Get your art fill at this two-day festival in Northport
If Tuscaloosa’s legacy is the Crimson Tide football team, then its sister city Northport’s is an incredibly rich arts scene fostered by the Kentuck Art Center. Located in downtown Northport, the Kentuck Art Center provides year-round programming meant to grow excitement for the arts while building community. Every year, [...]
This Alabama school revolutionizes learning and turns students into homeowners
How many 20-year-old homeowners do you know? How about 20-year-old homeowners who also built their homes? In Birmingham’s Ensley neighborhood, a first-of-its-kind nonprofit private school is working to add to that number by making the dream of homeownership a reality for low-income students.
The North Alabama Wine Trail is the coolest thing you can do this summer
Made up of six wineries nestled within the mountains and valleys of North Alabama, the trail creates a breathtakingly scenic road trip.
Why Sylacauga marble is known around the world
If you’ve ever visited the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. and stared up at the translucent marble ceiling, you’ve witnessed a piece of Alabama history. The ceiling is made of white marble mined in Talladega County’s Sylacauga (appropriately known as the Marble City).
A Trussville couple spent 5 years developing an Alabama-grown botanical facial oil
A simple, square black bottle with a gold embossed flower on it holds a precious product for an Alabama couple. The Clarity Oil, an Alabama-grown facial botanical oil, is the result of five years of hard work for Kelly Steffey and Hamilton Trimm. It’s the first (and currently only) product for their Trussville-based small business called Mila.
How to spend a dog-friendly day in Huntsville
Plenty of people (myself included!) got pandemic pups in 2020, and now they're attached to us just as much as we are to them. For those who like to take their dog everywhere (guilty), it isn't always easy to find places that are dog-friendly. But luckily, some places and some cities are more furry-friend friendly, and Huntsville is one of those. Here's how to spend a dog-friendly day in Huntsville (as shown by Louie G. the Frenchie).
