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Hundreds celebrate ‘gay rat wedding’ at Alabama church after station doesn’t air ‘Arthur’ episode
Flower girls and boys tossed rose petals down the aisle of First United Methodist Church in downtown Birmingham as a wedding march played in the background, in preparation for a viewing of “Mr. Ratburn and the Special Someone.”
It’s time to hear Alabama’s women
More than 200 women chose to speak out. No one should ignore their voices.
Southern LGBTQ history collected, preserved in Alabama
Take a look at the photos, videos and other items illustrating LGBTQ life in Alabama during the 80s, 70s and early 1900s
The most requested recipes from Alabama restaurants past and present
Alabama native Martie Duncan has just released her latest cookbook, "Alabama Cravings."
Inside the memorial to victims of lynching
Oprah Winfrey reports on the Alabama memorial dedicated to thousands of African-American men, women and children lynched over a 70-year period following the Civil War
Take a look at the Alabama capitol when it was in Tuscaloosa
Tuscaloosa served as such from 1826-1846.
Take a look inside Gallettes bar's major makeover on the Strip in Tuscaloosa
Gallettes bar on the Strip in Tuscaloosa just reopened its front room after months of renovation. (Ben Flanagan/AL.com)
Expand Your Southern Canon – Garden & Gun
It's time to crack the spines of the new literary classics
Introducing the 2017 Made in the South Awards Honorees – Garden & Gun
From a library-perfect leather chair to a hunting vest as handsome as it is hardworking to a light, bright pecan oil, this year's winners and runners-up prove the region is home to world-class talent
Readers share their photos of brilliant Alabama fall foliage
Readers share photos fall foliage from all over the beautiful state of Alabama.
This is how Alabama is supposed to look, and how Alabama used to look
This is old Alabama, broad vistas of tall trees and low grasses, sandy hills and endless seeping bogs. This is the Alabama our great-great-grandparents would recognize, before the last few generations had their way.
Will Doug Jones find enough crossover Republicans to beat Roy Moore?
Like Vance, Doug Jones is reasonable, affable, and he has a sterling legal reputation. He's a moderate Democrat in almost every respect but one--and it's a big one.
Proposed road threatens Cahaba River, major source of Birmingham's drinking water
ALDOT is holding a public meeting tonight on the proposal and accepting comments online.
Allison Moorer - Alabama Song
Music video by Allison Moorer performing Alabama Song. (C) 1998 MCA Nashville
Alabama's Shelby Lynne and Allison Moorer: 2 music roads paved with tragedy and triumph
The two country music artists finally have collaborated on an album. Here's a look back at their public lives, from losing their parents in a murder-suicide to music successes to famous associations along the way.
The most requested recipes from Birmingham restaurants past and present
New "Magic City Cravings" cookbook from former Food Network contestant Martie Duncan and writer Chanda Temple features dishes from more than 80 restaurants.
The Wharf: A Guide to All the Restaurants, Bars, and Clubs
Everything you need to know about the waterfront wonderland
Jason McCulloch It's coming up a cloud!
We're in the dog days of summer and we have plenty of ways to express how hot we are.
Alabama writer earns rave reviews for new novel, 'Fierce Kingdom'
Birmingham Zoo provided inspiration for Gin Phillips's book about a mother and son trapped by gunmen.
It's No Longer About Southern Heritage. In Fact, It Never Was.
It's time Southerners recognize the lies we've been telling ourselves for over a century.
Yeehaw!!
Governor Robert Bentley was a kindly old grandpa and Sunday-school teacher. Then he got into politics and found a new temptation
National Iced Tea Day 2016: Cool off today with a free drink from these retailers
June 10 is National Iced Tea Day.
Jason McCulloch
Perhaps the most delicious part of the collapse of Alabama's government, is the role played by an Alabama drag queen named Ambrosia Starling.
10 fascinating facts about Harper Lee on the 90th anniversary of her birth
Harper Lee, one of Alabama's most beloved natives, would have celebrated her 90th birthday April 28, 2016.
All the Maries will be in DC on May 6th, Kelly and Majel will be here to see off the littlest Marie, Chelsey, to Bangkok. Chelsey leaves early Saturday for another year of teaching English to her little Thais (Paper, Google, and the Gang). So Saturday, May 7th the Embassy will be hosting a small Kentucky Derby Party to help lift the spirits of Kelly and Majel after seeing Chels leave for another year. Event invite to come ...
It is with great excitement the Embassy announces that on July 1st the Embassy will be relocating. We will be merging and combining resources with the High Commission of Connecticut in Mt. Pleasant .A closing party for the current Swampoodle location of the Embassy will be held on June 18th... more details to come. Jason McCulloch
The Embassy has some major announcements to come.. Stay turned...
Haha! And Bama will be shooting for a 5th National Title and 5th SEC Championship in the 10 years. I think that's pretty damn good! Jason McCulloch
Nick Saban reflects on 10 years of A-Days.
The shocking true story of the Birmingham Madam
Louise "Lou" Wooster is one of the most memorable characters from Birmingham's past: She was a brothel owner who worked to save many during a cholera epidemic. Vulcan Park and Museum will present the one-woman play "Determination, Drama and Daring: The Life of Louise Wooster" Wednesday, offering the…
'Saint Now!': Could Alabama nun Mother Angelica be canonized a saint?
Becoming an official saint recognized in the Roman Catholic Church can be a long process, but Mother Angelica has some things working in her favor.
'If we behave, they let us stay here': A lesson in acceptance from Alabama's LGBT community
Every summer, Birmingham AIDS Outreach holds the annual Smith Lake Poker Run.
Jason McCulloch
After last week's feature on southern phrases, readers suggested finding the origins of these 9 sayings.
“Call For Entries: Portraits of H Street Now and Then” | PoPville
via Gallery OonH From an email: “Gallery OonH H Street Photo Exhibition May 7-13 to Celebrate H Street History H Street NE has been a destination and commercial corridor in D.C. for decades. However, it is just now experiencing an economic revitali
Come on Spring! Jason McCulloch
Photo by PoPville flickr user Ian Livingston @NationalMallNPS with the big news: “And the projected peak bloom dates are…March 31-April 3! Spring is on the way! #CherryBlossomDC #bloomwatch”
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