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Oh just stop it!  Our collective heads will hardly fit through the door when along comes Bon Appetit.com with another article praising travels to Birmingham.  Writer Elyssa Goldberg interviewed Birmingham’s Trevor Newberry of Urban Standard to get his take on what to see and do in the piece entitled “Spilling the Beans.”  Newberry gives his […]

Everybody knows Vulcan. He’s modeled after the mythical god of the forge. He’s Birmingham’s most famous landmark. He’s the largest cast iron statue in the world. Hardly a visitor comes to town without stopping in to see Vulcan. Or at least to cast an interested gaze toward his prominent posterior on the mountain. Vulcan’s checkered […]

The Travel Channel has chosen its “Next 11 Great Destinations,” and Birmingham is the only U.S. city in the chosen few. In naming Birmingham, the respected TV channel points to the city’s craft breweries and culinary distinctions, calling out places such as Good People Brewing and James Beard Foundation favorite Highlands Bar and Grill. Also […]

A new $70 million sports complex is in the works for the Birmingham suburb of Hoover. Plans for the complex include six soccer/lacrosse/football fields, eight softball/baseball fields, 15 tennis courts and a two-mile track. The facility will also house a 141,000-square-foot indoor space for sports, tradeshows, meetings, banquets and other events. The complex will be […]

Apparently The Food Network has stealthily been sampling Birmingham eateries. They recently published an article titled “10 Things I Ate About You: Birmingham, Ala.” The popular TV channel listed 10 specific dishes and drinks they found and liked at restaurants and bars around the city. Among their favorites were Stone Ground Baked Grits at Highlands […]

So you stood in line forever for tickets to “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.” (Or more likely, preordered online.) And you saw it. And you loved it. But have you seen it in IMAX? Birmingham’s McWane Science Center is screening the movie four times daily now through January 28 in the IMAX Dome Theater. This […]

Beaded and sequined flags, called “drapo,” are an important component of Vodoun, a religion that was established on the island of Haiti beginning in the 1500s. Hundreds of thousands of West and Central Africans were enslaved and brought to labor on Haitian sugarcane plantations. There, conversion to Catholicism was forced on the slaves, so they […]

Uber Ridesharing Arrives Now you can jump on your smartphone and access a new form of safe and reliable transportation in the city. Yes, Uber has arrived. The ridesharing service began just in time for the Birmingham Bowl and New Year’s Eve festivities. Uber users are reporting uber happiness with the convenient ridesharing service. https://www.uber.com/cities/birmingham-al […]

The quirky magazine and popular blog, Mental Floss, recently presented a piece titled “25 Things You Should Know About Birmingham, Alabama.” It is chocked full of interesting tidbits and trivia about the city that’s drawn from its history and its current status. Among the things we should know are that Vulcan’s broad backside moons the […]

Some prefer to spend the holiday season roasting chestnuts on an open fire, but here in Birmingham we prefer to spend it with a cocktail in hand. Whether you like it shaken or stirred, on the rocks or dry, we can all agree the key to an excellent night out begins with a trip to […]