Soho Retro now open, other business news
Now Open
Soho Retro has opened The Upstairs Rack, a vintage clothing boutique featuring women’s fashions. It is located inside the original store at 2805 18th St. S.
870-7655, shopsohoretro.com
Kellum & Company, a furniture, lighting and décor store located at 1829 29th Avenue South, is now open. The shop celebrated its grand opening on September 24.
874-9530, kellumandco.com
Homewood Carpet and Flooring’s new showroom is now open at 813 Green Springs Highway. It is owned by Fuad Shunnarah.
218-4653, homewoodcarpetandflooring.com
Arts Too, a creative studio specializing in decorative door hangers, is now open at 1919 28th Avenue South, inside Yo-Yo Donuts.
868-4704, myartstoo.com
Grille 29, 971 Brookwood Village, is now open. The restaurant is open Sunday-Thursday, 11am-9:30pm, Friday-Saturday 11am-10:30pm, and Sunday at 10am for brunch.
783-1295, grille29.com/birmingham
Coming Soon
Taco Mama will open its first Homewood restaurant in the former Hart & Soul location in Edgewood, 1014 Oxmoor Road. The popular restaurant, with locations in Mountain Brook, Tuscaloosa and Huntsville, anticipates an opening date of January 2016.
414-9314, tacomamaonline.com
Shrimp Basket will be opening in the former location of The Baskits at 801 Green Springs Highway. The chain has locations on the Gulf Coast and throughout Alabama and Mississippi.
News and Accomplishments
Seeds Coffee Company, 174 Oxmoor Road, now has a drive-through and is selling doughnuts from We Have Doughnuts Monday to Friday from 7-9 a.m.
259-6405, seedscoffee.com
Matthew Dent, president and COO of Buffalo Rock, has been elected to serve as one of 10 members nationwide for the American Beverage Association’s Board of Directors. The ABA is a trade association representing the broad spectrum of companies that manufacture and distribute non-alcoholic beverages in the U.S. Buffalo Rock’s corporate headquarters are located at 111 Oxmoor Road in West Homewood.
Betsy McAtee, president of Dreamland Holding Company, won the Alabama Restaurant and Hospitality Association’s Restaurateur of the Year award. The company is headquartered at 19 W. Oxmoor Road.
Anniversaries
Studio Fitness, 2900 Central Avenue # 110, celebrated 7 years of business in October.
414-3644, studiofitnessllc.com
Skin Wellness Center of Alabama, 1920 Huntington Road, is celebrating its 6th anniversary in November.
871-7332, skinwellnessal.com
Stock & Trade Design Co., 3048 Independence Drive, is celebrating its 3rd anniversary in November.
783-1350, stockandtrade.com
Hirings and Promotions
Brik Realty, 3430 Independence Drive, has hired four new Realtors, including Courtney Ingalls, Cathy Ingalls, Karen Turner and Stacy Ward.
206-4321, brikrealty.com
The Dobbins Group, 2914 Linden Avenue, has hired John Stacy as a construction manager. He joins the company after several years as a senior project manager for B.L. Harbert International. Among the many high-profile projects he oversaw during his time there was the Auburn University basketball arena.
503-4000, dobbinsgroup.net
Closings
The Baskits closed its location at 801 Green Springs Highway at the end of September after 15 years in business.