Mobile Urban Growers is a network of gardeners and urban farmers committed to growing and maintaining gardens in and around Mobile.

It was a mission of mercy with an act of larceny. My wife suggested I visit a relative in Tennessee. I responded as I normally do with, “When do I have time?” But on further reflection, she was right. My relative’s wife has dementia and is in hospice care, and I’d not seen them in […]

Summer is in full swing in northeastern Alabama and two events to experience are a yard sale of epic proportions and a celebration of UFOs.

The concept comes from the term moonshot, which is defined as a daring goal that challenges conventional thinking.

In 1868, a small group of Methodists met beside a spring, not far from Rome, Ga. They gathered from several local churches and cleared the brush and made a “Brush Arbor.” That term is largely lost to history and understood by only the oldest of us. It is simply a place where the brush is […]

Fruity, creamy, or creatively adorned, paletas are delicious frozen treats, not just to beat the heat but year-round.

For a long time, the symptoms were so mild that few people outside of Jerry’s immediate family noticed. But after Jerry was hospitalized with pneumonia and then her husband died in 2019, the disease seemed to become more aggressive. Within a few months, Jerry could no longer live independently and moved in with her daughter, Tammy […]

Road trips are a key part of the American experience. Whether your destination is the beach or the mountains, Alabama has a lot to offer.

The Breast Cancer Research Foundation of Alabama is well-known throughout the state, but few know the story behind the foundation’s co-founder Dolly O’Neal.

On a lark, I located Robert Fulghum’s three books lately and reread them. He was my favorite writer in the ’80s, best-known for “All I Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten.” My favorite story is the namesake of his second book. Fulghum reported that firefighters rescued a man from a burning bed. They asked […]

The summer edition of Birmingham Restaurant Week returns with a 10-day event offering opportunities to try a variety of Magic City's best.

The past couple of years have been hard on a lot of people. During this time of pandemic, I lost an uncle, and a brother-in-law to COVID and I did 22 funerals for friends who lost their lives due to COVID. This season in our lives also saw businesses have challenges that this generation had […]

Virginia Arata is starting a career on Alabama's Eastern Shore at the Grand Hotel Golf Resort & Spa after an internship turns into a career opportunity,

The owner of the Wilsonville farm, Jennifer Dunbar, is on a mission to prove good eating is synonymous with good health.

Business partners Martin Blair and Jose Izaguirre grow mushrooms on their subterranean farm inside a historic building in the heart of downtown Tuscaloosa.

While tourists and locals alike frequent landmarks and attractions across the state, one incredibly historically rich landmark tends to fly under the radar.

I was in college when our pastor took two or three of us fledgling ministers to the church sanctuary and showed us how to sit up straight on the platform without slouching. “Wear a crisp white shirt and be sure your socks are long enough,” he said. “Don’t forget you speak for God.” I’ve often […]

The largest and longest-running sport championships for athletes with a physical, visual and/or intellectual disability is descending on Alabama.

Wells is a dot on the map, located in the northeast corner of the state of Nevada. Wells is one of those towns that was bypassed when the new interstate system was build. That bypass left mom and pop cafes and motels mostly without customers. At the exit were a couple of chain hotels; those […]

For those still discovering the many flavors of regional barbecue, here is what to expect from the sauces that set them apart.

The organization provides free programming to girls and women around the world, including 17 U.S. states and five countries.

Restaurants in Auburn, Birmingham, Fairhope, Huntsville, Montgomery, and Orange Beach are among the world’s best places to enjoy wine.

It was May 8, and the radio DJ announced, “Today is Ricky Nelson’s birthday,” as he prepped Nelson’s song, “Travelin’ Man.” Nelson was a TV star and a pop singer of the golden oldies era who had 54 hits on Billboard’s “Hot 100.” He, sadly, left us at age 45. He flew from Guntersville after […]

James Hansel recently surprised his wife, Joy, with a glamping trip to Wind Creek State Park on Lake Martin to celebrate the couple’s 47th wedding anniversary. Joy didn’t know anything about the trip until the night before the couple’s departure from their home in Theodore, just outside Mobile, but her first glamping experience left such a positive […]