How this bookstore creates community
Bookstores are often the centerpiece of a community, and Thank You Books in Birmingham is no different.
Since the independent bookstore opened more than 5 years ago, they've created a place of gathering and friendship.
“I love observing our customers, and hearing them talk about their favorite books,” owner Elizabeth Goodrich said, “and we have regular customers that come in every week. They treat a trip to the bookstore just like they do a trip to the grocery store. It’s an important errand in their schedule.”
Birmingham readers, she said, are curious and intelligent; they are passionate about books and the book community, and they’ve been committed to the success of Thank You Books from its origins in 2019.
A good year for air travel
Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport passed the 3 million mark in passengers for the second year in a row in 2024.
According to statistics supplied by the Birmingham Airport Authority, the airport saw 3.2 million passengers, the best yearly total for the airport since 2008, and 6 percent better than last year.
In 2023, 3.05 million passengers traveled through the airport. Check out more of the final 2024 numbers here.
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