December 2025 archive

Eunice Elliott’s biggest night yet: Lighting up Birmingham’s Legacy Arena on tour with Matt Mathews

By Chanda Temple

Since October 2024, Eunice Elliott has been traveling across America as the opening act for Matt Mathews‘ Live Nation comedy tour known as “Boujee on a Budget.

The Bessemer, AL natives have performed in sold out venues throughout the tour, and on Monday, Dec. 29 at 7 p.m., they will take the stage at Birmingham’s Legacy Arena. In Eunice’s 17 years of doing stand-up comedy, the Birmingham show will be her largest venue yet with more than 6,500 people slated to attend. (As of this evening, the show was sold out.)

“I feel blessed, and I feel honored,” Eunice said. “To watch (Matt) go from zero to a billion, he’s a phenomenon.”

Alabama comedians Eunice Elliott and Matt Mathews, who've been on a national tour since fall 2024, will bring their funny home to Birmingham on Dec. 29 at Legacy Arena. (Photo provided by Eunice Elliott.)
Alabama natives Eunice Elliott and Matt Mathews will bring their funny home to Birmingham on Dec. 29 at Legacy Arena. (Photo provided by Eunice Elliott.)

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Inside PopUp Bar Bham: Drinks, Decor and Delicious Joy

By Chanda Temple

Earlier this week, a woman on Instagram challenged her followers to write a letter to God, telling Him what they wanted in 2026.

The message got to me to thinking: What prayers do owners in Birmingham’s food industry have for 2026?

I posed that question to Kelli Caulfield, of PopUp Bar Bham on Morris Avenue in downtown Birmingham, during her Influencer Night event this week. As the DJ played Usher’s “You Make Me Wanna …”, which lured creators to dance floor to do Karaoke, Kelli shared her prayer: coverage and protection for others in the culinary community.

The Sleigh Baby, Sleigh from PopUp Bar Bham, is made with white rum, coconut rum, lime, mint syrup and coconut cream. It's topped with prosecco. (Photo provided by Kelli Caulfield)
The Sleigh Baby, Sleigh from PopUp Bar Bham is made with white rum, coconut rum, lime, mint syrup and coconut cream. It’s topped with prosecco. (Photo provided by Kelli Caulfield)

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