Culture

By John Sharp Three years ago, the Mobile County Commission spent $24,980 to stabilize a dilapidated residential structure that in most neighborhoods in almost any city, would have been allowed to deteriorate with little attention paid […]

By Mark Inabinett Last year, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts told Essence magazine: “I’m not married or anything like that. But I am spoken for.” That “not married” part is about to change for the Pro Bowler. […]

By Sandra F. Beckard Good friends Gerald Holloway and Jonathan Reeves, both graduates of Alabama A&M University, continue to encourage high students in Alabama to look for good things in the future and to further […]

By Kelly Kazek As the “odd travels” writer for Alabama and the south, I get lots of questions from people seeking fun day and weekend road trips. For this list, I chose 13 quaint or quirky […]

By Lawrence Specker Onlookers lined up Saturday afternoon in Mountain Brook for a parade honoring teenager Lulu Gribbin, who recently returned home more than two months after suffering serious injuries in a shark attack. While it consisted of […]

SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS The “Fit-to-Vote” campaign launched with flair on Saturday, August 17th, at the Rotor Rooter Event Center, kicking off with a vibrant fashion show. The event, free and open to the public, was […]

By Beth Thames This is an opinion column Four decades ago, I had just come back to work after my father’s funeral. Only a few days had passed, and I was still kind of rough around […]

One Alabama city is getting some love from Forbes.com for being possibly “The South’s Best-Kept Secret Destination,” and it’s a lot farther from the beach than you might guess. The new article at Forbes.com depicts Huntsville as a […]

By William Thornton  Antonious Colts made his first trip to the old house he’d read about on the Internet as part of an ongoing search for himself. Ernest Crowder came from St. Louis to see it, […]

By Scott Turner  Events drew 15 million visitors to Huntsville’s downtown last year, according to data from the organization that serves as the host to many of the activities. “That is a 3% year-over-year increase over […]