Small Business Monday – Spotlighting small businesses in Birmingham Alabama and surrounding area.
Feeling crafty this holiday season? Well, you don’t have to go to the North Pole to make a beautiful gift in a workshop!  Megan Sortino tells us about creating beautiful home decor and gift pieces at Hammer & Stain in…
We already know that you love to shop locally, but what if you’re strapped for time? Or stuck inside from bad weather, or under the weather yourself? Well, have no fear! The Art and Crafts Company, which just launched, lets…
Have some holiday shopping to do?  For anyone?  Of any age?  In any price range?  Head over to Reed Books and The Museum of Fond Memories!  He’s got everything from that Peanuts lunchbox you’ve been looking for to ancient medical…
As you make preparations for your  Thanksgiving meal, did you know there is local, seasonal produce, organically grown in downtown Birmingham?  Read  all about the Jones Valley Produce Stand  and teaching farm in this week’s small business focus.
It’s the stuff of fairy tales…or the reality show Shark Tank. Saturday, Nov. 18, 10 finalist pitched their business start-up ideas to a panel of judges in REV Birmingham’s Fourth Annual Big Pitch by PNC.
The holidays are just around the corner. Its fun to give unique gifts that will be remembered and appreciated. Finding that perfect gift locally made by an artisan or manufacturer from Alabama just got a bit easier.
Do you love to hunt for treasure? Want to find a designer coat for a couple of bucks or vintage vinyl? What if you knew that every penny goes to help needy Birmingham residents? Gwen Harkness, co-president of 55th…
Tired of driving all the way out to a big box store for bedding plants or mulch? How about when you’re looking for the perfect gift for the upcoming holiday season? Look no further! Shoppe, right in the heart of…
Need a chai latte to spice up a chilly morning? Â How about a harvest apple panini made with homemade apple butter using apples from the Urban Food Project? Â How about a unique gift for your friend’s birthday? Â Here’s how:
That chill in the air may be more than just a cold front.  According to Wolfgang Poe, owner of The Birmingham Historic Touring Company, downtown Birmingham is inhabited by a wide array of ghosts and spirits.  He tells all about…
Happy Fall, y’all! Feel that cool nip in the air? Nolan Graves, owner of Frontera, tells us where to get a fire pit (and where the Birmingham chiminea craze started a few years ago) in this week’s installment of Small…
Have you got a child’s birthday coming up? Or maybe just want to celebrate a family achievement? Danielle Hines tells us how her business, Party Boutique Kids, can bring the party to you! Grab a bag of popcorn and enjoy…
Have you been to the National Historic Monument Civil Rights District?  Did you know there are delicious ribs there that folks from all over the world have tasted?  You can have some too, and don’t even have to take a…
Rev Birmingham, also instrumental in Zyp’s bikeshare program and the Woodlawn street market, will host its 4th annual Big Pitch this November.  But don’t worry, you still have time to enter! I interviewed Deon Gordon and Brian Bucher to find…
Luck Cat Rolled Cream is amazing and need a full store.  If you were “lucky” enough to head over to Saturn last Sunday, you already know why.  If not, follow them on Facebook to track when they’ll open their next…