Culture

By Patrick Darrington Cullman is enjoying the spotlight this holiday season as visitors flock to a celebration of the Alabama city’s German roots — the Christkindlmarkt. Featuring a Weihnachtspyramide, a 40-foot-tall Christmas pyramid that is the […]

By Mary Colurso According to a famous holiday song, Christmas is “the most wonderful time of the year,” and people in Alabama definitely agree. Despite the lack of snow in winter, Alabamians have a big love […]

By Kelly Kazek Are boiled peanuts so important to our culture we need to honor them with a historical marker? Of course. And, as far as I can determine, Alabama is the only state to have […]

By Sarah Whites-Koditschek An Alabama pastor and musician’s song is part of a Billboard top hit album this month. Birmingham’s Rock City Church Pastor Mike McClure Jr. was featured in a song on the album “Undefeated Champion” by […]

By Matt Wake  “It’s dope as f— getting older and everyone should embrace that s—,” Kevin Hart said during his June 30 performance at a Newark arena, according to mosaic.nj.com. “It’s a privilege to age and make it. […]

By Amber Sutton An Alabama town known for going all-out for the holidays was recently recognized as one of the “cutest Christmas towns in the South” by Southern Living. Cullman, Ala., earned a spot on Southern Living’s […]

By John R. Roby An Alabama woman made history 70 years ago Saturday when she survived a close encounter with a piece of falling space debris. Ann Hodges, 34, was napping on her couch in Oak […]

By Amber Sutton Thanksgiving is a holiday filled with traditions. For many families, one of those traditions is sitting down together to watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade. Filled with colorful floats and larger-than-life balloons, there’s […]

By Carol Robinson Carolina Panthers’ Michael Jackson spent his NFL off weekend giving back to the community that he said raised him. The 27-year-old cornerback, who played for Parker and Spain Park high schools and then […]

By Leada Gore The Federal Aviation Administration has banned flights to Haiti due to escalating gang violence. The ban covers the next 30 days and comes after gangs shot at three planes, hitting a Spirit Airlines […]