What's Up Saraland

08/02/2025

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Please join us! Saturday, August 9th from 10am-2pm, we are hosting a Restaurant Equipment Sale. Make us an offer: everything must go! We have large pieces in "like-new" condition (2 buffet steam tables with sneeze guards and 1 holding table). We have used booths, chairs, and tables (we want to buy a new set). Also, there are several used utility carts, baking sheets, hotel pans, etc. Please reach out if you're interested but can't attend. We can send you pictures.

P.S. We are unloading spare equipment and hopefully upgrading our dining room furniture. The restaurant is NOT closing.

08/02/2025

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07/30/2025

🎙️New Podcast Episode
Project Outreach has turned inclusion into a movement. 🌟

We sat down with Scott Parks, founder of Project Outreach Gulf Coast, and his son Shepard to talk about how one simple idea sparked a powerful ripple effect across local schools.

What started as a way to connect students with special needs to their peers has grown into a mission of empathy, friendship, and real inclusion.

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07/26/2025

One thing about me is I'm going to pray. That's where I start my day. The year I felt God put it on my heart to create the women's leadership conference with the Saraland Chamber he also put it on my heart to begin it in prayer, but that wasn't something I was use to doing publicly.

Someone took this picture of me and every year when it pops up in my memories it makes me so happy to think how much I have grown as a person because of the prompting He gives my spirit.

I cannot wait for this year's conference and to see the ladies that attend year after year. We are constantly challenged and grow together. If you have not already gotten your tickets I encourage you to do so. It will be an amazing day of strength and vulnerability.

07/23/2025

🎙️New Episode! PART 2 of our conversation with Agape Life Gardens! We kept recording after we wrapped up last week’s episode, and invite you to listen in. 🎧

🌱Agape Life Gardens is doing powerful work that offers new beginnings for people navigating life after addiction.

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07/16/2025

🎙️New Episode!
Agape Life Gardens started as a garden. 🌱
Now it’s a powerful local ministry 🔥 helping people rebuild after addiction through faith, service, and community.

🙌 Real stories. Real hope.

🎧So glad Matthew Murray and Chris Bailey stopped by to share their stories and this mission!

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07/09/2025

🎙️New Episode Alert! We sit down with JJ Nelson, owner of Nelson’s Barnyard Buffet, to hear his journey… from submarines and Navy warships to working on movie sets, to building a family and stepping back into his family’s legacy in Saraland. 💣🎬👩‍❤️‍👨🥘

JJ opens up about bouncing back after Covid, settling school lunch debt, and more. His story is filled with heart, hustle, and staying power!

🎧Click here to listen on Spotify 👇

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3RHDh1tTuTyKaSxtKfBFq6?si=hJtiLJ8TRGiCjdb7BTcSgA

🎧Click here to listen on Apple Podcasts👇

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whats-up-saraland/id1792054412?i=1000716506723

07/03/2025

🎙️New episode alert! From fireworks to Blazin’ Beats Bingo to free school supplies, this is your guide to all the can’t-miss events and resources happening in our community this July! 🇺🇸🎒💥

🎧Click here to listen on Spotify 👇

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4fofnhRBSgviclHOlJLChC?si=Ba0ar7_IRJuZ_iCmKB6WJw

🎧Click here to listen on Apple Podcasts👇

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whats-up-saraland/id1792054412?i=1000715431292

06/25/2025

🎙️New episode! Home of Grace For Women started right here in Saraland, in the living room of the late Doris Littleton (RIP 🙏), who followed her calling to help women break free from addiction.

✨Executive Director Valarie McKinley stopped by to talk about Home of Grace’s backstory, and how women are finding healing from addiction (emotionally, physically, and spiritually).

🎧Click here to listen on Spotify 👇

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3t7ENq7zyrLtiJwzEwBj3X?si=A8SOOvbdSlKeL8ZKJo8KDA&context=spotify%3Ashow%3A66Io8MQmcWFTFPBWTe3KI9

🎧Click here to listen on Apple Podcasts👇

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whats-up-saraland/id1792054412?i=1000714505077

06/19/2025

🎙️ TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE: Nelson’s Barnyard Buffet Edition

We just wrapped an incredible episode with JJ Nelson, the man behind one of Saraland’s most beloved restaurants: Nelson's "Barnyard" Buffet. His story is wild, super inspiring, and full of surprises… but can you spot the lie?

👇 Drop your guess in the comments!

1️⃣ He once snuck onto a Hollywood movie set and landed a job with Paramount Studios.
2️⃣ He grew up dreaming of becoming a poet and majored in creative writing at Auburn.
3️⃣ He opened Barnyard Buffet in 2005 after saving up his tips from bartending.

🎧 Find out the answer and hear the full journey when the episode drops July 9th So good! Just wait!

06/19/2025

ATTENTION MOMS AND DADS:

Our first annual uniform swap is happening now. We are in collection mode from now until July 11th. If you would like to contribute any gently used uniforms your children have grown out of please stop by our office. Or you can help by collecting for us and dropping off by July 11th!

The week of July 14th-18th our office will have the uniforms out for you to pick up what you need for the upcoming year. Satsuma and Saraland uniforms are welcomed and appreciated!

Please share this post to help us spread the word.

06/18/2025

🎙️New Episode! Ever wish you had more time in your day? 👋 Time management coach Anna Dearmon Kornick shares game-changing tips to help you balance what matters most! 🕐

🌟She’s also joining us for the Built for This Women’s Leadership Conference this year!

🎧Click here to listen on Spotify 👇

https://open.spotify.com/episode/7jyryu5TnFj763m1vznEr8?si=bFJSa-2tTWu-zJhClTtxRg

🎧Click here to listen on Apple Podcasts👇

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whats-up-saraland/id1792054412?i=1000713452213