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NATIONAL STARS EMERGE // WHO WON BIG // THREE REPUBLICANS & THREE DEMOCRATS Ideally, the careers of our politicians are built on hard work, leadership and the values of their constituents. But there is...

MANNA GROCERY & DELI // DELICIOUSLY DIFFERENT Manna Grocery has been Tuscaloosa’s nontraditional grocer since 1980. Originally located on 15th street, this natural food store introduced Tuscaloosans...

CECE JEFFERSON // STAR PROSPECT LOVES EVERYTHING ABOUT BAMA Alabama hosted highly-touted linebacker/defensive end CeCe Jefferson of Glen St. Mary-Baker County, FL on an official visit for the Texas A&M...

ANTHEMS OF THE SOUTH // AUTHOR SCOTT BOMAR'S DYNAMIC NEW BOOK I have never considered myself a musically inclined person. There were several attempts to learn the piano or saxophone in high school, but all...

BROADWAY PIZZERIA // WOOD-FIRED AT ITS BEST In a college town where pizza is considered its own food group, it’s no surprise that there’s a pizza place on every corner. However, there’s one place in...

SELECTIVE MEMORY // FRIENDSHIP HOUSE Usually, Joan McCoy can hardly make it through a sentence without cracking up. Her shoulders get to shaking, her legs buckle or her back all but gives out so that she...

DARIUS HILL // ROOTS, ROUTES, REVERENCE // A BLACK EXPERIENCE In his upcoming exhibition, MFA candidate Darius Hill traces his artistic influences to the iconic imagery of 1970s and 1980s African American...

WATER LAWS STILL MURKY // TUSCALOOSANS MAKE THEIR VOICES HEARD “Before I put on my penny loafers to become a lawyer, I believed water flowed downhill on the path of least resistance,” said Bennett...

PLANET WEEKLY'S 14TH YEAR // UNCONVENTIONAL, AND THAT'S GOOD Tuscaloosa should be thankful for its media. The Druid City boasts numerous news outlets that continue to serve the people of West Alabama, but...

TRAVELING TO THE PAST // THE MOUNDVILLE NATIVE AMERICAN FESTIVAL Though the era when Native Americans were the only souls in North America lasted thousands of years longer than the civilization that exists...