Author Linda Johnson

IT MUST HAVE BEEN THOSE TONEY BOYS // A LOCAL BAND RETURNS Where they come from, the Toney Boys have a reputation for mischief. “Growing up, we tended to get in trouble,” Glenn Toney said. “One time...

TUESDAY, JUNE 17 Plato Jones, Coppertop THURSDAY, JUNE 19 Benjamin Hoefling, Green Bar Matt Bennett Trio, Rounders URI, Rhythm & Brews FRIDAY, JUNE 20 Velcro Pygmies, Rhythm &...

QUILTS // RENOWNED SELF-TAUGHT ARTIST YVONNE WELLS By Kevin Ledgewood The Arts Council of Tuscaloosa will host a presentation of work by quilter and artist Yvonne Wells at the Dinah Washington Cultural...

"PROCEED AND BE BOLD" // RURAL STUDIO ENTERS ITS 21st YEAR By Thelma Paulsen Hale County,Alabama, south of Tuscaloosa, shares the dark, rich soil of the Black Belt with its next-door neighbors. Although...

LOCAL MUSIC – MAY 29 – JUNE 12 THURSDAY MAY 29 Snazz/crawfish eating contest, Rhythm & Brews Tequila Mockingbird, Innisfree Wyatt Edmundson Duo, Green Bar Rob Wright, Rounders FRIDAY, MAY...

TUSKALOOSA MUSIC MAFIA TEAMS UP WITH SOUTHERN ROCKERS // BIG SHOW COMING By Judah Martin The Blues Crew will release their new album “It’s Time For Crewzin” at the Southern Rock and Roll Blues show...

RESTAURANT LISTINGS   BREAKFAST / DINNER   The Blue Plate Restaurant (Was Northport Diner) 450 McFarland Blvd, Northport // 462-3626   Brown Bag 9425 Jones Road |...

BELL RINGS FOR BAMA // SURPRISE FROM LEO LEWIS Christian Bell announced on Wednesday afternoon that he was committed to Alabama, but the Hoover defensive end says he knew at the A-Day Game in Tuscaloosa...

WEST ALABAMA FOOD / WINE FESTIVAL RETURNS // TASTY TIMES ON MAY 8 Tickets are now available for the second annual West Alabama Food and Wine Festival, which will be held Thursday, May 8, 2014, at the...

It is unclear exactly when hobos first appeared on the American railroading scene. With the end of the Civil War in the 1860s, many discharged veterans returning home began hopping freight trains. Others...