PRIDE JOURNEYS: Top Five Reasons to Visit Birmingham

Top Five Reasons To Visit Birmingham By Joey Amato During these strange and unsettling times, it’s important to have something to look forward to. Travel has always been the satisfying escape for those seeking adventure and new experiences. While this is not a time to make immediate travel plans, the idea of future journeys helps […]

PALM BEACH POST: Birmingham’s Renaissance on Display

Lifestyle Birmingham’s Renaissance on Display By Lisa Elia More Content Now For a city whose theater district once rivaled that of New York’s, it’s only fitting today that it’s undergoing a second act and the reviews, so far, are glowing. From its foodie-loving restaurants that have filled once-shuttered storefronts to its green spaces that have […]

GROUP TOUR MAGAZINE Alabama itinerary: Greater Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama, is known as “The Dinner Table of the South.” From the country’s best barbecue to global dishes with the influence of the American South, Birmingham’s dining scene is one to relish. The energetic entertainment community includes symphony performances and an active, historic Theater District. The city was ground zero for the American Civil […]

FOOD & WINE: Great Hospitality Starts with Empathy

Great Hospitality Starts with Empathy By Josh Miller “You don’t know what someone’s story is when they walk in the door,” says restaurateur Pardis Stitt. “Dig deep and take care of them.” The first thing you notice about Pardis Stitt is how her eyes read the room. As she glides through Highlands Bar & Grill, […]

Birmingham Offers Meeting Venue Variety

Huge arenas, handsome rooms for seminars and unusual spots for social functions—all these and more are part of an interesting inventory of venues for meetings and conventions in the greater Birmingham area. The Largest: Alabama’s premiere convention facility is the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex campus, situated at the northern end of the city center. The campus, […]

Dining in Downtown Birmingham

Braises, Beignets and James Beard Birmingham, Ala. —– If there’s one particular activity that’s favored over any other for visitors to Birmingham, it likely is dining. Excellent chef-owned restaurants are plentiful around the area, from high-end dining to the long steam table at Nikki’s West. Of particular interest is the cluster of top-notch dining rooms […]

AL.COM: Birmingham selected as site of 2023 NABJ Convention

By Barnett Wright The Birmingham Times Birmingham will host the 2023 National Association of Black Journalists Convention & Career Fair, the NABJ announced recently. This is the first time Birmingham has been a location for the national convention. About 4,000 black industry professionals and journalists attended this year’s convention in Miami. “We’re grateful to our […]

Casting about for something to do this March?

Join us for the 2020 Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic presented by Huk March 6 – 8 • Lake Guntersville & Birmingham, AL Question: “Where are the fish biting?” Answer: “Well, I don’t know where they’re biting just now, but come March 6th, they’re gonna be biting right here!” Birmingham is once again proud […]

CNN TRAVEL: From Buffalo to Birmingham, veteran chefs highlight surprising foodie cities

Text by Stacey Lastoe, CNN; Video by Jeremy Harlan, CNN • Published 3rd January 2020 (CNN) — No one needs convincing that New York City is one of, if not the, best food city in the United States. Few would argue about Chicago, Portland (Oregon, though Maine is not too shabby either), San Francisco and […]

The Sweetest Road Trip In Alabama Takes You To 7 Old School Chocolate Shops

The Sweetest Road Trip In Alabama Takes You To 7 Old School Chocolate Shops Are you the ultimate chocolate lover? If so, you’re in luck! Alabama is home to several candy/chocolate shops that sell a variety of delicious chocolates. And these aren’t chocolates that are manufactured in a large facility and delivered to your local […]