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Alabama NewsCenter — Experts deploy innovative solutions to tackle troublesome weeds on Alabama Power lakes

Alabama NewsCenter — Experts deploy innovative solutions to tackle troublesome weeds on Alabama Power lakes

| March 15, 2024 @ 3:00 pm

Every spring, many homeowners struggle with pesky weeds. Spring also signals the return of water weed concerns for some landowners and boaters on Alabama Power lakes.

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Alabama NewsCenter — Can’t Miss Alabama: Lucky Irish-inspired events through St. Patrick’s Day weekend

Alabama NewsCenter — Can’t Miss Alabama: Lucky Irish-inspired events through St. Patrick’s Day weekend

| March 15, 2024 @ 11:00 am

Celebrate all things Irish at multiple events March 14-17 in Five Points South with food and drink, live entertainment, a parade and a kids’ lucky zone.

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7 recipes from Alabama cooks say it’s better with butter

7 recipes from Alabama cooks say it’s better with butter

| March 12, 2024 @ 3:00 pm

Wanda Monk estimates she’s had her winning recipe for Vanilla Wafer Cake at least 40 years.

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Alabama nonprofits Sozo Children and Grace Klein Community demonstrate the power of collaboration

Alabama nonprofits Sozo Children and Grace Klein Community demonstrate the power of collaboration

| March 12, 2024 @ 8:00 am

When Sozo Children – a ministry serving Ugandan youth rescued from extreme circumstances such as abuse, abandonment and trafficking – needed a temporary U.S. home for its Uganda-based children’s choir, an offer from Grace Klein Community was music to its ears.

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Alabama NewsCenter — SLIDE Café makes a big deal out of small burgers in Alabama

Alabama NewsCenter — SLIDE Café makes a big deal out of small burgers in Alabama

| March 9, 2024 @ 3:00 pm

Chef Raquel Lenzie, executive chef and owner of SLIDE Café in Birmingham’s bustling Five Points South entertainment district, is not afraid of a challenge. In fact, she’s sought out challenges time and again in the culinary space – on a televised, national level and right here at home.

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Alabama NewsCenter — Rock The Country to bring all-star lineup to South Alabama

Alabama NewsCenter — Rock The Country to bring all-star lineup to South Alabama

| March 9, 2024 @ 8:00 am

Get ready Mobile: A new, two-day country music festival is coming your way.

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Alabama NewsCenter — Recipe: Ultimate Mediterranean Turkey Cucumber Sandwich

Alabama NewsCenter — Recipe: Ultimate Mediterranean Turkey Cucumber Sandwich

| March 8, 2024 @ 3:00 pm

The Ultimate Mediterranean Turkey Cucumber Sandwich is packed with fresh veggies and piled high on Italian five-grain bread.

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Alabama NewsCenter — Visit these Alabama Chinese restaurants to celebrate the Year of the Dragon

Alabama NewsCenter — Visit these Alabama Chinese restaurants to celebrate the Year of the Dragon

| March 8, 2024 @ 8:00 am

Enter the dragon. We’re into the Year of the Dragon, according to the zodiac-based Chinese lunar calendar, which names each year for one of 12 symbolic creatures that are said to supply personality traits to people born in those years.

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Alabama NewsCenter — Can’t Miss Alabama: March shines a light on women’s history

Alabama NewsCenter — Can’t Miss Alabama: March shines a light on women’s history

| March 2, 2024 @ 8:00 am

Here are some creative and educational events taking place across the state in this week’s Can’t Miss Alabama.

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Alabama NewsCenter — Double-transplant patient defies odds and delivers baby at UAB Hospital

Alabama NewsCenter — Double-transplant patient defies odds and delivers baby at UAB Hospital

| February 29, 2024 @ 3:00 pm

On the 26th anniversary of her heart transplant, Brooke Lillie found out she was pregnant.

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Alabama NewsCenter — Quail hunters come to Alabama Black Belt for training experience

Alabama NewsCenter — Quail hunters come to Alabama Black Belt for training experience

| February 29, 2024 @ 9:00 am

Alabama’s Black Belt remains among the best places to hunt quail in the United States.

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Alabama NewsCenter — University of Alabama sweeps top Fulbright Scholar producer honors for first time

Alabama NewsCenter — University of Alabama sweeps top Fulbright Scholar producer honors for first time

| February 28, 2024 @ 8:00 am

The University of Alabama is one of only 12 institutions nationwide to be recognized as both a Top Producing Institution of Fulbright U.S. Students and as a Top Producing Institution of Fulbright U.S. Scholars for 2023-24. It’s the first time UA has received the latter designation.

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Alabama NewsCenter — Recipe: Mixed Berry Streusel Muffins

Alabama NewsCenter — Recipe: Mixed Berry Streusel Muffins

| February 25, 2024 @ 3:00 pm

Mixed Berry Streusel Muffins are perfectly sweet and so easy to make.

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Alabama NewsCenter — Alabamians can save with this weekend’s Severe Weather Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday

Alabama NewsCenter — Alabamians can save with this weekend’s Severe Weather Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday

| February 24, 2024 @ 8:00 am

Alabama retailers are selling common emergency supplies free of state sales tax during this weekend’s Severe Weather Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday. Many cities and counties are waiving local taxes as well.

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