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Hoover’s Moss Rock Art Festival celebrates 16 years
Hoover’s Moss Rock Festival is throwing an extra special Sweet 16 bash for the city’s beloved nature and art festival. This year’s festival, held Nov. 6-7,...
This Alabama bedroom community is booming
Millbrook may fit the traditional definition of a bedroom community. But don’t be fooled; this Alabama city is wide awake.
“We’re seeing a tremendous number of...
This hot new Alabama restaurant grew out of a farmers market stand
Joy Smith made a name for herself with her creamy cheesecakes, but her new café offers plenty of savory treats, too.
Smith is the chef-owner...
Listen: CPA, Stanford instructor, leadership reformer discusses her faith in Silicon Valley
Ginny Victory goes into Corporations in northern California and empowers leaders to walk in the gifting God has given them. She uses Biblical standards...
Best spots to view fall foliage in North Alabama
There’s a saying that says fall is a southerner’s gift for surviving summer. If that is indeed true, North Alabama’s fall gift is gorgeous,...
Alabama man helps save the life of Virginia boy by donating bone marrow
When Marc Parker received a call last year from a bone marrow registry that a 6-year-old boy needed a lifesaving bone marrow transplant –...
Business leaders help build Habitat for Humanity home in Tuscaloosa
West Alabama executives spent a recent fine, fall day volunteering for Habitat for Humanity Tuscaloosa’s annual CEO Build, an initiative that brings together business leaders...
Alabama’s Black Belt Birding Festival getting bigger in 2022
This summer, folks from across the region flew to Greensboro for the 2021 Black Belt Birding Festival – a sold-out event that has organizers...
Selma to host Alabama Tourism Department’s Welcome Center Retreat
The culture-rich city of Selma will play host to tourism industry professionals across the state for next week's Alabama Tourism Department’s Welcome Center Retreat.
The...
Global food conference celebrates Alabama cuisine
Famous chefs, food writers, cookbook authors and others from across the country are gathering with some of Birmingham’s own nationally known, yet homegrown, culinary...
Meet your favorite MLF anglers and MLB baseball players as they ‘Cast 4 Kids’ in Alabama
Professionals from two of America’s most popular sports are getting together in Guntersville to do a little fishing, and more importantly, raise money to...
Children’s of Alabama new helicopter will help sick children get faster care
Children’s of Alabama has enhanced its ability to help sick children get the care they need. The hospital’s Critical Care Transport team recently added a...
Milo’s celebrates 75 years in the burger business
Milo’s Restaurant has stayed true to its roots over the 75 years since Milo and Bea Carlton opened the original on 31st Street North at...
WFF officer’s tracking skills key to finding lost child
A missing child may be the most frightening situation a community can imagine, and sometimes it takes a seasoned tracker to yield a successful...
‘It’s the Right Time’ legacy mural project unveiled in Birmingham for World Games 2022
The creation of four vivid murals painted by local artists was announced Thursday in a partnership between The World Games 2022 and Hibbett |...
Huntsville hosts star-studded tribute to Lee Greenwood; Two wounded warriors receive life-changing gift
Patriotism was on full display earlier this week as Huntsville's Von Braun Center (VBC) played host to an All-Star tribute concert honoring the 40-year...
Listen: Business consultant has a heart for serving others and helping people do the same
Joe Newton is a business consultant in Dallas, Texas, who has a Kingdom mindset and loves people well. He had a transformation in his...
Three-year-old wins Alabama Black Belt Adventures Best Fish Photo Contest
The top prize for the Alabama Black Belt Adventures Best Fish Photo Contest's beginners division was awarded to three-year-old Spur Knight of Valley Grande.
For...
New book shines light on Mayor George Ward and his ‘Birmingham Beautiful’ campaign
A new book from the Birmingham Historical Society recounts the contributions of George B. Ward (1867-1940), one of the early mayors of the city whose passion...
Historic Birmingham mine now part of Red Mountain Park attractions
The historic iron-ore mine Ishkooda No. 13 has been excavated and is part of Birmingham’s Red Mountain Park experience.
The mine dates back to 1873 and is...
Stuff the Bus drive nets nearly 430,200 diapers for families in need
After a small group of women at Mountain Chapel United Methodist Church in Birmingham hosted a baby shower for a struggling, single mom seven years ago,...
‘Genius grant’ goes to writer, radio producer with Alabama ties
A writer and radio producer with Alabama ties is among the latest recipients of a “genius grant” from the MacArthur Foundation.
Daniel Alarcón, a native of...
Famed ‘Swamper’ personal music collection to go on sale
Hundreds of vinyl albums from the personal collection of the late Jimmy Johnson, Muscle Shoals Sound Studio co-founder and Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section founding...
Breast Cancer Research Foundation of Alabama unites with 20 businesses to raise funds for research
In honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Breast Cancer Research Foundation of Alabama (BCRFA) is partnering with more than 20 businesses to support lifesaving,...