Birmingham is more than just the bustling city centre. The suburbs on the outskirts of the city are very much a part of Birmingham and, unsurprisingly, you can find lots...
That’s right folks, we’ve only gone and done it. Your wallet’s best friend, the Independent Birmingham Membership Card, is now available to download as an App!!! You asked for it,...
What does the cheese say when it looks in the mirror? Halloumi. We may as well start as we mean to go on – with a cheese joke. This article...
Autumn is in full swing, the leaves are falling and the clocks have gone back. In true British style, no one can believe how dark it is, or how close...
Autumn is our favourite time of the year. It’s nature’s grand finale of vivid colours, and we just LOVE it. The crunch of fallen leaves, crisp morning walks, sitting on...
WE NEVER SIGNED UP FOR THIS WHOLE ‘ADULTING’ THING. Let’s face it, being an adult really sucks sometimes. Constant bills that need paying, the boss breathing down your neck, having...
Coffee in Birmingham is a sacred thing. We love it here and we’re very lucky to have a score of really wonderful coffee shops dotted about the city, dedicated to...
October is upon us, the leaves are turning and the nights are drawing in. Wrap up in your cosiest jumpers, jump in crisp piles of leaves and sip on hot...
Mental health is being talked about a lot more, and that can only be a good thing. Once, mental health issues carried such a stigma that they were never talked...
Birmingham’s independent scene is booming, and it seems as though almost every week new places are opening up to the sheer delight of Brum’s residents. Whilst this is happening across...
Introducing the winners of the first ever Independent Birmingham Awards! Following a rigorous peer-review process, whereby independents were nominated in each category by the general public (indeed, we had over...
And just like that, summer comes to an end. September is full of the promise of new beginnings, a new season, a new school year, the nights drawing in. But...
