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ROAD TRIP/SOUTHEASTERN CONCERTS WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4 NASHVILLE Marty Stuart, Ryman Auditorium BIRMINGHAM Infected Mushroom, Iron City Animals As Leaders, Zydeco ATLANTA Morrissey, Cobb Energy...

THE BLUE PLATE // SOUTHERN HOME COOKIN' GOOD TO THE LAST BITE // YET... Blue plate diners and cafés have been known for producing low-cost meat-and-threes since the early 1920s. We've all heard of “the...

DERRICK THOMAS // TIDE LEGEND FINALLY MAKES COLLEGE HALL OF FAME The wait is finally over for friends, fans and the family of the late great Derrick Thomas. Thomas was recently named to the 2014 class of...

HAM HAM JAM JAM // LOCAL MUSICIAN CELEBRATED AT EGANS // THREE NIGHTS The Tuscaloosa music scene has been marked by several great artists over the years, but very few would qualify as “legends”....

"GODZILLA – 2014" // THIS CREATURE IS TREATED WITH RESPECT Believe it or not, although the Japanese made their landmark monster movie “Godzilla” in 1954, Hollywood beat them to the punch with “The...

GETTING BETTER WITH AGE // WITH WEST ALABAMA MOUNTAIN BIKING ASSOCIATION Michael Cornwell doesn't spend much time being idle, and he has the scars to prove it. Now 70, he has devoted most of his life to...

"GOOD LORD, IS THIS BOOZE?" // FASCIST PIG ALE By Brett Reid I’ve been at home for a majority of the day today, finishing projects I had out for freelance work and what not, so I decided to kick back,...

CIGAR CITY'S MADURO BROWN // DELIGHTFUL I recently got the Maduro Brown Ale in a pick six from Spirits, a package store in Northport, and really enjoyed it, but I didn’t get a grasp of the greatness that...

LAST TRAIN TO ELSEWHERE // TUSCALOOSA MONORAIL // "IT'S OUR BABY" Tuscaloosa has a proud and unique history that stretches back hundreds of years and links itself to many physical markers throughout the...

WHAT DIXIE TAUGHT ME  // I'M HEADED SOUTH Half of the student body at the University of Alabama was predestined to attend college in Tuscaloosa. They grew up hearing tales about God’s favorite man, Bear...