Life + Culture

Birmingham Lifestyle Home & Design Event

Photography by Katherine Mullen Birmingham Lifestyle recently hosted a soirée to celebrate the magazine’s partners, friends in the design community, and Birminghamians featured in the November Giving Back Issue. Attendees mingled among exquisite European antiques at the newly-opened Collected for the Home, while enjoying food by Chef Jon Harrison and tunes curated by Ralph’s Listening Room. A custom “photo booth” featured the “Nantucket” rug from the English Village Lane X Heather Chadduck...

Arts + Culture

Comfort Without Compromise

Southern Living’s Josh Miller is proving a gluten-free life can still be a delicious one Article by Blair Moore | Photography by Mary Fehr Josh Miller knows his way around a kitchen. He’s worked for nearly every major food publication in Birmingham — from Taste of the South and Cooking Light to Food & Wine and The Pioneer Woman — and even helped launch Southern Cast Iron . Now he’s the senior food editor at Southern Living . When he became close friends with someone who avoids...

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Dear Birmingham,

Five mayors. One region. Leaders throughout the community reflect on why we’re stronger together. Article by Blair Moore | Photography by Mary Fehr Dear Birmingham, On behalf of the City of Mountain Brook, I’d like to invite you to come experience all that makes our community special, and sincerely welcome you, our local friends and neighbors. Mountain Brook offers the best of both worlds — the amenities of a larger city with the friendliness and charm of a small town. Our five walkable...

Arts + Culture

What We’re Really Reaching For

Local author Richard E. Simmons III explores why happiness feels more elusive than ever—and how to reclaim it Article by Blair Moore | Photography by Mary Fehr At a moment when the world feels both abundant and unsettled, local author Richard E. Simmons III has written the book many of us didn’t know we were waiting for. Reflections on Happiness: In a Broken and Chaotic World arrives with the turning of the year and offers a message on mental and emotional well-being that outlasts any...