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Food and Drink Column: Local Roots serves up deliciousness on wheels, but for a price

Food and Drink Column: Local Roots serves up deliciousness on wheels, but for a price

Sonya Haines February 21, 2017

Standing in line at Local Roots, one of the new food trucks on campus, I take notice of everyone’s food around me.I see someone devouring the Smokin' Pork Tacos that are topped with a pepper jack sriracha...

Five films to watch before Oscars night (and how to watch them)

Five films to watch before Oscars night (and how to watch them)

Serena Bailey February 21, 2017

We are five days away from this year’s Oscars ceremony. If you still haven’t figured out which films you want to brush up on so you can sound smart at your friend’s watch party, here’s five films...

Music Column: The best covers of Bob Dylan's "All Along the Watchtower," ranked

Music Column: The best covers of Bob Dylan's “All Along the Watchtower,” ranked

Katie Huff February 21, 2017

Every wildly successful rock band, or musician, with the capable skills must cover one specific song to receive utmost respect. This song has been covered by many of your favorite bands. My personal opinion...

Ernest and Hadley Booksellers opens in Tuscaloosa

Ernest and Hadley Booksellers opens in Tuscaloosa

Caroline Smith February 20, 2017

A new, locally-owned bookstore has flung its doors open wide. Set in a cozy cottage on 7th Street, Ernest and Hadley Booksellers offers a wide variety of books and caters to diverse tastes.Ernest and...

Cooking Column: Chocolate peanut butter bars

Cooking Column: Chocolate peanut butter bars

Serena Bailey February 17, 2017

You know those snacks from when you were younger that your mother never made, but some other adult did? For me, it was these peanut butter bars covered in chocolate that parents at my church used to make...

Weekend Band Scene: Feb. 17-19

Weekend Band Scene: Feb. 17-19

Justin Smith February 17, 2017

Looking for something to do this weekend? Look no further than Tuscaloosa's music scene. Here's what bands will be in town this weekend. Looksy Special Five Year Anniversary Show with Della Ray & Hotbed...

Sidewalk Film Fest offers contest for filmmakers

Sidewalk Film Fest offers contest for filmmakers

Hannah Davis February 17, 2017

This weekend the Sidewalk is presenting its annual Sidewalk Scramble starting on today at 6 p.m. at The Abbey in Birmingham. Teams of amateur and professional filmmakers will come together to create short...

A student's guide to Mardi Gras in New Orleans

A student's guide to Mardi Gras in New Orleans

Christina Ausley February 17, 2017

One minute you’re driving across a 24-mile bridge surrounded by a seemingly endless Lake Pontchartrain, and the next you’re walking down Royal Street as intricately costumed parade-goers dance from...

Bama dining rolls in Tuscaloosa's food trucks

Bama dining rolls in Tuscaloosa's food trucks

Sonya Haines February 16, 2017

Long lines, hot food and appetizing smells are the new normal around campus since food trucks have arrived. The University of Alabama welcomed JoJo’s, Local Roots and Archibald & Woodrow's BBQ on Feb....

Messy Fries: the cheese, the fry, the tradition

Messy Fries: the cheese, the fry, the tradition

Serena Bailey February 16, 2017

It’s midnight, and you’ve got a 
hankering for something smothered in cheese and ranch dressing; you know just where to go.It’s just a little shack with some picnic tables, but Quick Grill has...

"Made in Alabama" photography exhibit now on display at Hotel Indigo

“Made in Alabama” photography exhibit now on display at Hotel Indigo

Olivia Stover February 16, 2017

For the rest of this week, you can catch a gallery of Alabama-themed photos at Hotel Indigo.The “Made in Alabama” photography exhibit by Kathleen Fetters is being shown until Feb. 20 at Hotel Indigo...

Gender & Race Studies professor researches UA's links to slavery

Gender & Race Studies professor researches UA's links to slavery

Almosa Pirela-Jones February 16, 2017

Often when outsiders think about The University of Alabama, two things that might immediately come to mind are football, and George Wallace’s 1963 Stand in the Schoolhouse Door. In an attempt to bar...