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Alabama's Gulf Coast
By: Graci Pennington Gulf Shores is a booming town on Alabama’s Gulf Coast that’s history can be traced back for centuries. Tourists know...
Graci Pennington
Apr 30, 2022


Mardi Gras 2022 helps Mobile bounce back
By: Jayne Duignan Not only does Mardi Gras in Mobile, Alabama, create fun memories for visitors and locals alike, it generates...
Jayne Duignan
Apr 30, 2022


The Evolution of Alabama Cuisine
By: Maggie Horton Walking into the kitchen, the aroma of collard greens and cornbread fills the hot air. Family and friends filter in and...
Maggie Horton
Apr 30, 2022


Alabamians Have Fight in Them
By: Ava Bourbeau The rural South, particularly Alabama, has long been unfairly judged by the actions and decisions of a select few....
Ava Bourbeau
Apr 30, 2022


What’s the Rush? Rushing to get a degree right after high school may not be the best idea
By: Carter Hall In July of 2021, MeasureOne, a data firm that focuses on academics, reported that the total amount of outstanding federal...
Carter Hall
Apr 30, 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


Love & Grit Keeps Tuskegee Going
By: Devonte Booker Imagine three mountains painted green with whitewater waterfalls pouring from the tips of the mountains making long...
Devonte Booker
Apr 29, 2022


Antique Quilting
By: Peyton Ruud As the tires come to a stop on the narrow one-way street, an old Victorian-style house built in the 1890s by Judge Leroy...
Peyton Ruud
Apr 29, 2022


Heidi Kizer proves baking, and life in general, are not exact sciences
By: Abigail Woods Heidi Kizer, a local of Huntsville, Alabama, has proven that no small business comes without its challenges. “You can...
Abigail Woods
Apr 29, 2022


Like a sore, inked thumb: Oddity and artistry at Dodge City Tattoo Company
By: Dalton M. Bright On August 20, 2021, in a gray stone building on Commercial Street in Hanceville, Alabama, people pack in like...
Dalton Bright
Apr 28, 2022


Ken Ward: The Face of Downtown Opelika
By: Chloe Cory A few weeks after his Auburn University graduation, Ken Ward got the call to be the executive director of Opelika Main...
Chloe Cory
Apr 28, 2022


Payne’s Soda Shop Keeps History Alive in Scottsboro
By: Maggie Horton Lisa Garrett strolls through the quiet streets of downtown Scottsboro, Alabama, searching for her next business...
Maggie Horton
Apr 28, 2022


Poor Farm Turned B&B
By: Kayla Caldwell The gravel crunches under the tires of cars as the winding road leads guests to the farm. The smell of fresh cut...
Kayla Caldwell
Apr 28, 2022


Yellow Bird Counseling: Dominique Cecil’s Casual Twist on Modern Day Therapy
By: Abbey Crank Six years ago, Dominique Cecil had a dream. Little did she know, this very dream would come to life three years later as...
Abbey Crank
Apr 28, 2022


Judson College
By: Carter Hall While the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa was celebrating their 18th NCAA football championship in 2021, a much...
Carter Hall
Apr 28, 2022


The Glory of the Alabama Theatre Shines On
By: Emery Lay A glimmering sign with the word “ALABAMA” stretched down it beckons in all who walk by. A teller takes tickets for a movie,...
Emery Lay
Apr 28, 2022


"The Best Kept Secret in Auburn"
By: Laura Silvernail The sound of children surrounds the outside of the red brick building on Dean Road in Auburn, Alabama. Their...
Laura Silvernail
Apr 28, 2022


Revisiting History: Mardi Gras in Mobile, Alabama
By: Jayne Duignan In Mobile, Alabama, 1939, a group of six friends, accompanied by their wives or dates, attended a Mardi Gras...
Jayne Duignan
Apr 28, 2022


Old-fashioned Soda Fountain Holds the Heart of Downtown
By: Abigail Murphy On the corner of Main Street, customers enter a brick building to find the floors lined with black and white checkered...
Abigail Murphy
Apr 28, 2022


Sleepy Camp Hill is Waking Up
By: Ava Bourbeau A right off Main Street and just past Sweet’s Snack Bar will put you at The First Universalist Church of Camp Hill (c....
Ava Bourbeau
Apr 28, 2022
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