Bob Carlton
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Birmingham, AL, United States
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Alabama Theatre wins grant to reinstall historic sign
The sign is scheduled to be unveiled at a New Year's Eve celebration at the theater. → Read More
25 Alabama food festivals to put on your fall 2017 calendar
That brisk cool snap that many Alabamians woke up to this morning is a welcome reminder that fall is just around the corner. And the arrival of autumn not only means cooler weather and vivid colors but also a bevy of food festivals throughout the state -- events celebrating everything from peanuts and butter beans to catfish and oysters. In fact, just about every weekend from mid-September… → Read More
Breakin' Bread 2016 features dishes from more than 30 Birmingham restaurants; here's the menu
Fourteenth annual fall food festival takes place from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark. → Read More
Alabama BBQ chain's fries and ribs make list of 17 Most Inventive French Fries in America
"The Best Little Pork House in Alabama" is also home to one of America's best combinations of barbecue and fries. → Read More
Year of Alabama Barbecue campaign wins national tourism award
Alabama Tourism Department's year-long promotion celebrated the state's barbecue heritage. → Read More
Birmingham Restaurant Week 2016: See the menus for all 61 restaurants
Seventh annual city-wide dining adventure begins Friday, Aug. 12, and continues through Sunday, Aug. 21. → Read More
Taco Mama restaurant and bar opens at the Summit
This is the fifth location for the Mexican taqueria that began in Mountain Brook in 2011. → Read More
Hot Diggity Dogs opens in Avondale; check out the crazy menu
New hot dog joint from Birmingham chef Tom Bagby features a traditional Birmingham dog, as well as Latin- and Asian-inspired dogs. → Read More
Birmingham Restaurant Week 2016: The countdown begins
About 70 restaurants are expected to participate in the 10-day dining adventure, which begins Aug. 12 and continues through Aug. 21. → Read More
Sloss Fest 2016: What to eat, from tacos and burgers to corndogs and hot chicken
At the first Sloss Music & Arts Festival in 2015, we ate everything from an alligator tail po’ boy to a lamb gyro, curly cheese fries to a jalapeno corndog. Sloss Fest 2016 returns this weekend, July 16-17, and our stomachs are already growling because some of our favorite food vendors from last year are back, along with a few new ones. Be sure to bring plenty of cash or a credit card. Last… → Read More
Find your favorite Birmingham food truck with new mobile app
Moxy talent and creative agency designed the app and will launch it at the Summer Food Truck Rally this Sunday at Regions Field. → Read More
Alabama Theatre 2016 Summer Film Series: 18 movies, including 'Jaws,' 'Grease,' 'Mockingbird'
"Raiders of the Lost Ark," starring Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones, kicks off the summer film series. → Read More
Hattie B's Hot Chicken comes to Birmingham: 11 things to know before you go
Popular hot chicken restaurant chooses Birmingham for its first location outside of Nashville. → Read More
Hattie B's Hot Chicken opening next week in Birmingham
The Birmingham restaurant will be Hattie B's first outside of Nashville. → Read More
8 things to know about Highlands Bar and Grill at the 2016 James Beard Awards
For the eighth year in a row, Birmingham's Highlands Bar and Grill is a finalist for the most outstanding restaurant in America, an award it has yet to win. → Read More
Here's what's new on the Birmingham Barons' food menu at Regions Field for 2016
Barons fans will have three new food items to check out this baseball season.. → Read More
Pepper Place farmers market opens 2016 season this Saturday; see what's new this year
Starting in June, the market also will include a Makers Village, a curated event that will spotlight Alabama artisans and crafters. → Read More
Kool Korner sandwich shop reopening soon in new location in Vestavia Hills
Popular Cuban sandwich shop has been closed since the lease expired in its former location in June. → Read More
New restaurant from former Zoe's executives opening soon in Mountain Brook and Tuscaloosa
Zoe's Kitchen founder and former CEO John Cassimus and former vice president of operations Tyre Stuckey are partners in Miss Dots, a new, Southern-themed fast-casual restaurant. → Read More
Birmingham NBC station WVTM 13 hires news anchor
Guy Rawlings will join the station in mid-December from CBS affiliate KTVT in Dallas. → Read More