6 Tips for Dating and Finding Love
Dating can take up a surprising amount of mental space. This advice from About Town’s September print issue offers six reminders for keeping perspective, making connections and leaving room to enjoy...
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Birmingham Walks for When You Have an Hour, Not a Whole Day
The difficult part of taking a walk is often getting out the door. By the time you’ve considered driving somewhere, choosing a trail and figuring out where to park, the available hour starts looking...
Hey Guys—Do You Know How to Dress Your Age?
A wardrobe doesn’t need a complete overhaul with every birthday. In this feature from About Town’s September print issue, we look at how men’s style can evolve through the decades, with attention to...
Where Birmingham’s Fall Shopping Scene Is Worth Your Attention
There is something about fall that makes shopping interesting again. Maybe it’s the first hint that we can eventually stop dressing exclusively for humidity. Maybe it’s the new-season clothes...
If You Could Do Only One Thing to Transform Your Body, This Should Be It
Why Progressive Strength Training Should be Your Trump Card There are plenty of ways to move your body, but if you had to choose one form of training to prioritize for the long haul, Alyssa Parten,...
What Is the ‘Dopamine Décor’ Trend — and Is It Very Southern?
If you've spent any time on design accounts lately, you've seen it — bold colors, layered patterns, rooms full of personality and things that mean something to the person who lives there. The trend...
Fall Fashion Is Coming — Here’s What Birmingham Is Wearing First
The calendar still says August, but the racks have already turned. Fall fashion 2026 has arrived in stores — and if you know what to look for, now is exactly the right time to start building the...
What Men Don’t Do That Women Wish They Would — And Vice Versa
Relationships aren't complicated. People are complicated. But somewhere in the gap between what we need and what we actually say out loud, a lot of small things go unspoken. Here are six of them —...
Southern Interior Design Trends Everyone Is Talking About
If you've been feeling the pull to redecorate lately, you're not imagining things. Interior design in 2026 has taken a distinct turn — away from the cool, minimal, gray-toned spaces that dominated...
Where to Go in Birmingham When It’s Too Hot to Be Outside
At some point every July, Birmingham stops being charming and starts being genuinely brutal. The humidity settles in, the asphalt shimmers, and the idea of being outside for more than the walk from...
