Author Archives: Alabama News Center
The story behind acclaimed Alabama chef Kelsey Barnard Clark’s new cookbook
Kelsey Barnard Clark knows a thing or two about entertaining. As a longtime caterer, lauded restaurateur and practiced home host, the Alabama native is an expert at throwing gatherings both casual and formal, large and small. Continue reading →
On the Line: New Flyer of America builds zero-emission buses in Alabama for cleaner transit nationwide
New Flyer is North America’s heavy-duty transit bus leader and offers the most advanced product line under the Xcelsior and Xcelsior CHARGE brands. Continue reading →
Later, gator! Take a stroll through Summerdale, Alabama’s Alligator Alley
For the past two decades, the alligator population in Baldwin County has been steadily growing. Eighteen miles north of Gulf Shores, Wes Moore’s 160-acre Summerdale property – home to Alligator Alley – now boasts more than 700 primitive reptile residents whose distant ancestors once roamed the planet with dinosaurs. Continue reading →
Techstars Alabama EnergyTech Startup Spotlight: TMA
TMA was born out of a deep understanding that every essential industry relies on the proper management of hazardous goods. From the oxygen tanks in hospitals to the electronics in our smartphones, to the materials used to send scientists to space, these goods are the backbone of our modern world. Continue reading →
Attalla’s Wills Creek Clothing wins Alabama Retailer of the Year Customers’ Choice contest
Wills Creek Clothing, a women’s clothing, gift and home décor boutique in Attalla, is the Alabama Retail Association‘s 2024 Alabama Retailer of the Year Customers’ Choice Award winner. Continue reading →
University of Alabama’s new ‘disco elephant’ statue features 20,000 mirror tiles
The University Club at the University of Alabama commissioned this “digital disco elephant” statue to use at special events. Creating the statue posed some unique challenges to the artists. Continue reading →
Great Alabama 650 concludes with record finishes on Alabama Scenic River Trail
The 2024 Great Alabama 650, a 650-mile paddle race across the waterways of Alabama, concluded Oct. 1 after 10 days in which paddlers from around the world pushed their limits through rain and shine. Continue reading →
6 Alabama mid-fall food festivals spotlight oysters, sausage, mushrooms, wine and more
Feast on oysters, macaroni and cheese, mushrooms and smoked sausages at food-related festivals set for October and the beginning of November. Continue reading →
Can’t Miss Alabama: Fall festivities include Mac + Cheese Festival, Parade of Pumpkins
Community Grief Support’s (CGS) Junior Board will host its seventh annual Magic City Mac + Cheese Festival Sunday, Oct. 20, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Back Forty Beer Co. in Birmingham. Continue reading →
How Alabama A&M’s Carson Vinson learned to love life on the blind side
Carson Vinson says he didn’t grow up in Morrisville, N.C., dreaming about being an offensive lineman. “I wanted to play quarterback,” the Alabama A&M offensive left tackle said. “To be honest, and I’ll speak for all linemen, nobody really grows up wanting to be an offensive lineman. That’s just something that you’re kind of given, and then you learn to love it.” Continue reading →
