Katie Leigh Matthews

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Jennifer Dorman wearing a colorful scarf and gray shirt, stands outside next to a stone wall on a sunny day.

FACES Lifestyle & Culture

Her Homewood Shop is All About Expansion, Connection, and Healing

A person enjoys spa treatments, lying under a red LED light therapy device with eye protection covering their eyes at Escape Day Spa.

Health & Beauty Lifestyle & Culture

8 Cutting-Edge BHAM Treatments to Try for a Head-to-Toe Refresh

Two people in kayaks paddle through a lake covered with lily pads, enjoying Mississippi water adventures amid trees with autumn foliage under a blue sky with clouds.

Outdoor Travel Travel

8 Must-Try Mississippi Water Adventures

BHAM’s specialty grocery store interior features shelves of food items, refrigerated goods, a central table with canned products, and large gold pendant lights—making it one of the must-visit shops in town.

Store Highlights Style

11 New Birmingham Retail Spots to Check Out

Shelby Mullins, with wavy blonde hair, smiles at the camera in an indoor setting with tiled walls and a dark wooden door, wearing a sheer, ruffled beige top.

FACES Lifestyle & Culture

Meet Shelby Mullins of Studio Mullins Fine Jewelry

Five men from the Red Clay Strays, dressed in vintage-style clothing, pose for a group photo in front of open wooden doors—three seated and two standing—capturing a moment from their Mobile-based summer tour.

Arts & Entertainment Lifestyle & Culture

Red Clay Strays: We Can’t Get Enough of This AL-Based Band!

Exalting in Beauty's Aaliyah Taylor, wearing geometric patterned clothing, large colorful earrings, and pink glasses stands against a plain background, holding a string of multicolored rings.

FACES Lifestyle & Culture

She’s Behind BHAM’s Most Colorful (and Secretly Nostalgic) Jewelry Line

A smiling bride and groom walk outside after their Homewood wedding; the groom wears a top hat, holds a cane, and both carry feathered parasols for a festive second line sendoff.

Weddings Lifestyle & Culture

An Intimate Brunch Wedding with a Second Line Send-Off

A dense forest in the South at dusk with numerous yellow fireflies glowing near the ground, creating a magical field of small lights among the trees and fallen branches—a breathtaking example of Firefly displays.

Southern Events Outdoor Travel Travel

7 Magical Firefly Displays in the South

A person stands in front of a gray wall, smiling warmly, wearing glasses and a green top beneath patterned outerwear. Their hands rest gently on their stomach as they reflect on vibrant Birmingham arts communities.

FACES Lifestyle & Culture

Viola Ratcliffe of Create Birmingham: Connecting BHAM Locals to the Arts

The iconic Miss Electra, Birmingham's Golden Goddess, stands majestically atop a building, clutching lightning bolts with the Alabama Power headquarters framed against a breathtaking sunset sky.

Arts & Entertainment Lifestyle & Culture

Who IS Miss Electra? Get to Know Birmingham’s Golden Goddess

A woman with straight dark hair holds a glass of white wine and smiles at the camera, wearing a white outfit and long earrings, illuminated by warm sesco lighting indoors with two people in the background.

FACES Lifestyle & Culture

She Lights Up the Coolest Spots in Birmingham