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Growth or growing pains
Myles Morgan's rise in country music in 2025 has seen him headline shows in Birmingham, perform at major music festivals, launch a series of singles and sign with powerhouse agency WME. Photo by Alex Ayala.
Chelsea Plaza is officially a go — a $75 million development set to reshape the city center and raise big questions about what comes next By MALIA RIGGS On a dusty, overgrown hill across from Walgreens — a patch of red dirt, weeds and wild brush — Chelsea’s next chapter is about to rise. Soon, that scruffy slope along U.S. 280
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will give way to Chelsea Plaza: a $75 million mixed-use project with restaurants, shops and gathering space designed to become the city’s long-envisioned town center.
Hoover native Myles Morgan didn’t just pick up a guitar — he picked up momentum, fans and a fast track to Nashville
See CHELSEA PLAZA | page A20
By TIM STEPHENS BIRMINGHAM – The line outside Iron City stretched down the block before dark, spilling onto the sidewalk, boots tapping on the curb, girls in sundresses leaning against the wall waiting to get in. Security moved scaffolding to make room for the crowd they knew was coming. Inside, the floor filled early, hometown friends and old teammates pressed up to the barricade, phones raised. Across from a Walgreens on U.S. 280 sits the spot that soon will become the $75 million Chelsea Plaza. An incentive package of up to $20 million from the city of Chelsea will help bring it to life and bring new businesses to town. Photo by Malia Riggs.
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Sponsors..........................A4 City....................................A6
Schoolhouse....................A8 Business......................... A14
See MORGAN | page A22
Real Estate.................... A18 Events...............................B6
Sports...............................B8 Community.....................B12 facebook.com/280living
Education Guide
Medical Guide
Learn more about U.S. 280 Corridor-area schools in our annual Education Guide.
Discover U.S. 280 Corridor-area health and wellness services in our biannual Medical Guide.
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