It’s quite simple actually – and thanks to the folks at Reg’s Coffee House for making us aware of it… Wild Sweet Orange has one of the five videos up for The Freshman spot on MTVu this week. So get on … Continue reading →

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It’s beginning to look a lot like … well, the early weeks of December, where the hard core Christmas enthusiasts already have their halls decked and the rest of us are coming out of our Turkey Day comas long enough … Continue reading →

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One of the coolest things to do around Christmas here in Birmingham is to visit the Arlington House on Cotton Avenue on the Birmingham’s West Side. The house is a Greek Revival style Antebellum era mansion currently owned and operated … Continue reading →

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One of my favorite holiday traditions is getting together with the family and watching some hilarious holiday films. It all starts at Thanksgiving… The air is chilly, we play a game of touch football in the front yard and after … Continue reading →

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So I know the economy’s tight when the hardware store in Mountain Brook Plaza is out of canning equipment. The jars and cookers that used to languish under an inch of well-meaning dust are gone. It’s proof that everyone is … Continue reading →

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So while we’d like to be giving away tickets to this weekend’s 2nd anniversary show at The Bottletree, we can’t. But we can give away five (5) pairs of tickets to next weekend’s The Duke Spirit show at The Bottletree … Continue reading →

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My stomach started rumbling as I passed by my old standby eatery, Newk’s on Highway 280 on my way home at about 1:30p.m. So, I turned in and headed toward a parking space,  but as I got out of my … Continue reading →

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There’s going to be a free screening of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas here in Birmingham on Thursday evening, November 20, starting at 7:30 p.m. at the Rave Motions Pictures in Vestavia. If you visit the film’s website, click … Continue reading →

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Merrilee Challiss of The Bottletree that is. The “blog about design” did a sit down with the owner of the popular music venue to talk about her other passion – her artwork. Image: Lungs by Merrilee Challiss

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There are a few options for Birmingham’s young professional crowd (and everybody else) on this wet but unseasonably comfortable Thursday afternoon. The Birmingham Botanical Gardens has just sent out word that this evening’s finale for their 2008 Cocktails in the … Continue reading →

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