmingham/Alabama State Council on the Arts
• Hardy, Aimee (2024) Pocket Full of Teeth. Running Wild Press ISBN 9781960018533
• Jetmundsen, Norman & Karin Dupree Fecteau (2024) Unrivaled: Sewanee 1899, Shakerag Hollow Press ISBN 9798218420192
• Mason, Hailey (2024) A is for Arrington. self-published
• McClure, Joey (2024) Real Stories from a Fictitious Man. Rocky Heights Print & Binding
• Morris, Jerome E. (2024) Central City's Joy and Pain: Solidarity, Survival, and Soul in a Birmingham Housing Project. University of Georgia Press ISBN 9780820365756
• Shamblin, George (2024) The Four Faces of Christ Union Hill Publishing. ISBN 97-1939358431
• Graves, David (2024) Alabama Faith: Churches and Stained Glass. self-published

Buildings

• 16th Street Baptist Church Multi-Purpose Visitor and Educational Center
• Alabama Aerospace & Aviation High School
• Altec / Styslinger Genomic Medicine and Data Sciences Building
• Artisan Flats apartments in Lakeview
• Ascend Village apartments for Big Oak Ranch
• Bashinsky Field House renovations at Samford University
• Birmingham City Hall Council Chamber renovations
• Birmingham Family Fun Center
• Birmingham Legion FC Training Facility at Dunnavant Fields
• Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport International Air Cargo Facility
• Bryce Main, redevelopment of the former Bryce State Mental Hospital in Tuscaloosa
• DC BLOX Birmingham Data Center expansion
• The Edge Homewood on Green Springs Highway
• Jefferson County Sheriff's Office training center dormitory in Fultondale
• Lakeshore Sports Science and Performance Center
• Luca Lagotto building
• McCallum Basic Health Science Building modernization
• Ross Bridge Resort expansion and renovation
• Seibert Hall renovations at Samford University
• J. M. Smucker Co. Manufacturing Facility and Distribution Center in McCalla
• Southtown Senior apartments at Edgehill at Southtown
• The Tracks apartments

Demolitions

• January 20: The former Pathway Baptist Church in Leeds burned down.
• February: Southside Church of God, Birmingham in Lakeview was demolished.
• February: The AIDB Birmingham Regional Center on 3rd Avenue South was demolished.
• February 24: The Black Elks Lodge at 800 12th Street North burned down.
• February 28: The James Scott Young Country Store at Tannehill State Park burned down.
• November 20: Demolition of the Tuscaloosa News Building began.
• December 8: Rock Creek Church of Christ in Warrior was destroyed by fire.
• Shades Valley Presbyterian Church on Montevallo Road
• Travelodge by Wyndham Pelham Birmingham near I-65 Exit 246
• Demolition of the Birmingham Cold Storage Warehouse was completed.

Context

2024 marked the end of the dictatorship of Bashar al-Assad in Syria. Donald Trump was elected to a 2nd term as president of the United States. Sports Illustrated ceased publishing. The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland collapsed after being stuck by a container ship. In soccer, Argentina won the Copa América and Spain won the UEFA European Championship.

Notable people who died in 2024 included actors Dabney Coleman, Shannon Doherty, Shelly Duvall, Teri Garr, Louis Gossett Jr, James Earl Jones, Gena Rowlands, Maggie Smith, Donald Sutherland, and Carl Weathers; architect Antoine Predock; artist Frank Stella; artists Richard Serra, Frank Stella and Faith Ringgold; baseball hall of famers Rickey Henderson and Whitey Herzog; basketball hall of famers Bill Walton and Dikembe Mutombo; comedians James Gregory, Richard Lewis and Bob Newhart; conductor Seiji Ozawa; cookie entrepreneur Wally "Famous" Amos; film directors Roger Corman and Norman Jewison; fitness promoter Richard Simmons; football player O. J. Simpson; musicians Dickey Betts, Frankie Beverly, Duane Eddy, Tito Jackson, Toby Keith, Kris Kristofferson, and David Sanborn; music producers Steve Albini and Quincy Jones; physicist Peter Higgs; poet Nikki Giovanni; former president Jimmy Carter; former U.S. Senators Bob Graham, Jim Inhofe, Joe Lieberman, and David Pryor; sex therapist Ruth Westheimer; television hosts Lou Dobbs, Phil Donahue, Robert MacNeil and Charles Osgood; Time Warner CEO Dick Parsons; and writers John Barth and Howard Waldrop.

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