What is Bhan Now? We are the mobile, modern guide to Birmingham. What is our mission? Our mission is to help create a better, smarter, healthier, more forward-moving Birmingham. Why the head? The teal bearded head represents a modern, hipster…
Sponsored By Cary Estes The view from the corner of 23rd Street and 14th Avenue North is actually quite lovely. That is, as long as you keep your gaze fixed in the direction of the downtown skyline and don’t look…
Woodlawn, an area once thought to never come alive again, is making an appearance to show the city it can follow the trends of revitalization. Next up, residential…
Sponsored By: Cary Estes It is difficult to bridge economic and social gaps when there is an actual bridge standing in the way. That is the situation Birmingham has been facing for nearly a half-century, ever since Interstate 20/59 was…
Whether in city limits, or right outside, many businesses are thriving due to the hopeful and continuous growth Birmingham has been experiencing. Now, one restaurant owner looks to add value where value may seem thin.
Since the overhaul of highway 280 a few years back, drivers are currently content with traffic conditions and so are businesses. This has given way to the overall improvement of 280’s aesthetic and property development. Up next for 280… American Ninja…
Job creation is a top five issue when cities look to develop land into retail, office space, etc. Plans have begun among the purchase of a large plot of land in hopes to create about 750 jobs for Jefferson County.
Exclusive: This afternoon, Bham Now reporters spotted inside the window display at Zoe’s In Forest Park, the popular southside Birmingham vintage consignment store, presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. Both uncharacteristically smiling and tolerating each other, is there…
ICYMI: Birmingham’s National Public Radio station, WBHM 90.3, has switched up its programming. Although WBHM has discontinued some old favorites, they have added three more favorites to the lineup. Read on to learn more about the new programming, courtesy of…
Here comes the sun UAB. This week, UAB announced that it is home to the largest solar energy system in the city of Birmingham.  The solar panels are on top of it’s Campus Recreation Center which can be seen from…
Bham Now will be kicking off the BOLD speaker series on Tuesday, Oct. 18th 5:30pm at Kinetic Here are the top 5 reasons you need get a ticket now. You will; 1) Hear from Jay Brandrup, Auburn grad, on what it…
“Signs, signs everywhere a sign…” ~ Five Man Electrical Band If you have been traveling throughout Birmingham, you’ve probably seen a few of these signs designating past locations of the Birmingham Mineral Railroad. “The railroad is still with us.  This…
Yet another brewery will be opening, to quench the thirst of Birmingham’s beer connoisseurs, on October 22nd!
Have you visited the Wildwood shopping center recently? The area of town is not the most attractive and is, quite frankly, placed awkwardly, but this does not take away from the demand for redevelopment.
UAB’s Sarah Parcak, the much acclaimed space archeologist, National Geographic Explorer and TED Prize winner  “wants to make the world’s invisible history visible once again.” Her plan: Launch in 2017 GlobalXplorer, the first of its kind online citizen science platform…