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Apple Pursues Google In Education With $299 iPad, Software
Apple Inc. is going head-to-head with Google in education, a market the iPhone maker helped pioneer but has let languish. For the first time in several years, Apple has released hardware specific to education: a new iPad that squares up against Google’s cheap Chromebook laptops, which have become popular in schools. Continue reading →
Lost Items Land In Alabama At The Unclaimed Baggage Center
If you left your iPad on the seat pocket in front of you on a plane in Albuquerque, there is a chance it’s now for sale at a deep discount in Alabama. Continue reading →
Gov. Ivey Awards 8 Alabama Companies For Exporting Success
Gov. Kay Ivey recognized eight Alabama companies for success in selling their goods and services in countries around the globe. Continue reading →
LEGO Sculptures Connect The Public With Nature At Huntsville Botanical Garden
From a distance, an unsuspecting visitor to Huntsville Botanical Garden might think the hummingbirds grow really big in these parts. A much-larger-than-life hummingbird sculpture made from LEGO bricks is one of the eye-catching sights in Nature Connects, a series of 14 Lego scenes created throughout the garden by New York artist Sean Kenney. Continue reading →
Alabama Comic Con Hits The Magic City And Delights Fans
Alabama hosted its first Comic Con this past weekend at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex (BJCC). Continue reading →
Recipe: Buttermilk Pecan Coffee Cake
I could see my mom mouthing something to me as I backed down the driveway. I rolled my window down. “Watch out for my angels,” she said. I waved, said “I will,” and drove away. Continue reading →
On This Day In Alabama History: AU Track Coach Was Born
March 24, 1928: Auburn University track coach Mel Rosen was born in New York Continue reading →
UAB Symposium Examines Healthcare Needs Of World’s Underserved
The first step in providing better healthcare for everyone is identifying the roots of disparate levels of care, leading to a lessened well-being of the underserved in the population. Continue reading →
Alabama Music Maker Jamell Richardson A New Face In An Old Tradition Of Blues
Jamell “Gulf Coast Blues Boy” Richardson’s musical journey began at the early age of 2. While he was growing up in his grandmother’s church, she gave him his first instrument, built by his uncle: an electric guitar, which Richardson still has to this day. Continue reading →
Valley Creek Renew Our Rivers Volunteers Get It Done Amid Rain Showers
There was some dancing amid the raindrops, but the hundreds of volunteers who braved threatening skies near Valley Creek in Jefferson County on Saturday made a real dent in removing trash and debris from around the urban waterway. Continue reading →
