Lakeview

Building on the success of their existing farmers market and craft vendors, the organizers of Pepper Place Farmers Market are introducing a new concept this month.

When Metropolitan Apartments in Lakeview opens, it will be the completion of a project John Gilbert has been looking forward to for more than 30 years.

Sidebar is bringing the beach to Lakeview.

Lakeview's growing popularity for food and fun will likely get another bump soon with the opening of two massive luxury apartment complexes that should bring even more people to the area.

Now the lovers of the market don’t have to wait until spring.

In the middle of Lakeview, with its bars and restaurants, fun-seekers can find another, more unusual diversion: Locked In, a facility that’s part of a growing entertainment genre called escape games.

When bartender and former UAB soccer player Frankie Brown opened his own watering hole, Brown’s Bar, in Lakeview in March, he and Tiffany Anderson — his fiancée and co-owner — believed they had found their ideal location.

Jeremiah’s Hope Academy, a Lakeview nonprofit operated by St. Vincent’s Birmingham, offers affordable training for entry-level health care careers.

Paperworkers Local is a Birmingham co-operative of about 20 artists that provides workspace for printmakers, showcases Alabama artists and educates the public about prints and other works on paper.

Lakeview Green is to be built by on Fourth Avenue South near 29th Street on the site of the old Davis School.

Lakeview continues to grow with new bars, restaurants and residential units.

The team will compete this Saturday in Nashville.

The city of Birmingham, the Alabama School of Fine Arts and Sloss Furnaces are partnering together to develop a master plan for arts and culture at the historic Sloss Furnaces National Landmark site.

Jeff and Brett Huey, brothers and co-owners of Seeds Coffee in Homewood, are opening a second location in the 29 Seven development on Seventh Avenue South in Lakeview.

Jack Brown’s, which has been in Birmingham for a more than four years, is well-known for its cult-like following of the beer list, Chris Brown, joint manager of Jack Brown’s Beer and Burger Joint, said.

Bruce Lanier, the founder of the 1,700-square-foot MAKEbhm, is excited to bring an even bigger modern workplace area to downtown Birmingham this year: M2.

An acclaimed dance troupe will audition for community dancers at UAB April 14.

Potter and art teacher Lana B. Hobbs opened Thrive Clay Studio at Pepper Place in Lakeview on May 1.

A family-owned Birmingham firm has launched a sustainability initiative, including the installation of large solar array on the roof of its Second Avenue South facility.

The organization announced the grant June 13 and has launched a fundraising campaign to match it. The challenge will match donations from people who haven’t previously contributed to the ballet.

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