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Birmingham’s moments in the national spotlight were more than just 15 minutes of fame this past year.  They felt more like a full feature movie with the city taking top billing. Media giants from Frommer’s to Zagat took notice of the area’s renaissance.  Food and dining enjoyed a good portion of the accolades, but attractions, […]

That’s an audacious headline.  There are hundreds of fabulous shops in the greater Birmingham area. We narrowed the field by limiting our selections to gift shops at area attractions, so here are six we love: Leaf & Petal – Birmingham Botanical Gardens A beautiful selection of potted plants and trees surrounds the entrance to this […]

Thanksgiving is upon us, and thus begins the season cooking, cleaning, cooking, buying, cooking, wrapping, stressing and cooking. But when you’re in Birmingham, it doesn’t have to be that way. Many Birmingham restaurants cook up some of the finest meals you could ever hope to make at home.  Welcome the company, pour up a glass […]

     Who doesn’t love free or inexpensive things to do that are entertaining and educational? With the weather turning cooler, it’s time to be out and about spending time and not a lot of money. One of the Southeast’s finest cultural blessings is the admission-free Birmingham Museum of Art. The museum has a nationally-acclaimed […]

When it comes to good burgers, Birmingham will never let you down. Our little big city is filled to the brim with burger shops for every price-point and every taste bud. Though this list is far from all-inclusive, we thought we’d share a few of the Magic City’s most popular hot spots for burger lovers. […]

At this point many of us have heard the tale of Richella and Ben, the young couple from Birmingham, England who booked a flight to Vegas from the “wrong” Birmingham. Rather than booking their trip out of BHX – the airport in their hometown of Birmingham, England – the booked a flight out of BHM […]

This story was originally published July 26, 2016, on TeamUSA.org. By John Blanchette With three Birmingham fights under his belt – and that’s a World Boxing Council belt – Deontay Wilder has put on quite a show for the Magic City the last two years. The Bronze Bomber’s latest bout, against Chris Arreola on July […]

Now in its sixth year, Secret Stages is hardly a secret. Birmingham’s weekend-long festival of musical discovery has grown to become one of our city’s most enjoyable events. With a downtown footprint that highlights some of our finest bars and small venues combined with up-and-coming music acts, it’s the sort of thing you’d expect to […]

Time Out New York, the ultimate guide to the Big Apple, turned its attention to Birmingham this month with a full page of information on visiting the Magic City. Along with colorful photos of the Market at Pepper Place, the magazine threw spotlights on Railroad Park, calling it Alabama’s answer to Brooklyn Bridge Park, and on […]

Every year, before college football becomes a months-long weekend endeavor, the people of Birmingham and like-minded visitors gather together to watch a few movies. Okay, more than a few—a lot of movies. And excellent ones too. That’s the reputation our Sidewalk Film Festival has earned in 17 years of fantastic film programming, unmatched filmmaker hospitality, […]