What's Open, Closed This Memorial Day
What's open this Memorial Day? Head to the YMCA or the movies.
It's Memorial Day, and while offices are closed and the barbecues are fired up, you still may need to get out and around Birmingham. Here's what you need to know about what's open and closed.
City offices
- City Hall: Parking tickets happen at all times of the year, including Memorial Day. However, Birmingham City Hall, including the clerk's office, city manager's office and finance department, will be closed Monday.
- Post office: The U.S. Postal Service branch at 1221 Bowers St. will not be open Memorial Day, nor will there be any mail delivery or pickup. The post office will reopen for normal business hours, 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m., Tuesday.
- Trash collection: Trash collection will not be affected by the holiday, and pickup will remain on schedule.
- Emergency: Call 911 for police or fire emergencies. For any non-emergency, call the Police Department at 248-530-1889 or the Fire Department at 248-530-1900.
Around town
- Cemeteries: Looking to remember a loved one this Memorial Day? Greenwood Cemetery is open from 8 a.m. to sundown Monday, and Clover Hill Cemetery is open from 8 a.m-4:30 p.m. Monday.
- Library: Baldwin Public Library is closed Monday but reopens at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday.
- Gyms: Don't give your workout a holiday: the Birmingham Family YMCA will be open from 5 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday, but all Monday classes are canceled.
- Movies: Take a family trip to the movies this Memorial Day! The Birmingham 8 and Palladium 12 theaters are open Monday, with screenings beginning at 11 a.m. Now showing is What To Expect When You're Expecting, Men In Black 3, Battleship and Marvel's The Avengers.