Category Archives: Travelogue

Travelogue: The Brew Lounge checks in with Dave’s Pub

Maintained by two guys in Pennsylvania and focused on creating an open dialogue about beer, The Brew Lounge decided to take a look at Dave’s Pub here in Five Points South while shining a light on the Free The Hops campaign to increase the alcohol levels to allow for more beers to be made available at bars statewide.

The poster goes on to talk about his impressions of one of our busier nightlife hubs and tends to speak quite favorably of it (though most of the focus is on the bar itself. That may be a surprise for those of us that frequent the area.

Travelogue: Seattle chimes in on “elevated 280” letter

Late last night, Metroblogging Seattle’s Dylan Wilbanks decided to post his comments about this letter published in yesterday’s Birmingham News (scroll down, it’s the last one) about the proposed elevated highway solution along U.S. 280. He’s currently in town to care for family and applauds alternative solutions to the traffic crunch along our region’s busiest road, but he does take some time to point out exactly what’s going on with regards to their effort over in America’s Emerald City. While he’s collecting opinions over on the West Coast, we’d love to hear what you think…

Travelogue: Columbus impressed with Art on the Rocks

We figured every once in a blue moon it might help to see what others think of some of our events here in the Magic City. This first entry takes us to the Commercial Dispatch in Columbus, MS and an extremely positive review of a recent visit to Birmingham for their first trip to Art on the Rocks. The writer talks about the effects that the summertime series has had on our museum and downtown revitalization and how it may be transferred in their community.

You can read our recent post on the August edition of Art on the Rocks (and how you can make a toga to wear to it) over on Timetable, or just get general information about the series direct from the museum’s website.