By Tony Tamburello
Birmingham has changed dramatically in my lifetime.
Downtown revitalization, mixed-use development, and reinvestment have turned stagnant areas into hubs of activity. Much of this progress comes not from flashy reinvention but from undoing past mistakes that pushed people away. Continue reading Your Parents Abandoned Birmingham. Will You?
By Jacob Gordon
I’m so proud of Birmingham. And you should be too.
We often take our most positive attributes for granted. Year after year, Birmingham is recognized as one of the most generous cities in the U.S. Continue reading How Does Birmingham Do It? One of the Most Generous Cities in America
By Chip Reed
Bet you never expected to see a new 30,000-square-foot building rising downtown!
If you’ve driven west on 6th Ave North lately, you may have noticed a construction project at 6th and 22nd Street. Continue reading The new downtown building that will change how our kids think about Birmingham
By Blake Guthrie
Editor’s note: This column, authored by Blake Guthrie, appeared in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution on November 9, 2025.
When he emailed permission to publish, he wrote this personal note to me…
“I have a lifelong love/hate relationship with Birmingham. Having grown up there, all I wanted to do was get the hell out as a young man. Now, I love coming back and seeing all the changes in the right direction.” Continue reading My love/hate relationship with Birmingham
By David Sher
I just finished listening to a podcast on how Chip and Joanna Gaines built a business empire and the extraordinary impact it had on Waco, Texas, their hometown.
We can do the same for Birmingham. Continue reading Let’s harness the power of Birmingham as Chip and Joanna did in Waco
By David Sher
What’s it about Birmingham with food and drink?
Birmingham knows how to create culinary and beverage success stories. Continue reading Birmingham’s hidden restaurant empire
Today’s guest columnist is Dr. Michele Kong.
Fourteen years ago, our world changed forever.
Our son was diagnosed with autism, and overnight we stepped into a reality we were not prepared for. Continue reading People from all over the world soon to be coming to Birmingham
By David Sher
Nick Saban likely never met Frank Stitt on a field or in a kitchen together, but they share something profound: both men fundamentally transformed their domains and elevated Birmingham and Alabama in the eyes of the nation. Continue reading Stitt and Saban fundamentally transformed Alabama
Today’s guest columnist is Dr. Del Smith.
Most entrepreneurs dream of joining the S&P 500.
Few are bold enough to announce it as their destination.
Fewer still would choose Birmingham, Alabama as their launchpad. Continue reading Why I chose Birmingham to build my future S&P 500 Company
Today’s guest columnist is Verna Gates.
When you read this piece, you’re going to think I’m crazy.
But I’m having the time of my life.
I’m Birmingham’s Queen of Controlled Chaos. Continue reading My goal is to gross you out!