5 words for the weekend: Easter, face masks + victory bacon. Happy Friday Birmingham!

Happy Easter weekend, Birmingham! Here’s what’s happening in the Magic City, plus some great deals to check out.

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Local Business Deals 

Our Small Business Guide has deals from 418 local restaurants, bars and businesses. Here are 5 to check out this weekend:

• Flint Leather Co: 30% off entire order with discount code TOGETHER30.
• Norton’s Florist: FREE deliver with discount code DELIVERME.
• basic: 20% off with discount code BHAMNOW.
• House Plant Collective: FREE delivery (Birmingham area) for orders over $20.
• Trove Design Shop: FREE Delivery with discount code BHAMDELIVERY.

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Don’t be an Easter basket-case

Easter may be a bit unconventional this year, but our team is here to help you make it awesome. Check out Now the Weekend | Quarantine Edition.  

Blue Cross Blue Awesome

Feeling a bit under the weather, but are hesitant to visit a medical office during this time of social distancing? If you have Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama, there’s some good news. BCBS has expanded their Telehealth coverage to keep its insurers and healthcare professionals safe. Learn more.

Adorn that Beautiful Face

To avoid the spread of the coronavirus, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now suggests everyone wear a cloth face covering when out in public. Find out where to get them and how to make your own. Many of the homemade masks I have seen show off cute patterns and designs. Hmm… will face masks be the next big fashion trend?

From Bacon to the Pentagon

Morgan Murphy must have one heckuva resume. He’s an American Southern food critic, the co-founder of Birmingham-based Victory Bacon and even handles the social media for the Pentagon’s Secretary of Defense. Say whaaa! This is one story you’ll want to read. 

Strum on Dear John 

Beloved singer-songwriter John Prine passed away on April 7. He was known for a discography spanning more than 50 years, over 18 studio albums and dozens of live ones, but there’s something special that ties him to Birmingham. In his most recent album, he actually paid homage to Birmingham’s very own Vulcan. Check it out.  

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