Teacher, designer, builder and advocate Andrew Freear, Wiatt Professor and director of the Auburn University Rural Studio, has been named the 2023 recipient of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in Architecture.
A festival dedicated to “poke salat”? Actually, several spring festivals in Alabama are showcases for an iconic food, often one that’s emblematic of its home.
In my home, we are a dessert-lovin’ family. No matter if it’s cake, cookies or pies — we love them all. Lately, my youngest son has been on a sugar cookie kick.
Eight distinguished authors were inducted into the 2023 Alabama Writers Hall of Fame at the University of Alabama’s Bryant Conference Center March 10.
As the Techstars Alabama EnergyTech Accelerator approaches its fourth year in Birmingham, the organization is welcoming Matt Jaeh as the new managing director.
Time has been compared to a river – flowing in one direction with little interest in remaining in one place or going back.
On his way to work at the funeral home, Howard G. Johnson often stops at Sneaky Pete’s on 18th Street North in Bessemer to get his usual: “Two eggs, bacon, grits, toast and orange juice.”
Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 58th Aviation Regiment returned home to Fort Rucker recently, following a nine month deployment to the Horn of Africa in support of Operation Enduring Sentinel.
This story is part of a series of articles, “Bending Toward Justice,” focusing on the 60th anniversary of events that took place in Birmingham during 1963 that changed the face of the city, and the world, in the ongoing struggle for equality and human rights.
Food lovers around the country know Alabama for its diverse types of barbecue, great Gulf seafood and sweet Chilton County peaches. Now it’s time to add breakfast to that menu.
In the late 1990s, Bill Barganier was working as a junior associate for a Montgomery interior design firm when he met a client, Robin Kromis. The two hit it off.
Downtown Wetumpka enjoyed its time in the spotlight thanks to being the first town chosen for a facelift in “HGTV’s “Home Town Takeover” two years ago.
Alabama is home to many picturesque parks featuring scenic views and gorgeous greenery, but in the small town of Montevallo, Orr Park offers visitors something unlike any other – the opportunity to take in one-of-a-kind works of art crafted from the area’s natural setting – through its wonderous Tinglewood walking trail.
Feeding the Gulf Coast has ranked No. 2 in the nation among 40 hunger-relief organizations by 24/7 Wall Street.
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Our long time friend, mentor, and charter Weather Factory member, J.B. Elliott, passed away on May 11, 2015. Click HERE to read James' tribute.
