Now Open
Royal Furniture is now open at 1615 Montgomery Highway in the former Books-A-Million location.
582-2427. royalfurniture.com.
Chicken Salad Chick opened its first Birmingham-area location at 210 Doug Baker Blvd., Suite 200, on Sept. 30.
995-2525. chickensaladchick.com/birmingham.
Family Dollar is now open at 3202 Lorna Road.
224-0938. familydollar.com.
Gameday in Style, 450 Inverness Corners, is now open. The store sells boutique-style clothing in addition to its game-day themed clothing, gifts, accessories, shoes and its own line of T-shirts.
637-7003.
Park Avenue Café, located inside Artists on the Bluff at 571 Park Avenue, is now open. The restaurant is serving breakfast and lunch.
637-5946. artistsonthebluff.com.
Kumon of Birmingham-Greystone, 270 Doug Baker Blvd., Suite 400, is now open. Kumon is the world’s largest math and reading after-school program. The center is owned and operated by Animeeta Patel.
994-7200. kumon.com/birmingham-greystone.
Coming Soon
Jimmy John’s will open a new location on Highway 150 in the new development anchored by Sprouts, across from The Grove shopping center. An opening date has not been announced.
Urban Pops, a restaurant offering coffee, popsicles and other desserts, is opening at 2760 John Hawkins Parkway, Suite 100. No opening date has been announced.
907-1807.
Urban Home Market, a store specializing in home design services and upscale furniture and home décor, will open in time for the holidays at 1001 Doug Baker Blvd. The store is owned by Kathy McMahon, owner of Renaissance Consignment & Marketplace.
980-4663. urbanhomemarket.com.
Relocations and Renovations
Fitness Xpress has moved to 701 Doug Baker Blvd., Suites 101-103.
995-5505. fitnessxpress280.net.
American Family Care, 2147 Riverchase Office Road, has announced that it will move its headquarters to 3700 Cahaba Beach Road, off the U.S. 280 corridor. The move is expected to be complete by early 2015.
403-8902. americanfamilycare.com.
New Ownership
Paul Barganier, DMD, has sold his practice of 29 years to James LeCroy III, DMD, and the practice has been renamed Barganier & LeCroy Family & Cosmetic Dentistry. The practice is located at 3055 Lorna Road, Suite 110.
822-8161. lecroydental.com.
News and Accomplishments
Hoover Florist, 1905 Hoover Court, is holding a Christmas Open House on Thursday, Nov. 6 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. A raffle will benefit the Alzheimer’s of Central Alabama, and a 20 percent discount will be available on pre-made wreaths and Christmas arrangements.
823-5273. hooverflorist.net.
Brock’s, a restaurant at Ross Bridge Golf Resort & Spa, 4000 Grand Ave., is now on OpenTable, a web- and app-based restaurant reservation service.
949-3051. rossbridgeresort.com.
Vecchia Pizzeria & Mercato, 610 Preserve Parkway, Suite 100, is now offering delivery service via TheTakeOutBham.com.
637-3036. vecchiabirmingham.com.
Patrick Bowman, a CPA with Barfield, Murphy, Shank & Smith, 1121 Riverchase Office Road, has been inducted into Troy University’s Accounting Hall of Honor.
982-5500. bmss.com.
Birmingham Internal Medicine Associates, P.C., 7191 Cahaba Valley Road, Suite 300, has announced several initiatives to improve patient/doctor interactions, including a new and improved website, an e-clinic to facilitate virtual office visits, and more.
930-2060. bimapc.com.
Hirings and Promotions
ARC Realty, 5291 Valleydale Road, has hired several new agents, including Holt Rast IV, Julie Meggs and Charline Wu.
657-4570. arcrealtyco.com.
Andrews Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Center has added Dr. Kathleen McKeon to their staff as a hand surgeon. They have a satellite office at 201 Doug Baker Blvd. in the Village at Lee Branch.
939-3699. andrewssportsmedicine.com.
LAH Real Estate’s Hoover office, 2 Chase Corporate Drive, Suite 15, has recently welcomed new agents Molly Smith, Sandra Young, Wilson Perry, Mary Pillitteri, Cindy Hardin, Gayle Wroclawski and Kathy Harmon.
440-4740. lahrealestate.com.
Anniversaries
J.Dawson Salon, 2539 John Hawkins Parkway, Suite 125, celebrated its second anniversary in October.
989-9868.
Tip Top Grill, 588 Shades Crest Road, celebrated its 11th anniversary in October.
978-8677.
The Comedy Club Stardome, 1818 Data Drive, celebrated its 31st anniversary in October.
444-0008. stardome.com.
The Urban Barn, 601 Doug Baker Blvd., is celebrating its second anniversary in November.
451-8888.
Greystone Shell Gas Station, 5408 U.S. 280, is celebrating its first anniversary this month.
802-7500. mcphersonoil.com.
The Neighborhood Brew, 5184 Caldwell Mill Road, Suite 206, is celebrating its first anniversary this month.
980-7445. theneighborhoodbrew.com.
Haute Couture Boutique, 4524 Southlake Parkway, Suite 5, is celebrating its first anniversary this month.
403-4005.
Closings
Richard Joseph SalonSpa, 4700 U.S. 280, has closed.
