Birmingham is artsy.
Arts and culture in the city are supported by multiple museums, including several devoted to the civil rights struggles of Birmingham’s past, along with numerous galleries, music & arts festivals, multiple performance theatres, live music venues, a ballet, a symphony orchestra, an opera, a School of Fine Arts, and a Jazz Hall of Fame.
Birmingham is smart.
Birmingham has continued to make a name for itself in the tech and start-up industries thanks to the presence of tech and small business startup incubator The Innovation Depot and its Velocity Accelerator program. The city is home to leading grocery delivery service Shipt, which was purchased by Target Corp. for $550 million.
Metro Birmingham boasts some outstanding schools. The Mountain Brook, Homewood, Vestavia, Spain Park, and Oak Mountain school systems are ranked among the best in Alabama and easily compete with other public school systems in the country.
Birmingham is tasty.
We are a foodie town. Many local chefs and restaurants like Highlands Bar and Grill, Automatic Seafood and Oysters, and Helen have won prestigious James Beard Foundation Awards for their culinary and dining expertise.
From lowcountry boils and barbecue to five-star fare, Birmingham’s active restaurant scene includes multiple dining districts that feature cuisine from around the world and from our own backyard and Gulf Coast.
Birmingham is fun.
Downtown Birmingham has enjoyed an epic revitalization in recent years, with the advent of numerous residential, retail, craft brewery, sporting, music, and outdoor entertainment developments.
Two professional or minor league sports teams put down roots in the city center in the past decade.
With its proximity to many state and national parks, lakes, urban greenspaces, hiking and biking trails, and easy access to both beaches and mountains within a few hours’ drive, Birmingham is an excellent place to live, work, and raise a family.