Been on Twitter recently, or should we say X? Sorry Elon Muck, but we’re just never going to call it that. We still call them Opal Fuits and my mom still calls it a Marathon bar. We Brummies don’t budge when it comes to...
Well, this is cheeky… as of today (August 1), Nando’s has added frozen cocktails to its menu. Perfect for when you’ve overdone it on the Extra Extra Hot PERi-PERi. (Next time we’re ordering Lemon & Herb!) Because wh...
Every time a door closes a window opens. Like many others in , we were heartbroken by the closure of The Pear Tree back in 2021. But we couldn’t hide our excitement for the new independent food hall at the old Wetherspo...
Is this really summer? The month of July has been a complete washout in Birmingham, while the rest of Europe has faced some (quite worryingly) scorching weather. It’s hard to imagine that we were having heatwaves in thi...
The West Midlands is a strange place for the second wave of ska to have taken root. This Jamaican genre, a precursor to reggae, was typified by speedy off-beat rhythms, blending Caribbean calypso with American R&B,...
There’s nothing like a best friend. They’re there with us through thick and thin. Make us laugh, hold us when we cry, we’d be lost without them. This Sunday marks International Friendship Day (July 30). So what better o...
Okay, we’ll admit it, we’ve been obsessed with Ozzy the Bull since he roared across the stage at the Commonwealth Games’ Opening Ceremony. It’s not really a secret but, like much of Birmingham, we can’t stop thinking ab...
British cuisine might be the big joke of the world, but there are three dishes we know that convince all naysayers: , a full English breakfast and fish ‘n’ chips. Originating from Spanish and Portuguese Jewish immigrant...
It’s a fact that in Birmingham. So with Barbie dominating the headlines and seemingly saving cinema, there’s no better time to embrace the beloved doll's style. (Unless you went to see Oppenheimer at the weekend.) So f...
Everyone knows about Birmingham’s heavy metal roots. The city’s love for it is so huge that it recently named the Commonwealth Bull after Ozzy Osbourne. But fewer know that the Second City was also the birthplace of ano...