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10/08/2025

Who is a musician you wish would play a concert in Alabama?

Hardy will stop in Huntsville and Gulf Shores for his Country! Country! Tour next year, scheduled to start in February a...
10/08/2025

Hardy will stop in Huntsville and Gulf Shores for his Country! Country! Tour next year, scheduled to start in February and run through August.

Read more about the tour at the link in the comments!

Do you know the origins of Auburn's ‘Bodda Getta’ cheer?If you don't know, now you do!Full story in the comments!
10/08/2025

Do you know the origins of Auburn's ‘Bodda Getta’ cheer?

If you don't know, now you do!

Full story in the comments!

Alabama appears to have another rising country star headed for big things, and she’s making her Grand Ole Opry debut thi...
10/08/2025

Alabama appears to have another rising country star headed for big things, and she’s making her Grand Ole Opry debut this month.

Hannah McFarland, who’s from the Mobile area, shared her excitement with fans in a social media post Wednesday. “I wrote a bucket list of my biggest dreams as an innocent kid from Alabama, and leading at #1 was to play the Grand Ole Opry,” she wrote. “I couldn’t be more grateful to have been asked to make my debut. It feels surreal to have something I’ve been praying and working hard for finally happening."

According to the Grand Ole Opry, the Oct. 31 show also will feature Elizabeth Cook and Taylor Hicks, with more artists to be announced.

Read the full story at the link in the comments!

Fredrick James Mullis Jr. learned his first guitar trick from a one-armed man.Now known as Early James, he explained ove...
10/07/2025

Fredrick James Mullis Jr. learned his first guitar trick from a one-armed man.

Now known as Early James, he explained over the phone, “My dad has one arm. And [after giving the guitar on Christmas] he was like, ‘Alright, you pick the note,’ so I picked the note, and he did the -- what you call it? -- ‘The Joker.’”

After James and his dad together replicated Miller’s lick on Christmas, James said, “I was like, whoa, that’s cool.”

Now, years later, he makes rootsy/vibey music that makes listeners have similar reactions.

Read the full story at the link in the comments!

10/07/2025

The Red-Cockaded Woodpecker is a truly marvelous bird, learn how they are being protected in Alabama.

Happy Birthday Lonnie Johnson!A Mobile native, Johnson is perhaps the only man lauded by Popular Mechanics as developing...
10/06/2025

Happy Birthday Lonnie Johnson!

A Mobile native, Johnson is perhaps the only man lauded by Popular Mechanics as developing a world-changing technology, and earning a place in the Toy Hall of Fame for his Super Soaker water gun.

In addition to those accolades, Johnson has worked at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Air Force Research Laboratory, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Strategic Air Command.

Read more about him here: https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2025/03/visionary-alabama-inventor-lonnie-johnson-may-have-the-gamechanger-in-battery-technology.html

Graham Smith, Mountain Brook’s first elected female mayor, said she is dedicating her term to maintaining the city’s sta...
10/06/2025

Graham Smith, Mountain Brook’s first elected female mayor, said she is dedicating her term to maintaining the city’s stability - and strengthening the Birmingham region - through collaboration.

"I’m on team Mountain Brook,” Smith said. “That always comes first and foremost, just making sure our residents are cared for. However, the ability to collaborate in what I see going on regionally, I really want to be a part of that.”

Read the full story at the link in the comments!

Nick Saban can now add a crab to the list of things that have been named after him.UA researchers announced recently tha...
10/06/2025

Nick Saban can now add a crab to the list of things that have been named after him.

UA researchers announced recently that an ancient crab they discovered in Lowdes County will be known as the Saban crab.

“The species name not only honors Nick Saban because he famously won six national and nine SEC championships with the Crimson Tide from 2007–2023, but his dedication to Nick’s Kids Foundation continues to have a tremendously positive impact for children in Alabama and beyond,” the study’s lead author, Adiel Klompmaker said in a press release from UA Museums.

Read the full story at the link in the comments!

10/05/2025

An incredibly personal moment that we often miss in the big-picture world of major college football was captured recently in Athens, Georgia after Alabama’s 24-21 beating of Georgia.

Ty Simpson was Alabama’s hero Saturday night in Athens, but to Julie Simpson, Ty’s mother, he’s just her
little boy who grew up dreaming of moments like he had on the field behind them.

There’s nothing like a mother’s love, y’all! ❤️

The Riverchase Galleria, once Alabama’s premier retail destination, is currently looking to stop a trend over the last d...
10/05/2025

The Riverchase Galleria, once Alabama’s premier retail destination, is currently looking to stop a trend over the last decade of diminishing foot traffic, fewer retail tenants, and reduced revenue.

When the Galleria opened in 1986, it had 1.2 million square feet of retail space, a 15-story hotel, and a 17-story office tower.

It's currently the state’s largest mall and was once one of the largest developments of its kind in the Southeast.

What do you think should be done about the property? Sound off in the comments below!

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