FISE WORLD SERIES BRINGS INTERNATIONAL ACTION SPORTS COMPETITION TO BIRMINGHAM Calling all extreme sports fans! A new international action sporting event is coming to Birmingham this August. The FISE World Series will be located at City Walk and will feature skateboarding, freestyle rollerskating, mountain biking, BMX, 3×3 Basketball (hosted by FIBA), and more. It came about after the Birmingham City Council approved a $1.5 million agreement with Hurricane Group, offering financial incentives connected to lodging tax benefits to host the FISE World Series Birmingham. The competition will take place August 5–9. “FISE is the biggest action sports festival in the world,” their Facebook profile states. Birmingham is just one of many stops for this international urban competition: Other international stops range from the coast of Africa to the city lights of Paris to multiple stops in China and more. To check out the full list and learn more, follow them @fiseworld on social media.
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Rendering by City of Leeds
LEEDS IS GETTING AN ALDI Get your quarters ready! If you like cheap, fresh groceries, we have exciting news: Leeds will soon have an ALDI! The brand-new store will be built on the former Mangos Cantina & Grill site with the company’s newest prototype. “This modern concept brings an updated look and enhanced grocery shopping experience to Leeds,” the City of Leeds says in a social media post. The project is expected to be completed by the end of 2026. This will be the 16th ALDI location across the Birmingham metro area, one of 180 new stores ALDI plans to open this year across 31 states. Stay up to date on the construction progress by following City of Leeds on facebook.com.
Dreaming of ice cream and shaved ice? No need to hunt down where the Dream Flavors (formerly known as “Summer Snow”) truck is going to be next—you can head to their new storefront! Almost a decade ago, Walter Baldwin started making delicious shaved ice and snowballs out of a small trailer. Soon, he upgraded to a converted school bus, then a van, and even started adding products into several stores around town. “Through our mobile units and now our first brick-and-mortar… After years of serving families across Birmingham and Madison, we’re excited to open our first brick-and-mortar and welcome the community into a space built just for them,” says Baldwin. Now you can head downtown to 2014 2nd Ave. N. to grab one of 30 rotating flavors of ice cream, along with shaved ice and popsicles. They offer sugar-free, dairy-free, and vegan options. Be sure to load up at their ultimate toppings bar! And to sweeten the load, Dream Flavors invests a portion of their profits right back into our local community. “Giving back is central to who we are,” Baldwin shares. “We return 15 to 25 percent to the schools we serve.” Get the latest scoop by visiting their website thedreamflavors.com.
DREAM FLAVORS GETS BRICK AND MORTAR
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