A nearly 700-mile yard sale is about to span several states from Alabama to Michigan for its 32nd straight year. The Gadsden Times reports the 4-day...

Thanks to a $25,000 donation from Wind Creek Hospitality (WCH), Forge Breast Cancer Survivor Center (FORGE) and its clients are not fighting alone.

The following is the latest installment of the Alabama Power Foundation’s annual report, highlighting the people and groups spreading good across Alabama with the foundation’s support.   Having Olympic gold and silver medals would be a crowning achievement for nearly anyone. Two-time medalist Lillie Leatherwood is no exception. But the former track and field star will tell you […]

Shelby County’s art community is about to be centerstage – and a brand new stage at that – with the opening of the $11 million Shelby County Arts Center at Old Mill Square. The 30,000-square-foot facility is set to open Aug. 24 with a performance by Three on a String. Of the 30,000 square feet, 20,000 […]

The University of Alabama at Birmingham has made significant contributions in the battle against opioids in the research field and at the bedside...

How do you surprise history teachers who don’t live in Alabama? Bring them to the state for three weeks to discover what their education didn’t teach them about the civil rights movement. “For me the surprising thing was how many people were involved in the movement that I just didn’t know about,” said Kevin Mears, […]

Some of the patients at Children’s of Alabama got a special treat Friday morning: painting a race car from Talladega Superspeedway.

On this day, U.S. Sen. John Sparkman of Alabama was named the Democratic vice presidential running mate of Adlai Stevenson.

In an impromptu photo taken at the Madison Chick-fil-A, an employee can be seen praying over a customer. The story has gained national adoration.

Attorney General Steve Marshall visited Birmingham Police Department Officer Cullen Stafford at UAB Hospital, praying over him after Stafford was shot...

For Ashley Chestnut, her home state of Georgia runs deep in her bones. She moved to Alabama to attend ministerial school and after completing classes was hired by the Church at Brook Hills. Birmingham has “grown on her.” Several years ago, Chestnut decided to really get involved in her new community. From the scenery to its […]

The successful landing of Apollo 11 on the Moon 50 years ago to the day is famously known as a "giant leap for mankind." However, to one Alabamian...

Maybe you’re inspired by the coming July 20 anniversary of the Apollo moon landing. Or maybe you want to build your own rocket ship...

Jeremy and Gina Miller, an interracial husband-and-wife real estate team in the Birmingham metro area, were shocked on Wednesday to discover a racial...

A sea of people of people packed the Davidson Center for Space Exploration at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center on Tuesday to celebrate the Rocket City's...

While United Launch Alliance CEO Tory Bruno now sits at the summit of the space industry, spearheading the Alabama rocket manufacturing juggernaut...

Martha Moon Kracke remembers them as a bunch of friends having fun painting what they saw while roaming the rural countryside around Lake Jordan. But those men and women were actually shaping history and would become leaders of the Southeastern art world. It has been 71 years since Kracke traveled with her dad, Florala self-taught artist […]

Like many children, Eugenie Sellier’s mom warned her to eat the food on her plate because there were kids in the world who were starving. And like most kids, she knew that meant she better finish her dinner. Growing up in Pass Christian, on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, Sellier realized there were people who went […]

If you see an unusual number of cars on Highway 14 in Autaugaville in July, especially several with out-of-state plates, there’s a good chance they’re headed to The Sunflower Field. “There was a lady that come yesterday from Tampa, Florida,” said Todd Sheridan, owner of The Sunflower Field. “She said, ‘I’ve read so much about it, […]

Sunrise Baking Company (Hoover) The Maker: Millie Drum Millie Drum’s family is like others who grew up on classic desserts but have moved to a healthier diet. Drum always had a knack for baking but had to make adjustments as she and her family wanted a balance of good and good for you. “We’ve tried to eat […]

Good Roots are being planted in Jasper. The historic downtown is being revitalized and beautified with the help of new trees, as part of plans to...

Few approaches are as fascinating as the equine-assisted therapies offered by Storybook Farm.

It made sense that when Matt Edwards decided to open his own eatery in Centre, Alabama, he would draw inspiration from his boyhood stomping ground.

Gibson Distilling Inc. (Headland) The Makers: Lloyd and Kay Keel Gibson Distilling in Headland is out to make drinking Alabama-made whiskey not only tasty and fun, but downright patriotic. The distilling company recently released its latest offering – an unaged corn whiskey made with red, white and blue corn – just in time for the […]