Life + Culture

SIX WOMEN

Redefining entrepreneurship in Birmingham and beyond. Article by Lynne Konstantin MARTINA CAMAJ Creative Director, Events & Brand Experience Tallulah Wine Bar & Bistro | ZANA — Birmingham Describe what you do. My focus is shaping the creative vision behind our restaurant brands — developing experiences that go beyond the culinary, from events and collaborations to storytelling, media relations and the overall guest experience. Together with our team, including my husband, Mario, we...

Fitness

Gold Medal. Michigan Roots.

Tatiana Gutsu is just getting started. Article by Susan Thwing For Tatiana Gutsu, greatness was never just about standing on a podium. Long before she became an Olympic champion, she was a young girl in Odesa, Ukraine, navigating poverty and uncertainty. Her early years were sometimes without electricity, water or food. Yet she was drawn to something larger than her circumstances. “Gymnastics was not just a sport for me,” she says. “It was my language, my escape and ultimately my purpose.” ...

Entertainment

Catching Up With Rosalyn Yellin

The Palm Beach philanthropist, Netflix reality star and proud grandmother finds her people in Birmingham. Article by Lynne Konstantin BIRMINGHAM CITY LIFESTYLE: You raised your family in Bucks County, Pa. How did you end up in Palm Beach? ROSALYN YELLIN: My husband and I raised our five children — three daughters and twin boys — in Bucks County, where I taught a popular fitness class. We always dreamed of moving to Florida once we became empty nesters. When our twins — our youngest —...

Arts + Culture

selma at home

Selma Blair talks hometown roots, style and finding her strength. Article by Lynne Konstantin “I remember having a snow day on April 16, when I was at Hillel,” Selma Blair says. “It might have been 1980, I can’t remember. But it’s a very distinct memory.” On the day of our conversation in March, sitting in her sunny L.A. home, she’s curious about the weather in Birmingham, where I tell her it had been snowing that morning. She chats easily, eager to reminisce with another native about her...