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In nearby Vance, the Mercedes-Benz auto plant has a newly redesigned Visitors Center that looks as smooth as the ML Coupe. The $3 million project was unveiled last month, replacing the old center that opened in 1997. The Visitors Center takes guests through the 128-year history of Mercedes, which includes the automaker’s two decades in […]

High End Hamburger A burger by any other name than Hamburger Fonfon just doesn’t smell as sweet. So says the food and travel website Thrillist.com that chose Chez Fonfon’s burger as Alabama’s star in their recent list of “The Best Burger in Every State in America.” Thrillist says Birmingham chef Frank Stitt loses any pretense […]

On the other side of town at the Birmingham Museum of Art, visitors are enjoying art in a smaller format. Small Treasures: Rembrandt, Vermeer, Hals & Their Contemporaries runs through April 26 and is the first exhibition to explore the little-known field of small-format 17th century paintings from the Dutch and Flemish Golden Age. During […]

Renaissance Ross Bridge Golf Resort & Spa has been named the number one Marriott or Renaissance hotel in North America for golf satisfaction. All of Alabama had an impressive showing, with four of the top five sites located along the state’s Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail. With the third longest golf course in the world, […]

You can get anything you want at the Alys’ Performing Arts Center. Two upcoming performances showcase the diversity of entertainment at the Alys Stephens Center. On February 21, Arlo Guthrie brings his Alice’s Restaurant 50th Anniversary Tour to town. Guthrie has been known to generations as a prolific songwriter, storyteller and social commentator. Next up […]

    New Orleans celebrity chef Emeril Lagasse was in Birmingham recently causing a small stir among fans dining at the tony Bottega Café. He was in town to create a new cookbook with Birmingham-based Oxmoor House publishers. Word on the street has it that he dined on sea urchin, chestnut pappardelle and grilled red […]

The national online reservation service, OpenTable, has named Highlands Bar and Grill in Birmingham one of the 10 best restaurants in America for 2014. The award is based on the opinions of more than five million restaurant reviews submitted by OpenTable diners in all 50 states. Opened by Chef Frank Stitt in 1982, Highlands has […]

Currently on view at the University of Alabama at Birmingham is an exceptional exhibition of works by the late legendary artist Andy Warhol (1928-1987). Organizers are calling Warhol: Fabricated an “unprecedented” show, bringing together private and public Warhol pieces that have never before been exhibited together. The show combines nine Warhol screen prints and 90 […]

The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute has a full schedule of February events, many marking Black History Month. Running through February 22 is the annual Helen Keller Art Show, showcasing the works of visually- and hearing-impaired children. At scheduled times throughout the month, visitors can meet and converse with foot soldiers of the Civil Rights Movement. […]

In 2013, Birmingham invited the world to the 50th anniversary of Civil Rights activities here. This year, we issued another invitation to host the 2021 World Games, and the world accepted. As many as 4,000 athletes from more than 100 countries are expected in Birmingham for the multi-sport event featuring non-Olympic sports such as softball, […]