A Louisiana chef’s aspirations of beginning his own culinary business in Alabama are coming true as he begins preparations to open his restaurant and office. Chef Blake Yount moved to Guntersville with his wife Alaina and son Jacques in October with the goal of starting a company that would fulfill several dining needs, not just […]

Andrea Snyder is the co-founder of Urban Cookhouse and Farmbowl Juice in the Birmingham area. She has a heart to serve and wants to help the community thrive around her. The company was founded as a way to help support local farmers bring goods to market while serving and making great food. In this episode, […]

“Freedom is a fragile thing and is never more than one generation away from extinction.” – Ronald Reagan. A dynamic curriculum featuring live theatrical events are successfully helping schools teach more powerful civics, character, financial literacy and career lessons in K-12 classrooms. Liberty Learning Foundation’s active civics program and interactive resources empower educators to teach these […]

As a born and raised native of Mobile, Sydney Raine understood the value of investing in local students and communities early on.

The owners have aimed to “love people, feed people and connect people.” It’s even written on the front window of their cafe.

The World Games 2022 has changed venues for drone racing and speed skating competitions to enhance the experience of athletes and spectators.

Stillman College recently unveiled the Lt. Gen. Willie J. Williams Institute for leadership, education equity and race relations in America.

Conservationists in Alabama have been working for decades to add 314 miles of the Pinhoti Trail to the iconic Appalachian Trail.

The blogger/novelist/essayist/speaker/Alfa pitchman known as Sean of the South is moving from the Florida Panhandle to Birmingham.

Auburn University’s Southeastern Raptor Center recently released a 5-year-old bald eagle into the wild at Lake Guntersville State Park.

The University of North Alabama received a $6.5 million donation, the largest in school history, from the Charles C. Anderson family.

Alabama chefs Adam Evans, Timothy Hontzas are James Beard semifinalists, along with Golden Age Wine

Civil rights icon John Lewis, and social justice advocate Bryan Stevenson are the two newest Alabama Humanities Fellows.

“Freedom is a fragile thing and is never more than one generation away from extinction.” – Ronald Reagan. A dynamic curriculum featuring live theatrical events are successfully helping schools teach more powerful civics, character, financial literacy and career lessons in K-12 classrooms. Liberty Learning Foundation’s active civics program and interactive resources empower educators to teach these […]

The Alabama Mountain Lakes Tourist Association has created a new podcast all about North Alabama. The Unexpected Adventures in North Alabama podcast spotlights everything that makes the Mountain Lakes region so special. From the well known to the unknown, it’s all there, just a listen away. Host Melea Hames takes the listener through the towns […]

When “Dear Evan Hansen” reopened on Broadway on Dec. 11, it was a big night in New York, but it may have been an even bigger night in Birmingham. Because “Dear Evan Hansen” returned with Jordan Fisher in the title role, and “The Lion King,” which had reopened in September, boasted Brandon McCall in the title role. Two young […]

Chelsea Hunter needed some peace, quiet and the fresh air, a combination she knew she’d find in the solitude of a deer stand. Little did she know she’d find something else. Hunter’s spur-of-the moment hunting trip on family land in Macon County ended with the 24-year-old Tallasee resident harvesting a 242-pound, 13-point buck that’s “by […]

A new building coming to the University of Alabama campus will provide space to conserve and celebrate fashion history and groom fashion trendsetters of the future. The College of Human Environmental Sciences (CHES) has announced plans to construct Drummond Lyon Hall to house its fashion retailing and apparel design concentrations. Through the support of alumni, the CHES Leadership Board […]

The Agency for Substance Abuse Prevention (ASAP) based in Oxford recently received a $164,470 grant to address opioid and substance misuse by equipping pastors with the skills and resources to minister effectively to those with substance use disorder. This program, Faith-Based Support Specialist (FBSS) training, is designed to bridge the gap between the faith community and the […]

For the Oakwood Adventist Academy varsity boys basketball team, upholding the principles of the school's faith is bigger than the game of basketball.

If you wanted to sketch the course of Brittany Wagner’s professional life, you’d have to use a pencil. That simple but powerful utensil – sharpened on one end, with a tiny eraser on the other – was Wagner’s weapon of choice as she guided aspiring but often struggling athletes through the rigors of community college […]

Extremely preterm infants have a significant risk of death or severe intracranial hemorrhage in the first seven days of life. For six and a half years, staff at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Regional Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (RNICU) planned and instituted a comprehensive, evidence-based quality improvement initiative — now called the Golden Week Program — to […]

Steven Coe is a man who has the heart to encourage others and see them walk in the fullness of God’s purpose for their lives. His ministry, Living in God’s Freedom, is all about helping people live meaningful lives while serving Jesus to the best of the ability He gave them. In ministry for the […]

The winners of the sixth annual Eagle Awards were honored Saturday during a luncheon at Lake Guntersville State Park. The Eagle Award – sponsored by the State Parks Division of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources – is presented annually to people and organizations who have made outstanding contributions in support of Alabama […]