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Aaron Johnson: Petry dishes & politics
While in college, I took a Psychology course called “Experimental Methods.” As I recall it was a senior level course and required for my...
3 Alabama bands to add to your fall playlist
With summer coming to an end and the temperatures beginning to drop, Alabamians can start preparing for indoor activities. While you are spending time...
Aaron Johnson: Just five notes
Today Denise and I drove to Kennesaw, Ga., for a band concert. I’m not a big fan of any specific genre of music. The...
Hundreds of students baptized at Auburn’s Red Barn
It was quite a sight Tuesday night at Auburn University's Red Barn when more than 200 students were baptized within two hours of each...
Aaron Johnson: ‘Just a little lagniappe’
Lagniappe is word used often in and around New Orleans.
The simple definition is, “something a little extra.” In other words when you get a...
Aaron Johnson: Trash can philosophy
This morning I stopped at a local McDonald’s for breakfast.
As usual I take a table near the back of the dining room to have...
Club Duquette: Behind the creative vision of Birmingham’s coolest couple
It’s a bright Saturday morning in late fall, and I wake up to a call from my sister. Checking the clock and rubbing my...
Aaron Johnson: We all walk with a ‘limp’
“Those People.”
We all walk with a limp.
The limp may be physical.
Worse yet, the limp may not be detectable to others. Your limp may be...
Reflections: Where have all the pastors gone?
Many things are different in today’s church. Research shows we took a hit during COVID-19, just as other organizations did. Some who weren’t core...
Southern Brothers: The story behind one of Alabama’s favorite pork skins
Every year, at the point in late fall when the weather was transitioning from warm to winter, young Brad Wright’s grandfather would dispatch one...
The ultimate guide to this year’s Huntsville Restaurant Week
In greater Huntsville, a mere week is not enough to celebrate all that the city’s culinary scene has going on. That’s why city promoters...
Aaron Johnson: Comin’ ’round!
For many years I was a runner. That was before the knee replacement surgery, the fifth on the same knee. During those years I...
Cow to Classroom: Alabama students embrace ‘Adopt-a-Cow’ program
Alabama students can “adopt” a calf from a dairy in Pickens County and spend the upcoming school year learning about how cattle are raised...
Exploring Alabama’s top-ranked barbecue city
Greater Birmingham is moving on up. When it comes to barbecue, the ’Ham is fire, according to the data crunchers at Clever Marketing.
They rated...
Reflections: Follow the money
It’s said that no one enters ministry for financial gain, but several recent accounts take issue with this.
Let me hasten to say that the...
Agua Fresca: How to make the perfect summer drink from Alabama fresh fruits
Agua fresca may be the ultimate summertime drink. Made mostly with fruit, it takes full advantage of Alabama’s bounty of berries, stone fruit, and...
Aaron Johnson: Reaching for your goal
The main reason old men get injured is because they think they are young men. That saying didn’t originate with me, but I don’t...
24 Hours in Cullman: A day trip filled with nature and southern cuisine
Less than an hour north of Birmingham, Cullman offers great food, a stunning lake, and a handful of important sights to see. Here is...
Sweet music: Three towns on Singing River Trail win $5.7M in grants
MOORESVILLE -- The legend is true.
Strange musical notes are floating over the face of the Singing River’s waters.
It sings a song of health and...
3 Alabama state parks to visit for that summer movie feeling
Have you ever heard the phrase “life is a movie”? It’s a classic cliché that helps us romanticize our lives and see beauty in...
Reflections: Christians in bare feet
It was a simple “aside” during midweek Bible study when I asked attendees how the congregation might react the following Sunday if I asked...
The New Nashville: North Alabama fosters music industry growth and tourism
Over the past several years, North Alabama has seen an incredible amount of growth. With a long and fascinating past, places like Florence and...
3 Alabama cheese makers bringing dairy to doorsteps across the state
Thanks to the many farmers markets around the Yellowhammer State, it’s now relatively easy to find Alabama-grown vegetables and fruit. Cheese? Well, that’s a bit...
Now we know why Lana Del Rey was in Alabama
The mystery surrounding singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey’s surprise appearance behind the counter at a Florence Waffle House last week is now less mysterious.
"Thank you...