PW CARTOONIST WINS AWARD // 1ST FEMALE Linda Johnson March 10, 2014 Features, Reviews 16 Comments Jen Sorensen, whose editorial cartoons appear in the Planet Weekly, was named the winner of the 2014 Herblock Prize for editorial cartooning. Sorensen is the first female to win the Prize since it began in...
THE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN // A LOOK BACK AT ’80s SCOTTISH ROCK BAND Linda Johnson March 10, 2014 Reviews 11 Comments By Keith Lennox In the mid-1980s there came a band out of East Kilbride, Scotland who sounded so fresh, so full of something new, that there has never been a sound anywhere near the same before or...
CARRYING THE WORD // LOCAL MINISTRY REACHES OUT TO ALICEVILLE WOMEN Linda Johnson March 10, 2014 Features, Reviews 10 Comments By Judah Martin Lynn Gregory was a little disappointed that she didn’t get to spend any one-on-one time with the residents of Aliceville Federal Correctional Institute. Gregory, 59, has lived in Greene...
Chamber News Linda Johnson February 24, 2014 Reviews 8 Comments Veterans Appreciation Day The Chamber's Veterans Affairs Committee is sponsoring a Veterans Appreciation & Information Day, to show appreciation and conduct a "meet and greet" for local area...
“RIDE ALONG” // HILARIOUS MOVIE, AND VERY ENTERTAINING 2.5 our of 4 Linda Johnson February 21, 2014 Entertainment, Reviews 13 Comments By Van Roberts Stand-up comic Kevin Hart cracks me up. The 5-ft. 2-in., bantamweight African-American comedian reminds me of Chris Tucker stuck in a hole two-feet deep. Hart’s hyperactive...
THE AVENUE PUB // THE BEAUTY IS IN ITS MENUS Linda Johnson February 21, 2014 Reviews 10 Comments By Cindy Huggins Food should be fun, interesting, a little mysterious, and above all delectably satisfying. Good food should have taste buds pondering flavors and leave one wondering how something could...
APRICOT ALL-YEAR LONG // FROM BLACK WARRIOR BREWING CO. Linda Johnson February 21, 2014 Reviews 11 Comments By Elizabeth Lowder Maybe you’re like me, and perhaps you’re struggling a bit to keep up with your New Year’s resolutions. One of the most common resolutions I’ve noticed in my friends is to...
BATES MOTEL // A BOY’S BEST FRIEND IS HIS MOTHER Linda Johnson February 21, 2014 Reviews 17 Comments By Cara Brake All genres of fiction have people who are renowned in said genre. In the style of psychological horror, the name Alfred Hitchcock stands out. From The Birds to Vertigo, Hitchcock is the...
“LONE SURVIVOR” // A SEAL MISSION GONE WRONG Linda Johnson January 28, 2014 Reviews 7 Comments "LONE SURVIVOR" // A SEAL MISSION GONE WRONG ★★★ out of ★★★★ By Van Roberts Mark Wahlberg struggles to stay alive in war-torn Afghanistan throughout “Friday Night Lights” director...
BIG GIGANTIC AT THE JUPITER Linda Johnson January 28, 2014 Reviews 12 Comments BIG GIGANTIC AT THE JUPITER By Trey Brooks When it comes to electronic music, the Jupiter has led the way in Tuscaloosa for bringing in the best artists to the area. Their spring schedule shows that they...