Author Archives: Alabama News Center
Lisa Warren Is An Alabama Maker With An Affection For Ceramics, A Passion For Painting
Lisa Warren calls herself a “late bloomer” because she took some time to get her art degree and start a family before devoting herself professionally to painting and pottery. Continue reading →
Recipe: Creole Cornbread Dressing
In the South, it’s just not Thanksgiving without cornbread dressing on the table. And while many would say it ranks right up there with the turkey in terms of importance, there are others, myself included, who think it ranks just a hair above it. Continue reading →
On This Day In Alabama History: Author Mary Counselman Was Born
November 19, 1911: Poet and author Mary Counselman was born in Birmingham on this day in 1911. Continue reading →
Airbus Advances Project To Build New Alabama A220 Assembly Line
Airbus announced that Birmingham-based HPM will act as program manager for the planning, design, and construction of a new assembly line at its Alabama manufacturing facility that will produce A220 aircraft. Continue reading →
Mobile Energizer ‘Elves’ Bring Christmas To Southwest Regional School For The Deaf And Blind
Mobile Energizers members played Santa’s elves Nov. 13, shopping for students at the Southwest Regional School for the Deaf and Blind in Mobile. Continue reading →
What To Do If You Get Scammed
Maybe it was the misspelled words… Maybe it was that feeling something was not quite right… Maybe it was that odd way the representative spoke to you… Any of those could be signs that a would-be criminal has scammed you. Continue reading →
On This Day In Alabama History: Bobby Frank Cherry Died In Prison
November 18, 2004: Days after the 1963 bombing of Birmingham’s 16th Street Baptist Church that killed four young girls, authorities homed in on Bobby Frank Cherry as a suspect. Continue reading →
Going To Grandma’s For Thanksgiving? Drive Safely, Especially If Arriving Early, University Of Alabama Study Finds
More than half of all vehicle crashes during the week of Thanksgiving last year occurred in the three days before the holiday, according to a recent study of state traffic data by University of Alabama researchers. Continue reading →
Don’t Get Bit By A Bitcoin Scam
Bitcoin is the most well-known version of a cryptocurrency – a virtual currency that some people use as money even though it has no external governmental backing. Continue reading →
Instruments Of Hope Unity Fund Continues Violins Of Hope’s Alabama Legacy
Violins of Hope were played as Jews walked to their deaths at Holocaust camps during World War II. The sounds of those instruments in Birmingham last year heralded another purpose in promoting human rights, social justice and inter-religious dialogue. Continue reading →
