THE COMIC BOOK BROKER // LOCAL MAN FINDS HIS PASSION Judah Martin August 25, 2014 Reviews 10 Comments By Judah Martin A young man once walked into The Comic Strip on Hargrove Road East, spotted the owner, and asked “do you guys sell comic books?” Greg Hulsey, 22, raised his hands emphatically over...
GETTING BETTER WITH AGE // WEST ALABAMA MOUNTAIN BIKING ASSOCIATION Judah Martin August 25, 2014 Reviews 10 Comments By Judah Martin 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 pursuing whatever form of excitement comes his way. After...
A Vanishing Trade: The Roadside Stand Judah Martin August 22, 2014 Food 38 Comments By Judah Martin Most days if it’s not raining, you can hang a left at the red light next to the Alberta Winn Dixie, keep driving for a spell, and you’ll run right into Billy Carr. He’s on the left...
For the Nostalgia: Southern Rock and Roll Blues Show Judah Martin August 22, 2014 Music 10 Comments By Judah Martin David Ivie hunched over a brick ledge outside of the Bama Theatre. His nostrils flared as he gulped in the thick aroma of boiling crab legs drifting from the Steamer's Catering truck parked...
Welcome to the Earth Funk Tribe: How an Alabama Artist Found Herself Judah Martin August 22, 2014 Music 10 Comments By Judah Martin She sings loud, from her gut. Her face twists in a contorted rage and her arms flail wildly toward the audience. Like the gospel singer in James Baldwin's classic novel "Go Tell it on...
MULTI-USE DEVELOPMENTS MAKE THEIR WAY SOUTH // GOING BACK TO AN OLD IDEA Judah Martin August 22, 2014 Features, News & Sports 39 Comments MULTI-USE DEVELOPMENTS MAKE THEIR WAY SOUTH // GOING BACK TO AN OLD IDEA When you are new to college, the best thing about living on campus is probably the ease with which you can find food/beverages/people...
IT’S A SOUTHERN THING // HOW HIV/AIDS FOUND ITS NEW HOME IN THE DEEP SOUTH Judah Martin July 28, 2014 Features, News & Sports 5 Comments By Judah Martin The southern United States is certainly synonymous with a lot of cultural references — football, benefit-of the-doubt-based hospitality, mouth-watering down-home delicacies, music......
FROM THE GROUND, UP // STUDENTS CREATE HEALTHY EATING HABITS Judah Martin June 30, 2014 Features, Food, News & Sports 9 Comments FROM THE GROUND, UP // STUDENTS CREATE HEALTHY EATING HABITS New children greet the Druid City Garden Project curriculum with naive wonder. Wait, so you really can grow food? What about ice cream, can you...