Alabama’s beaches have all been closed since last Thursday at 5:00 p.m. CT due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. While the normal crowds of visitors on Spring Break can no longer be seen across coastal Baldwin County, one spot in Orange Beach was not totally vacant. As posted on social media by Mark Levin, somebody […]

Michael Arundel, a junior at the University of Alabama, has started a no-fee shopping service to help senior citizens amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. TODAY reported that he is offering the service back home in his Chicago neighborhood. Arundel gets food and prescriptions for those most vulnerable to the outbreak. This led to TODAY recognizing […]

Fourteen-year-old Birmingham resident Levi Watkins has advanced to the knockout rounds of NBC’s singing competition show “The Voice.” In the episode broadcast Monday night, Levi faced off in a “battle round” against fellow contestant Jamal Corrie. The two alternated verses on “Counting Stars” by OneRepublic.

As many Alabama businesses close their doors or drastically alter their operations while the state works to slow the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19), Iron Tribe Fitness, a gym founded in Birmingham 10 years ago, has decided to take their services completely online during the quarantine. A release detailed that Iron Tribe coaches are now working […]

Eateries and producers are making changes to serve customers and keep their doors open; you can help, too. Social distancing has changed our food-centric state in ways we never imagined. Curbside service has become the new normal for many eateries. Others are relying heavily on delivery services. Still others are altering their business models in […]

Some school teachers in Alabama have found a creative way to encourage their students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Teachers at Cherokee Bend Elementary School in Mountain Brook are creating and sharing a video of a teacher reading a story. Tuesday’s video featured Ms. Vansant reading “The Wonky Donky.”

Vestavia Hills’ Carl Cooper just turned 100-years-young this week, and this heroic World War II veteran has provided a roadmap for others to follow in seeking a long, rewarding life. Cooper, a native of Chilton County who also served in the Korean and Vietnam Wars, visited with WVTM’s Rick Karle, who originally reported this story. […]

A recent tweet by former University of Alabama Crimson Tide star quarterback Jalen Hurts underlined his longtime outspokenness in proclaiming his Christian faith and sharing his testimony. As the nation deals with the coronavirus (COVID-19) and Hurts continues preparations for April’s NFL Draft (which will no longer be held as a public event in Las […]

As Alabama — and much of the world — deals with the coronavirus, New York Times best-selling author and internationally acclaimed speaker Andy Andrews has shared some powerful words of hope and encouragement. An Alabama native, Andrews is known as a world-class storyteller, which he displayed last year at Yellowhammer Multimedia’s 2019 Women of Impact […]

Project Horseshoe Farm recently received a grant from the Alabama Power Foundation to expand its services to Uniontown. The grant will be used to provide community health, education and social support to more residents in Perry County. “We are grateful to have been able to work with our community to make a positive impact here in Greensboro and […]

Graduate students from Auburn University’s Landscape Architecture program were in Tallassee recently to help produce a new vision for the local landscape. Led by Rob Holmes, Auburn University assistant professor of landscape architecture, the students met with Tallassee Mayor John Hammock, Central Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission Executive Director Greg Clark and Alabama Power employees. They discussed the history of Tallassee, issues […]

Alabama women today hold political office at local, state and national levels. In 2018, Alabamians elected Gov. Kay Ivey as the state’s second female governor, raising her to the top leadership post. But it has not always been that way. More than 100 years ago, a woman’s place was in the home. She had no […]

Four palliative care doctors, two researchers and several community members gathered in Beaufort, South Carolina, in late August to gain insight into the history and culture of two rural Southern communities, White and African American, and to understand the cultural values and preferences of each of these two ethnic groups in caring for patients with […]

Comedian Roy Wood Jr. came home to Birmingham to produce a television show but ended up playing the part of Nick Fury in the Avengers movies … sort of. “Organizing the infrastructure needed to make sure a television show could happen here in terms of finding all of the resources – you knew they were here but […]

It’s been nearly a year and half since Bailey Coats has fed us new music. But the Birmingham singer/songwriter said she has two dozen songs ready for fans to feast on starting with the release today of “SNACK.” “I’m looking forward to releasing those this year, but more importantly I’m looking forward to getting the single out […]

Keith Richards, founder of Taziki’s Mediterranean Cafe, appeared recently on Yellowhammer Podcast Network’s “Living Life on Purpose” to talk about the leap of faith it took to launch his business and many other topics, including a program created for special needs employees. Richards described to podcast host Matt Wilson that the idea to start Taziki’s […]

When Anthony “T-Bone” Crawford was just a kid, he dreamed of having a cheesesteak restaurant. He drew pictures of what his place would look like – with lots of happy customers and a mailbox out front. Today, the Philadelphia native, who was raised in Oakland, California, owns and operates T-Bone’s, a cheesesteak shop in Birmingham’s Five […]

There’s a strong Alabama flavor to this year’s list of semifinalists for the prestigious James Beard 2020 Restaurant and Chef Awards, which celebrates leaders in the culinary industry. Newcomers to the list, released Wednesday morning, are Birmingham’s Automatic Seafood & Oysters for Best New Restaurant and Chez Fonfon for Outstanding Hospitality.

The oft-told joke is that you have to pick a side when you arrive in this state. You’re either for Alabama, someone will say, or you’re for Auburn. More than 200 people gathered as one team Feb. 21 at The Club in Birmingham. They weren’t divided by Roll Tide and War Eagle, although each battle cry could […]

Birmingham teenager Levi Watkins’ might be Alabama’s next famous music act to get a big break from a musical competition show. NBC’s “The Voice” singing competition show aired his audition Tuesday night, and the young man was selected to go on to the main competition. The 14-year-old performed a cover of Train’s song “Hey Soul […]

Amber Gibson did not grow up thinking she would be an engineer, but a field trip in middle school changed her mind. “I was so adamant against going because I thought engineers drove trains or worked on cars,” Gibson said. “I was a dancer, I loved girly things, I had two sisters — girls ran […]

The Grammy Award-winning band Imagine Dragons will be performing at KultureBall 2020 in Birmingham, according to a press release obtained by Yellowhammer News on Monday. KultureBall, to be held this year on June 27, is a night of celebration of promoting sensory accessibility and acceptance and inclusion for those with invisible disabilities. The annual gala […]

With a city as old and storied as Mobile, the places and landmarks seem to be begging to tell their tales. Thankfully, they have Todd Duren to do it for them. Duren is tour guide and owner of Secret History Tours, a company that offers a variety of walking tours in and around downtown Mobile. “I […]

As a young boy living within a stone’s throw of Cape Canaveral in South Florida, Forest Harper Jr. reached for the stars. Although he never realized his childhood dream of rocketing through space as an astronaut, Harper broke through another “stratosphere” when he became the first and only African American vice president at pharmaceutical manufacturing […]