By Sarah OwensJust off Interstate 20 in Irondale, tucked beside youth baseball fields and family traffic, sits a storefront unlike any other in the Birmingham area.Inside, visitors can sample different honeys, peek inside a bee colony, browse shelves of beekeeping equipment and candles made from local beeswax or sign up for classes on everything from beekeeping to … [Read more...]
Cross Creek: A Neighborhood Ahead of its Time
By Felix M. Drennen III Photos by Jordan waldBeginningsCross Creek Park was developed in the mid-1970s as part of the Cherokee Bend area of Mountain Brook. The concept was new for its time: homes built close together with shared green space and common maintenance responsibilities.Cherokee Bend’s development had only begun a decade earlier after the … [Read more...]
Leaving One’s Comfort Zone: Homewood’s Davis Bunn strengthens literacy in The Gambia.
By Angelita FallerIn the summer of 2025, Homewood native Davis Bunn traveled to Serrekunda, The Gambia, to help grow funding opportunities for a nonprofit that is expanding reading access to children in The Gambia, Africa.Serving as a research assistant with The Unique Foundation, Bunn spent two months on the ground developing expansion strategies for the … [Read more...]
The Living Legacy: Camp Fletcher offers a chance to unplug and tune in.
By Mary Clare IngramPhotos by Jordan Wald and Courtesy BridgeWaysPauline Bray Fletcher opened Camp Fletcher in 1926, and now, a century later, the camp keeps her legacy at the forefront of their mission. Now operating under BridgeWays, the camp serves over 1,000 children and youth each year in Alabama. Fletcher, the first African … [Read more...]
De Nada Opens in Parkside District
De Nada, a modern Tex Mex restaurant from Birmingham restaurateur Armando Martinez, has opened at Birmingham’s Parkside District at Urban Supply.The new concept brings a lively Tex Mex dining experience to one of the city’s fastest-growing entertainment corridors. Spanning 4,582 square feet, the restaurant features 149 indoor seats and 16 outdoor patio … [Read more...]