A lot of things can be expected to go back to normal once the COVID-19 pandemic is over. Restaurants, cruise ships and resort towns will be packed again. Spending on home improvements will subside. Continue reading →

If there was one thing 2020 produced in abundance, it was need. Thankfully, Alabamians have a knack for addressing the needs of others. Continue reading →

For Waymond Jackson Jr. and his family, July 13 was always a sad anniversary. July 13, 1985, was the date his father, Leondras Waymond Jackson Sr., died in a motel swimming pool. Continue reading →

In her end-of-the-year address to Alabamians, Gov. Kay Ivey reaffirmed the unprecedented nature of 2020 while expressing optimism for 2021. Continue reading →

In a year when the COVID economy stymied the real economy, business still got done because it needed to. Sure, there were shutdowns and slowdowns, pivots and wholesale changes because businesses can adapt when they need to. Continue reading →

The active severe weather systems that have created havoc statewide throughout the year are forecast to continue on the final day of 2020. Continue reading →

For Ryan Zargo, the chef-owner of Farmhouse of Springville, the idea of local is serious business. It’s personal, too. That’s exactly why he opened his fresh, new restaurant near where he lives. Continue reading →

Restaurants have had to do so much to battle through the pandemic and stay in business. Not all survived and others are barely holding on. Continue reading →

One of south Alabama’s oldest conservation groups has changed its name. Weeks Bay Foundation is now South Alabama Land Trust (SALT). Continue reading →

It’s a year that saw the emergence of Brenda Gantt and Fannie Flagg’s return to Whistle Stop. It was also a year when COVID-19 hammered the entertainment industry and inspired a principal to deliver an MC Hammer impersonation. Continue reading →