ROAD TRIP – July 24 – August 7 Linda Johnson July 28, 2014 Features, Music THURSDAY, July 24 BIRMINGHAM Luke Bryan, Oak Mountain Amphitheatre Heat Wave, Zydeco Claude Stuart, Comedy Club Stardome Splendid Chaos, Iron Horse Café HUNTSVILLE Heather Luttrell,...
STORMY WATERS // HOW ONE COMMUNITY LEADER PROTECTS OUR MOST IMPORTANT RESOURCE Herb Neu July 28, 2014 Features, News & Sports STORMY WATERS // HOW ONE COMMUNITY LEADER PROTECTS OUR MOST IMPORTANT RESOURCE Flash-flooded parking lots and streets create rivers and lakes of flowing water throughout Tuscaloosa. A styrofoam cup,...
BRUMFIELD’S // GOURMET WITHOUT THE GOURMET PRICE // FABULOUS Cindy Huggins July 28, 2014 Features, Food Joel Brumfield is the man behind the successful franchise Newk’s Café in both Tuscaloosa and Huntsville. He and his partners, Warner Johnson and Paul Giggi, set out to make their own mark in the...
SEC MEDIA DAYS // SABAN SOUNDS OFF // “WE WANT TO RE-ESTABLISH OUR IDENTITY” Gary Harris July 28, 2014 Features, News & Sports SEC MEDIA DAYS // SABAN SOUNDS OFF // "WE WANT TO RE-ESTABLISH OUR IDENTITY" Alabama Head Coach Nick Saban weighed in on numerous topics at the recent SEC Media Days in Hoover. ON REPORTS HE ALMOST...
UMPHREY’S MCGEE RETURNS TO TUSCALOOSA // FROM THE BAMA TO THE AMP Trey Daniels June 30, 2014 Features, Music UMPHREY'S MCGEE RETURNS TO TUSCALOOSA // FROM THE BAMA TO THE AMP It’s an interesting thing when you can quite literally watch an artist grow. Sometimes the ascent is quite rapid. Many in Tuscaloosa can...
A TASTE OF TEXAS // DICKEY’S BARBECUE PIT // I’M GOING BACK Cindy Huggins June 30, 2014 Features, Food, Reviews A TASTE OF TEXAS // DICKEY'S BARBECUE PIT // I'M GOING BACK Once, I was asked by a Texan if I had ever tried Texas barbecue. I smiled and simply replied, “Have you ever tried Alabama barbecue?” I get a...
TOP 10 CRIMSON TIDE COACHES OF ALL TIME // GETTING PSYCHED FOR THE SEASON Stephen Smith June 30, 2014 Features, News & Sports TOP 10 CRIMSON TIDE COACHES OF ALL TIME // GETTING PSYCHED FOR THE SEASON There's more to coaching than having a clipboard and calling plays. Coaches are mentors. They are called upon to groom and mature...
FAN FOLLOWING // PHOTOGRAPHER INSPIRED BY THE BLUES // PW INSPIRED BY THE PHOTOG Linda Johnson June 30, 2014 Features, Music FAN FOLLOWING // PHOTOGRAPHER INSPIRED BY THE BLUES // PW INSPIRED BY THE PHOTOG Staff from the Planet Weekly had the opportunity, recently, to attend a performance of the Debbie Bond Trio in the...
FROM THE GROUND, UP // STUDENTS CREATE HEALTHY EATING HABITS Judah Martin June 30, 2014 Features, Food, News & Sports 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...
FORT TOMBECBE // IMMERSION ARCHAEOLOGY Jerome Adams June 30, 2014 Arts, Features, News & Sports FORT TOMBECBE // IMMERSION ARCHAEOLOGY This spring the University of West Alabama offered an undergraduate course titled Archaeology Field School at Fort Tombecbe under the guidance of Professor Ashley...
