Beating out more than 90 competitors, Joe Carlucci of Madison was recently named the best pizzamaker … in the WORLD.

From gorgeous natural water features to a charming main street, here’s how to spend a weekend in Gadsden. 

Spring is in full swing and for those making their way to The Plains to catch some spring football action, there will be plenty of things to do.

The wind in my face was bitterly cold in downtown Dallas a few years ago since the winter weather was yet lingering. My continuing education classes had ended at the seminary in nearby Fort Worth, so the afternoon was free for some sightseeing. A chill came over me independent of the temperature when I walked […]

It was interesting to read in Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s recent autobiography that his children were baptized with water from the Sea of Galilee. The family was out of water when their third child was born, so kindly Israeli officials sent a fresh supply. This is unusual since in other cases I’ve known it’s Jordan […]

They were a great family who had no denominational underpinnings. I knew them as Presbyterians who became Baptists who became Methodists. I once heard a pastor remark, “It doesn’t hurt to change the label on an empty bottle.” Ouch. I think I’d just say, more charitably, that denominations don’t have the appeal they once did. […]

For the first time, women at the University of South Alabama lead the Board of Trustees, National Alumni Association and SGA.

April is the month for crawfish-themed festivals across Alabama. Whether or not you opt to suck the crawfish heads is your choice.

Alabama is blessed with so many places where people can connect with the people who produce their food.

Today flags are flying at half-staff. Another wound has been opened on the American conscience. In what seems to be a random act of intentional evil, six souls lost their lives in a senseless shooting in Nashville. My heart is torn for each family member who is mourning such a needless loss. What happened? I […]

Every senior adult knows if you have a computer or cellphone issue you talk with a grandchild. However, my grandson was stumped and suggested I go to the local dealer. I found a link on their website suggesting they could help by phone, so I called. Michelle was very helpful. She asked to screen share […]

Ambition, drive and a rock ‘n’ roll vision helped two Auburn graduates build a global outdoor lifestyle brand.

Several years ago, my wife, Denise, and I were traveling out west. We had driven through miles of beautiful country as we approached a long desolate stretch of two-lane curves. Signs warned us that there was no service for over 100 miles. We stopped and topped off the tank and stocked up on necessities like […]

They say everything’s bigger in Texas, and when it comes to breakfast, that certainly seems to be the case.

Some friends at church asked me to describe my near-death experience. I light-heartedly told about traveling through a long tunnel, seeing light at the end and, suddenly, a heavenly figure bathed in glorious light. Soon I recognized St. Peter standing at the gates of heaven. He reached for my hand and said, “Welcome home, my […]

The Gulf Coast Student Symposium challenged more than 400 engineering students from 15 universities in various competitions.

Barbecue is so integral to the diet of average Alabamians it might as well be considered its own food group.

It was quite a “soiree” as the Pink Palace Casino Night raised more than $115,000 for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation of Alabama. The 14th annual event rang up a record $115,235 to fund lifesaving research across the state. More than 300 guests attended, many of whom are breast cancer survivors, at Soiree Event Gallery […]

‘Tis a fine day in Alabama and ’twas a fine week in Montgomery. The Alabama House this week approved a resolution officially recognizing Saint Patrick’s Day and the continuing contributions of Irish-Americans throughout the state. “Because so many Alabamians have Irish ancestry within their family tree, it is right and proper for the Legislature to […]

The air is filled with yellow snow, trees are beginning to bud new life, yellow Jonquils are waking after a winter nap. All this means one thing: weddings are around the corner. Most valuable knowledge has escaped me. However, I know something about weddings. Well, the truth is that was an attempt at humility. The […]

After two years of classroom work at the University of South Alabama, Alli Boudreaux can’t wait to begin hands on nursing clinical courses.

The pastor was insulted but tried to be measured in response. A parishioner asked if he’d be willing to conduct a funeral for her beloved dog. He politely declined, and suggested he’d call a colleague to do the deed. Then the lady asked a second question. “Pastor, do you think $500 is enough to offer […]

Work your way down this list in April, and May and gain a greater appreciation for the melting pot that feeds metro Birmingham.

When it comes to farm-to-table dining, there’s no better place to experience it than Hope Farm in Fairhope, Alabama.