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ALABAMA SCHOOL SYSTEM RANKED LOW // BUDGET STILL CONTESTED // THERE'S HOPE Alabama schools are far from having a good reputation. While the South has been stereotyped as uneducated for generations, the...

SWEET HOME FOOD BAR // "AFTER ONE BITE MY HEART WAS WHOLE AGAIN" Tucked between Mellow Mushroom and Black Warrior Brewery Company, sits Tuscaloosa’s newest restaurant Sweet Home Food Bar. Native New...

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...

TIDE HOLDS FINAL SCRIMMAGE // SABAN TALKS ABOUT IT Following Saturday's (Aug. 16) scrimmage, which was closed to the media, Nick Saban detailed some of the good and the not-so-good aspects from the Tide's...

AUTUMN AT THE JUPITER // AN EXCITING LINEUP   Fall at the Jupiter: It’s still the middle of summer, but if you’re confused we can’t blame you. The mornings have been incredibly fall-like this...

BAMA OPENS FALL CAMP // SABAN MAKES IT CLEAR // "THE TIME IS NOW" In his opening comments following the first practice, Nick Saban made clear his objective for the team in fall camp. "I think it's...

SUNNY BEACHES // AND OTHER RECREATION ON A BUDGET Nine miles from Tuscaloosa/Northport cities is Lake Lurleen State Park, named after Alabama's only female governor, who was the wife of George Wallace, and...

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......

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,...

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...