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Faith and Culture
The Kelly breathes new life into Wetumpka’s historically artistic community
The Kelly Fitzpatrick Center for the Arts, most often referred to as The Kelly, is a cultural gem in the heart of Wetumpka. With...
Alabama’s largest rodeo set for May
ATHENS – Ride ‘em cowboys and cowgirls!
Rodeo lovers from all over North Alabama will see plenty of rodeo action hit the dirt next...
Reflections: Take heed lest you fall
It was like watching a familiar movie, knowing the ending already and feeling dread.
I read Shelby Foote’s account of the Battle of Gettysburg years...
These 6 bakeries are bringing Mexico’s favorite sweets to the South
Every culture has its own special crowd-pleasing baked sweets such as cookies, cakes, pastries, and breads. In Mexico, and to people worldwide with Mexican...
5 places to find the perfect Alabama strawberry cake
It’s the season that’s a’pleasin, when super-ripe spring strawberries play a starring role in one of the South’s favorite cakes.
Strawberry cake is beloved across...
Aaron Johnson: Faith in the line of fire?
Within the shadow of Easter, our nation has experienced yet another senseless shooting. Another act of a single person that sends shock waves through...
Farm to Table: The CSA programs bringing farm fresh produce to Alabama
If you want the freshest locally grown vegetables for your family, there’s no easier solution than joining a CSA. Community Supported Agriculture programs give small...
Pizza Maker of the Year awarded to Alabama’s Carlucci
MADISON -- Beating out more than 90 competitors, Joe Carlucci was recently named the best pizzamaker … in the WORLD.
And mama mia! Bronx-born Carlucci...
How to spend a weekend in Gadsden
Recently, North Alabama has been stepping up its game. Flourishing downtowns, burgeoning local businesses, and vibrant food scenes make this region worthy to be...
The best way to spend a weekend in Auburn for A-Day
Spring is in full swing and for those making their way to The Plains to catch some spring football action, there will be plenty...
Reflections: A Friday to remember
The wind in my face was bitterly cold in downtown Dallas a few years ago since the winter weather was yet lingering. My continuing...
Reflections: Holy Water
It was interesting to read in Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s recent autobiography that his children were baptized with water from the Sea of Galilee....
Reflections: On sheep stealing
They were a great family who had no denominational underpinnings. I knew them as Presbyterians who became Baptists who became Methodists. I once heard...
‘Picking Up the Torch:’ The women who govern South
When Kim Lawkis looks at Arlene Mitchell and Camille Bonura, she recognizes the long line of women students, professors and administrators who helped build...
Eat all the crawfish you want at these Alabama festivals
In early spring, when the weather grows warmer and the rain picks up across southern Louisiana, the farmed and wild crawfish that grow there...
6 Alabama farmers markets to check out this spring
It’s prime time for farmers markets to open across Alabama.
A few may start earlier in the year, generally when the first strawberries grown nearby...
Aaron Johnson: What happened?
Today flags are flying at half-staff. Another wound has been opened on the American conscience.
In what seems to be a random act of intentional...
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...