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FOOD+Culture Sets Sights on Bringing Big Economic Impact and Solidifying Birmingham as a Culinary Destination (Birmingham, Ala.) June 13, 2023— BHAM FOOD+Culture Festival is on a mission to celebrate the Magic City’s dynamic culinary landscape with events that highlight the epicurean accomplishments of our city. FOOD+Culture Fest launched with a reveal party in October 2022 […]

Sisterhood of women committed to improving the quality of life within its communities BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Nearly 400 women from across the country are in Birmingham, Alabama for the annual gathering of The Charmettes, a national organization committed to supporting cancer awareness and research in the Black community. Celebrating its 67th year, the convention will […]

Alabama’s Red Rock Trail System is a planned 750-mile network of trails, parks, bike lanes and sidewalks in Jefferson County being spearheaded by Freshwater Land Trust. Javacia Harris Bowser shares more about this important and exciting project for the Greater Birmingham region in the latest edition of Rails to Trails magazine. Click to read the […]

The Birmingham, Ala., stadium was home to Willie Mays in his Negro leagues days. It will host a game between Mays’s Giants and the Cardinals in 2024. By David Waldstein June 20, 2023 Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Ala., believed to be the oldest professional baseball stadium in the United States, has played host to some […]

Efforts to Welcome Downtown Revitalization Practitioners Underway Chicago, Ill. (June 15, 2023) – Birmingham, Alabama, will serve as the host city for the 2024 Main Street Now Conference, officials announced today. Hosted by Main Street America in partnership with Main Street Alabama, Sweet Home Alabama, and the Greater Birmingham Convention & Visitors Bureau, the industry-leading […]

Economic impact study shows record visitor spending, tax revenue and jobs generated in 2022 BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (June 13, 2023) – The Greater Birmingham Convention & Visitors Bureau today announced that the tourism industry generated a record $2.4 billion in economic impact for Jefferson County in 2022, matching the previous record set in 2019 and signaling […]

If booking a trip to Mexico is out of the question, these bars and restaurants are your next best option By Kate Dingwall No matter how you drink your tequila — sipped, in a shot, with a side of fried chapulines, or stirred into a Oaxacan Old Fashioned — there are plenty of great places […]

Travel and culture editor shares her top picks for places that make the Magic City sparkle. By Tara Massouleh McCay Minus four years down the road in Tuscaloosa at The University of Alabama, I’ve spent my entire life in Birmingham, Alabama. Founded in 1871, Birmingham experienced a meteoric rise in the early 20th century as […]

Launch of Civil Rights-branded bus launches campaign commemorating 60 years of the Birmingham Civil Rights Movement. BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (April 13, 2023) – A custom-designed, Birmingham Civil Rights-branded motorcoach will soon be traveling the country, serving as a nationwide commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Birmingham Civil Rights Campaign and encouraging people around the United […]

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (Tuesday, April 04, 2023) – Perfect Game, the world’s largest amateur baseball and softball platform and scouting service, today announced it has agreed to a three-year extension of its multiyear agreement with the City of Hoover, Alabama to use the Hoover Met Complex as a hub for tournaments and other baseball and […]