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Summer Camps at Villager Yoga
Villager Yoga will host Summer Camp for children, in-studio June 10 – 14 and July 15 – 19. Camps will also be offered at the following off site location: Highlands School | July 29 – August 2 | Click here for info Birmingham Botanical Gardens | June 17 – June 21 and July 8 – [...]
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Earth Fare Birmingham Celebrates 1st Anniversary
Earth Fare, the healthy supermarket in Riverchase near the Galleria Mall, is turning one! Stop by June 9 from 12-3 p.m. for great food, fun and festivities the whole family will enjoy. Enjoy free samples, giveaways and so much more, as well as special appearances by Steel City Pops and other local food trucks. Organic [...]
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Urban Cookhouse Operated Farmer’s Markets Open for 2013 Season
This summer, Urban Cookhouse will be managing two Farmer’s Markets-the Homewood Market and the Summit Market-with a dual purpose: to support local farming and to give back to the Birmingham community. “We’re eager to start the farmer’s markets again this summer,” saiys Andrea Snyder, Urban Cookhouse owner. “These weekly events reiterate our moto: ‘Buy Local, [...]
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Class at J Oliver Elementary School Receives Earth Day Heroes Award
A class at J Oliver Elementary School has been named this year’s Earth Day Hero. Thousands of votes were cast on Facebook during a three week voting period this spring, to determine the winner. Earth Day Heroes (EDH) was created to inform students of how they can help the environment as well as give them [...]
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Red Mountain Park to Open Unique Outdoor Adventure May 1
Red Mountain Park is set to open its newest outdoor adventure, the Hugh Kaul Beanstalk Forest, on May 1st. The new treetop challenge course features 20 unique rope course obstacles, traversing bridges, climbing walls, and swinging ropes. Guests will also be able to enjoy ziplining from tree house to tree house. The Hugh Kaul Beanstalk Forest is the [...]
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SocialVenture, a Co-Working Space, Welcomes Prospective Tenants
REV Birmingham will welcome prospective tenants to visit its new SocialVenture, a co-working space and business community, on Tuesday, March 26th from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. SocialVenture is an ideal space where social entrepreneurs, non-profits, freelancers and other small business owners work in a collaborative environment. Start-up businesses and non-profits have direct access to REV Birmingham’s Business Growth and [...]
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Red Mountain to Host Volunteer Vacationers from American Hiking Society
During the entire week of March 25-30, Red Mountain Park will host a crew of park lovers for the American Hiking Society’s Annual Volunteer Vacation. Visitors from all around the country will be spend the week working in the Park, building trails and making improvements to existing projects. So far, registered guests include those from Texas, New York, Kansas, and [...]
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Selling Green Homes: Sustainability Training for Accredited Real Estate Professionals
The Earth Advantage Institute will hold a S.T.A.R (Sustainability Training for Accredited Real Estate Professional) course March 11-15 in Birmingham (see below for location details). This one-time certification course, with no annual renewal fees, is designed to provide a comprehensive overview of different green building techniques, third-party certification programs, techniques for communicating features of a green home, [...]
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2013 Startup Summit Aims to Inspire Successful Initiatives
The 2013 Startup Summit will be held on Tuesday, April 23rd, and will feature founders from the local Birmingham startup community who will share their stories and answer questions. Seats are limited and reserved for those whom are believed to have the most to gain from attending. The goal is to inspire tomorrow’s founders of high-growth companies [...]
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“Pop Up” Project Promotes Local Shopping, Revitalization Downtown
A variety of Birmingham merchants will soon begin selling their wares from temporary stores in vacant storefronts downtown as part of a “pop-up shops” initiative created through the Regional Planning Commission of Greater Birmingham. Five merchants will kick off the project Friday, Feb. 8th from noon to 7 p.m. and Feb. 9 from 10 a.m. [...]
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