Arts + Culture

Fifty Years of Following the Story

Marjorie White’s decades of curiosity continue to uncover Birmingham’s layered history Article by Blair Moore | Photography by Mary Fehr Pennsylvania native and former UAB faculty member Marjorie White may not have been born in Birmingham, but few people know its history as thoroughly. “I was not trained as a historian,” she says. “I did not come into this field with a perception about what we’re supposed to find.” What she does bring has carried her much farther. “I’m driven by curiosity,”...

Education

Investing in What's Possible

How Goldman Sachs’ 10,000 Small Businesses program is helping Birmingham founders offer the city more Article by Blair Moore | Photography by Ambre Amari Many small business ideas begin with a simple thought: Our city needs this . Or maybe, I wish Birmingham had this . When someone is bold enough to take the risk and build it, those ideas often become the businesses that give a city its character. That entrepreneurial instinct is one of the qualities that caught the attention of Goldman...

Home + Design

The Art of the Find

Smith Interiors on Curating European Antiques for Modern Homes Article by Taylor Bowler | Photography by Olly Yung Cindy Smith and MK Smith Boykin have designed some of the South’s most stunning home interiors, building a reputation for blending European treasures with modern design. Together, they run Smith Interiors in Charlotte, North Carolina. The creative mind behind the Circa family of shops, Cindy also owns CⅠⅠRCA Antiques with lead curator Virginia Christianson. Cindy’s daughter...

Arts + Culture

Style that Transcends Time

Where vintage finds its people in Birmingham Article by Blair Moore | Photography by Mary Fehr By 7:30 a.m., there’s already a line outside of Zephyr Barber Shop, where McCall Harwell is arranging carefully curated vintage clothing pieces and transforming the space for the day’s pop-up. When the doors open, the room fills fast — racks turning, hangers clinking, conversations rising over the racks. Strangers weigh in on silhouettes. Friends pass pieces under the curtain. Someone doubles back...