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Reflections: Learning to be bi-musical

Every senior adult knows if you have a computer or cellphone issue you talk with a grandchild. However, my grandson was stumped and suggested...

Ambition, drive and a rock ‘n’ roll vision helped two Auburn graduates build a global outdoor lifestyle brand

Corey Cooper ’05 walks to the edge of the roof of his guest house and stares down at the pool below. His wife, Magda...

Aaron Johnson: ‘Friends’

Several years ago, my wife, Denise, and I were traveling out west. We had driven through miles of beautiful country as we approached a...

Ladybird Taco brings Texas breakfast tacos to Alabama

They say everything’s bigger in Texas, and when it comes to breakfast, that certainly seems to be the case. Morning meals in the Lone...

Reflections: Half-past dead

Some friends at church asked me to describe my near-death experience. I light-heartedly told about traveling through a long tunnel, seeing light at the end...

Engineering Ingenuity: Concrete canoes and lightweight bridges at Gulf Coast Symposium

The Gulf Coast Student Symposium challenged more than 400 engineering students from 15 universities with everything from concrete canoe races and surveying tests to construction, transportation...

6 barbecue festivals to attend this spring in Alabama

Barbecue is so integral to the diet of average Alabamians it might as well be considered its own food group. Several festivals scheduled through...

In the pink: Casino Night benefits breast cancer research

It was quite a "soiree" as the Pink Palace Casino Night raised more than $115,000 for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation of Alabama. The 14th...

Begorrah! State House honors St. Patrick’s Day

'Tis a fine day in Alabama and 'twas a fine week in Montgomery. The Alabama House this week approved a resolution officially recognizing Saint Patrick’s...

Aaron Johnson: Wedding wisdom

The air is filled with yellow snow, trees are beginning to bud new life, yellow Jonquils are waking after a winter nap. All this...

USA nursing student follows in footsteps of father, grandmother

After two years of classroom work in the College of Nursing at the University of South Alabama, Alli Boudreaux can’t wait to begin clinical courses and...

Reflections: The Baptist dog

The pastor was insulted but tried to be measured in response. A parishioner asked if he’d be willing to conduct a funeral for her beloved...

4 popular food festivals to attend in Birmingham this spring

It’s no secret: Birmingham takes food very seriously. Fancy or simple, it must be great to pass muster in the Magic City. Several food festivals...

Fairhope’s Hope Farm has new dining option

When it comes to farm-to-table dining, there’s no better place to experience it than Hope Farm in Fairhope. At Hope Farm, much of the...

Aaron Johnson: Your words matter

It was fourth grade and parents' day was approaching. Parents' day was the one day of the year that parents come to the school,...

Reflections: Every Christian is a minister

I once heard a pastor remark, “God made one Billy Graham. He only needed one. But he made you, too, for a unique purpose.” Though...

Huntsville High Space Force JROTC team a finalist in national competition

ARLINGTON, Va. -- Huntsville High School Space Force JROTC No. 2 is a finalist in the Air & Space Force Association's StellarXplorers IX National...

Katie Britt: First U.S. Senator in history to hit ‘the Griddy’?

WASHINGTON — Students and parents visiting the U.S. Capitol on Thursday watched in amazement as Senator Katie Britt teamed up with a Briarwood Christian...

Kids to Love breaks ground on mental wellness center

MADISON — The Kids to Love Foundation broke ground Monday on the Smith Family Wellness Center in honor of Mark C. Smith. Through a donation...

Aaron Johnson: Sweet home, Alabama

Travel is my weakness. Truth is, I am an addicted traveler. I don’t travel like a tourist, but more of an explorer. My interests...

Alabama’s A.G. Gaston Conference inspires Black entrepreneurs

The 19th annual A.G. Gaston Conference kicked off at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex, connecting business and corporate leaders with aspiring entrepreneurs with the goal of...

Mom delivers rare set of MoMo twins at UAB, Alba’s second set of twins in 13 months

The odds of winning the jackpot are approximately one in 292 million. The odds of being struck by lightning are less than one in...

Reflections: Change my heart, O God

I remembered Ben as a man filled with racial animosity. He didn’t want people of other races coming to our church, and he frequently accosted...

Former Auburn, NFL lineman brings American Kolache to Alabama

Watching Chad Slade make kolaches is surreal. The man is big – a former offensive lineman for Auburn, he also played for eight years in the NFL...