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At long last, Frank & Pardis Stitt’s Highlands Bar and Grill is named Outstanding Restaurant by the James Beard Foundation after 10 consecutive years of being nominated for the award. The exciting night started early for the Highlands team as their long-time pastry chef, Dolester Miles, was named Outstanding Pastry Chef. Highlands Bar and Grill […]

The April showers are behind us and the clear pre-Summer weather means one thing: it’s time for outdoor events in Birmingham. To celebrate, we’ve put together a few of the top events on our radar. FEATURED EVENT U.S. Women’s Open Shoal Creek Golf Club May 31 – June 3 The ultimate test in women’s golf […]

Come watch the best women in golf hit the links. And while you’re here, see if it inspires your own game. This May 28th through June 3rd, somewhere around 150 of the greatest women in the sport of golf will descend upon the legendary Shoal Creek Club for the 73rd U.S. Women’s Open Championship. They’ll […]

Feed your greed for speed The hair at the nape of your neck standing on end, heart pounding, palms sweating, it must be love. No, wait, it’s not love it’s Indy. That’s right; this April 20th through 22nd the world’s best Indy drivers and their crews descend upon the technically challenging, 17-turn, 2.3-mile Barber road […]

Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama Barber Motorsports Park Friday, April 20 – Sunday, April 22 Pack your picnic, bring a cooler and head out to Barber Motorsports Park for a weekend full of activities and racing. Names such as Helio Castroneves, Marco Andretti, Graham Rahal, Will Power and many more will be competing for […]

Southern Living released the list of winners for The South’s Best, a reader-chosen selection of the top spots in the South. Several Birmingham staples were recognized in the 2018 awards. Among the top locations were Five Points’ Chez Fonfon for South’s Best Desserts and Highlands Bar & Grill for No. 10 on South’s Best Restaurants. See all of The […]

In the last decade or so, Birmingham has become known as something of a culinary center, and rightly so. From jambalaya to James Beard, we’ve got a lock on the eats and drinks. But, truly one of the best kept secrets of Birmingham is the music scene. This was brought to mind recently when one […]

Now, more than ever before, Americans are paying attention to the struggle. You know the struggle; we were at ground zero of it in the ‘60s, when Reverend Shuttlesworth and Dr. King walked our streets and languished in our jails, when so many fought so hard for that which should have been theirs to begin […]

Even though we’re dealing with 6 more weeks of winter, there are several reasons to get out of the house this month. Whether you’re interested in running or enjoying a movie from the comforts of the Alabama Theatre, Birmingham has an event for you. Black History Month Birmingham Civil Rights Institute Each year beginning on […]

The lineup and schedule for this year’s Sloss Music & Arts Festival has been released. Sloss Fest is an annual music festival held at Birmingham’s Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark. The headline acts for this year’s Sloss Fest are Chris Stapleton, Arcade Fire, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, and Griz. For tickets and more […]