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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...
Aaron Johnson: Blessings & tennis shoes
Back to school season is upon us.
For some reason this season is special to me. School days were some of the best times...
6 places to enjoy oysters on the Alabama coast for National Oyster Day
National Oyster Day, August 5, arrives just in time for that final family trip to Alabama’s coast before school starts back.
Coincidence? Shucks, who cares?
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Mobile Urban Growers provides fresh produce to those in Alabama’s Port City
A loose-knit group of community gardeners came together with one mission: to make fresh produce accessible in the Mobile community.
Mobile Urban Growers, or MUG,...
Reflections: Not I who robbed
It was a mission of mercy with an act of larceny.
My wife suggested I visit a relative in Tennessee. I responded as I normally...
Welcome to Northeast Alabama, home of yard sales and UFOs
FORT PAYNE – Summer is in full swing in northeastern Alabama and two events to experience before the season wraps up are a yard...
Tuscaloosa’s Moonshot Creamery: On a mission to bring something new to the table
Moonshot Creamery, located in the Shops at Riverwalk Place in Tuscaloosa, is a new ice cream parlor and bottle shop that opened in June...
Aaron Johnson: I like simple
In 1868, a small group of Methodists met beside a spring, not far from Rome, Ga. They gathered from several local churches and cleared...
Paletas and Popsicles: 9 places in Alabama to find the perfect summer sweet
When the summer heat hits a peak, Mexican-style paleta pops are the chill solution for adults and children alike.
These aren’t the frozen pops-on-a-stick many...
Fighting back against Parkinson’s
For a long time, the symptoms were so mild that few people outside of Jerry’s immediate family noticed. But after Jerry was hospitalized with...
3 must-visit Alabama pit stops for your next summer road trip
Summertime is the season of travel: the time to pile all of the kids into one cramped car, roll the windows down, and play...
Breast Cancer Research Foundation of Alabama: Dolly O’Neal’s Lasting Legacy of Love
The Breast Cancer Research Foundation of Alabama is well-known throughout the state, but few know the story behind the foundation’s co-founder Dolly O’Neal.
We had the...
Reflections: It was on fire
On a lark, I located Robert Fulghum’s three books lately and reread them. He was my favorite writer in the '80s, best-known for “All...
Birmingham Restaurant Week set to highlight the city’s impressive culinary scene
The summer edition of Birmingham Restaurant Week returns with an extended-play 10-day event offering opportunities to try a variety of Magic City restaurants, cafes,...
Aaron Johnson: Small businesses
The past couple of years have been hard on a lot of people.
During this time of pandemic, I lost an uncle, and a brother-in-law...
Alabama’s ‘Queen of Southern Resorts’ boosts careers as well as vacations
Virginia Arata left Mobile after high school, then returned to the University of South Alabama for a degree in hospitality and tourism management. Now...
Lovelight Farm prospers providing for Alabama restaurants and the public
Cucumbers as green as jade, squash the color of a golden sunrise and okra in hues that rival an amethyst bring squeals of delight...
The urban farm found in one of Tuscaloosa’s oldest buildings
The harvest that Underground Forest displays on its stand at the Tuscaloosa River Market is colorful, with soft blues, golden yellows, bright pinks, bony...
The story behind one of Alabama’s most significant historical landmarks
Alabama is well known for a number of geographic traits, from the rolling foothills of Appalachia to the lakes winding throughout the state, and,...
Reflections: No tie in July
I was in college when our pastor took two or three of us fledgling ministers to the church sanctuary and showed us how to...