By Joey Kennedy I’m an optimist. My curious nature ensures that. If I were a pessimist, I certainly wouldn’t want to know more stuff. I…
Hatton Smith came back from the jungle a rum revolutionary. (Photography by Chuck St. John) Hatton Smith’s revolution began with a large 125-gallon still, hidden…
Nostalgia and a feeling for the red earth of Alabama became the seed of an idea. (text by Bill Caton) It all begins in the…
After nearly a quarter century, Hot and Hot Fish Club has a new home, a new generation in the wings, and a new sense of…
A one-on-one conversation with Cory Bolton, chef at the Avondale restaurant, Fancy’s on Fifth. B-Metro: What is one of your first memories that involve the…
Although it may not seem like it at times, every single person in Birmingham matters. They’re important. They have value. They have significant worth. And…
Super Woman By Sunny Brown Finally! The world has sat up and taken notice of a fifty-year-old woman. It’s all anyone is talking about. After…
By Luke Robinson In this issue of B-Metro, I will be answering the age old question that has plagued scholars and philosophers for millenniums: “Is…