New dentistry, fitness center opening

Now Open

Brighter Image Dentistry is now open at 2908 Central Avenue, Suite 150. Dr. Spencer Maddox’s practice was previously located at 840 Montclair Road. 591-6220. drspencermaddox.com.

Spartan Fitness - MMA Training, 430 Green Springs Highway, is now open. The facility offers training in MMA, Muay Thai kickboxing, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, fitness kickboxing and martial arts. 824-8361. spartanfitnessmma.com.

Vita Health & Wellness, 1919 28th Avenue South, Suite 123, is now open. It offers weight management services. 870-1216. vitahealthandwellness.com.

Coming Soon

Planet Fitness will be opening a new facility in Homewood Commons shopping center, 140 Wildwood Parkway. The space was previously occupied by Books-a-Million. 719-1722. planetfitness.com.

Relocations and Renovations

Drury Inn & Suites has renovated its hotel at 160 State Farm Parkway. 940-9500. druryhotels.com.

Edgewood’s Homewood Friends and Family Chiropractic is planning to move this month around the corner from 1015 Stuart Street to 1807 Oxmoor Road. 803-1234. homewoodfriendsandfamily.com.

Dorothy McDaniel’s Flower Market is moving from 2560 18th Street South to a new location in downtown Birmingham at the end of June. 871-0092. dorothymcdaniel.com.

Fixed Point Foundation, formerly located at 1807 Oxmoor Road, has moved to downtown Birmingham. 414-6311. fixed-point.org.

News and Accomplishments

Advertising and public relations firm o2ideas, 600 University Park Place, Suite 200, has a new agency website and social media presence. 949-9494. o2ideas.com.

Sweet Peas Garden Shop, 2829 Linden Avenue, is now open on Sundays from 1-5 p.m. during the spring season.879-3839. sweetpeasgardenshop.com.

VisionFirst Eye Center, 1 West Lakeshore Drive, Suite 220, is hosting a Trunk Show on Tuesday, May 6, from 4-6 p.m. The free event will feature food, giveaways, and jewelry and accessories from designers such as Stella & Dot and Tommy Hilfiger. 949-2020. visionfirsteyecenter.com.

Resolute Running Training Center, 2709 Mamie L. Foster, was featured in the May issue of Runner’s World magazine. Owner and coach Alex Morrow was featured in the “Ask the Experts” section. The magazine has a national circulation of more than 710,000. 492-3670. resoluterunning.com.

Kim McClendon, office manager for Alabama Allergy & Asthma Center, 504 Brookwood Blvd., passed her exam to become a Certified Professional Coder (CPC). This certification is considered to be a top achievement for medical coding in physician offices. 871-9661. alabamaallergy.com.

Soca Clothing, 2820 18th Street South, has launched an online store at socaclothing.com. 879-6788. socaclothing.com.

Hirings and Promotions

Murray Building Company, Inc. has hired Stewart McCoy as corporate equipment manager and Ken Reaves as project superintendent. 802-3917. murraybuildingcompany.com.

Anniversaries

Seeds Coffee, 174 Oxmoor Road, is celebrating its first anniversary with a benefit concert on May 3 at 6 p.m. The event will feature coffee tasting and music by The Bear & The Bride, Mandi Mapes, Cardinal and the Clay States. 259-6405. seedscoffee.com.

My Ultimate Mattress, 237 Oxmoor Circle, Suite 107, is celebrating its seventh anniversary this month. The retailer sells mattresses of all sizes as well as bed frames and furniture. 912-7177. myultimatemattress.com.

Vulcan Park Animal Care, 1779 Valley Avenue, celebrated its seventh anniversary in April. It is a full-service veterinary medical facility. 870-4500. vulcanparkanimalcare.com.

Closings

Briarcliff Shop, 1829 29th Avenue South, will close in May after 54 years in business. 870-8110. thebriarcliffshop.com.