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Looks like they're going to do it again, many cities in Alabama to eliminate sales taxes August 7th through the 9th for back to school shoppers.

Read about the tax holiday here.

From the al.com blog entry:

"Some of the participants in the 2009 sales tax holiday, according to the Alabama Department of Revenue

Alabaster
Bessemer
Birmingham
Calera
Center Point
Chelsea
Columbiana
Fultondale
Gardendale
Helena
Homewood
Hoover
Hueytown
Irondale
Kimberly
Pelham
Springville
Tarrant
Trussville
Vestavia Hills
Warrior
Wilsonville
Shelby County
Jefferson County (will exempt the regular 1 percent sales tax but not the 1 percent education sales tax that took effect in 2005)"

Labels: Alabama, Alabaster, Bessemer, Birmingham, Center Point, Chelsea, Fultondale, Gardendale, Helena, Homewood, Hoover, Irondale, Jefferson County, Pelham, Shelby County, Trussville, Vestavia Hills

Just thought this was interesting, and probably good for Irondale. (Granted Irondale is losing the Cadillac dealership, but this just feels more... exclusive.)

http://birmingham.bizjournals.com/birmingham/stories/2009/01/26/daily29.html?jst=pn_pn_lk

Labels: Alabama, Irondale

Bainbridge Trace is a neighborhood in Irondale, Alabama.

They have a community blog called the Bainbridge Buzz Banner. Residents should check it out, leave a comment, I'm sure they would appreciate the interest in the neighborhood.

Labels: Alabama, Bainbridge Trace, blog, Irondale

Being a good neighbor, thought I'd post this for anyone interested in the history of Irondale. It's a nice, cleanly laid out website with some good information.

Check it out!

Irondale Alabama Historical Society

Labels: Alabama, Irondale

This news comes a little late, but it might save someone a trip to the post office. Most are open on Christmas Eve, but the majority are closing early. This should not come as a surprise, but you never know... after all, we're open until 6 pm. (But then we're practically always open).

Here are the hours posted:

Cahaba Heights 8:30 am - Noon
Center Point 8:30 am - Noon
Crestline Village 8:30 am - Noon
Homewood 8:30 am - Noon
South Highland 8:30 am - Noon
Eastlake 8:30 am - Noon
Ensley 8:30 am - Noon
Fairview 8:30 am - Noon
Forestdale 8:30 am - Noon
Greensprings Finance 8:30 am - Noon
Vestavia Hills Finance 8:30 am - Noon
Hoover 8:30 am - Noon
Bluff Park 8:30 am - Noon
Irondale 8:30 am - Noon
Meadowbrook 8:30 am - Noon
Midfield 8:30 am - Noon
Mountain Brook 8:30 am - Noon
Tarrant 8:30 am - Noon
North Birmingham 8:30 am - Noon
West End 8:30 am - Noon
Woodlawn 8:30 am - Noon
Main Post Office Window Unit 7:00 am – 1 pm

The Riverchase Galleria Post Office will be open until 6 pm for any late mailers out there!

Hope this helps!

Labels: Alabama, Bluff Park, Cahaba Heights, Crestline Village, Homewood, Hoover, Irondale, Mountain Brook, Vestavia Hills

Of two minds.

This was a blow to poor Irondale, who really could have used a strong infusion of traffic and money.

Probably good that the formerly abandoned 280 building is going to be utilized. That was a lot of wasted money.

Unfortunately, it's just going to make 280 traffic worse. Which is amazing.

Labels: Alabama, Highway 280, Inverness, Irondale