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Dollar Bill
By: Jake Gonzalez The L train rumbles and screeches its way down the track. The train makes occasional stops as it picks people up, but...
Jake Gonzalez
May 2, 2022


Gilmer's Love for Life
By: Emery Lay Steven Gilmer, 73, has always loved reflecting on and preserving the past. This has revealed itself in his love for...
Emery Lay
May 1, 2022


From oil to table tennis: one man’s lifelong legacy of customer service
By: Emery Lay Homer Brown, 74, bustles around a back corner of the Galleria Mall in Birmingham, Alabama, joyfully attending to customers...
Emery Lay
Apr 29, 2022


Where the Trail Began
By: Peyton Ruud Driving down old winding backroads, many things catch the eye. The 1,000-pound Angus cows munching on fresh grass. The...
Peyton Ruud
Apr 27, 2022


Music that led to the sand
By: Graci Pennington Every year, people from across the country come to Gulf Shores, Alabama, to vacation on the Gulf Coast and employees...
Graci Pennington
Apr 27, 2022


Warren Tidwell and Hometown Action in East Alabama
By: Ava Bourbeau CAMP HILL—When Warren Tidwell was 19, he was fired from working at Papa John’s because he accidentally said “I love you”...
Ava Bourbeau
Apr 26, 2022


Motherhood and the Mundane
By: Laura Silvernail The cream-colored clay felt cool between her fingers as the Shimpo Whisper wheel quietly spins beneath her...
Laura Silvernail
Apr 26, 2022


Young AU alum Competes on Gordon Ramsay’s “Next Level Chef”
By: Maggie Horton After a long day at the pool, a 12-year-old boy heats up a frozen corndog in the microwave. While he waits, he flips...
Maggie Horton
Apr 26, 2022


Local barber brings light to the Tuskegee community
By: Devonte Booker Steven Garrett, a 38-year-old African American who weighs 240 pounds and stands 6 foot 1 inch with a full bushy...
Devonte Booker
Apr 26, 2022


'Chasing art': North Alabama muralist reclaims her city's aging walls
By: Tim Nail Glenn Mitchell, 50, says her life’s mantra is “design is design is design.” A hairdresser with her own salon in Decatur,...
Tim Nail
Apr 26, 2022


Becoming Queen
By: Jayne Duignan In the pitch-black ballroom, people stood crowded in a roped-off section, with the only source of light shining on...
Jayne Duignan
Apr 26, 2022


A love that surpasses blood: Ashley Wilson shifts tragedy into blessing with Curt’s Closet
Ashley Wilson shifts tragedy into blessing with Curt’s Closet
Dalton Bright
Apr 26, 2022


Alabama Alpaca farmer makes it through the bubble
By: Abigail Murphy An American Airline flight crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center—shattered glass and smoke streaked...
Abigail Murphy
Apr 26, 2022
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