Now Open
Mason Music held a ribbon-cutting for its new studio in Mountain Brook Village in October. Both its Cahaba Heights and Mountain Brook locations are now open Monday-Friday for lessons in piano, guitar (acoustic, electric, bass, banjo, mandolin), voice, violin and drums. 874-9596. masonmusicstudios.com.
Baer’s Den, a new men's clothing store, is now open in Cahaba Village at 2800 Cahaba Village Plaza. 970-4990. thebaersden.com.
BYO Wireless has opened its headquarters at 3940 Montclair Road, Suite 401. It sells 30-day prepaid wireless plans to cell phones users without requiring a contract. byowireless.com.
The Major Event full service event and wedding planning firm is now located in Mountain Brook Village at 2839 Culver Road, Suite 207. Owner Mimi Major Bittick spent 13 years as an event planner in Atlanta before moving home to Birmingham in 2011 and opening The Major Event. 440-1975. themajorevent.com.
Coming Soon
Restaurateur Charles Matsos will be opening an Italian restaurant, Delicio’s, at 3150 Overton Road across from Publix in December.
Relocations
Steel Drum Grill has closed its original location at 3150 Overton Road and plans to open in a new location soon. steeldrumgrill.com.
News and Accomplishments
Shindigs food truck is now parking in front of the fields at Mountain Brook Elementary for lunch on Tuesdays instead of Mondays. It is open from 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. shindigscateringtrucks.com.
MAFIAoZA’S Mountain Brook won the 2013 Thighsman trophy at Kick’n Chick’n Wing Fest last month. The Thighsman goes to the restaurant that scores the most overall points in both the hot wing and alternative-style wing categories voted on by the event’s judges.414-7878. mafiaozas.com.
Urban Cookhouse received the 2013 Birmingham Business Alliance (BBA) award for Retailer of the Year. Last year the business received the Emerging Retailer of the Year award, also from the BBA. urbancookhouse.com.
Birmingham Speech and Hearing Associates, 4 Office Park Circle, Suite 301, is holding two-day special LYRIC hearing events Nov. 13-14 and Dec. 3-4. The event includes free audiometric testing and consultation in addition to learning about a free 30-trial of the product. 871-3878. birminghamspeechandhearing.com.
Two Mountain Brook businesses were recognized as Retailers of the Year by The Alabama Retail Association, in cooperation with the University of Alabama at Birmingham Collat School of Business. Leaf & Petal received the Bronze Award for the category of annual sales less than $1 million. Western Supermarket received the Silver Award for the category of annual sales $5 million to $20 million. Both businesses were nominated for the award by Suzan Doidge, executive director of the Mountain Brook Chamber of Commerce.
Anniversaries
Ruby Ansley Interiors Inc., 2806 Petticoat Lane, celebrated its 50th anniversary last month. 871-8204.