After the storm destroyed or damaged 5,300 homes and 350 businesses in 12 percent of the city, city officials created the Tuscaloosa Forward Strategic Community Plan to Renew and Rebuild. Meredith Lynch,...

Long after the funnel receded and the rubble settled, the April 27 tornado continued to tear through people’s hearts and minds. Many students and residents affected by the tornado have dealt with ongoing...

Both local and national media offered a variety of perspectives on the events following the April 27 tornado. The Discovery Channel aired a documentary called “Tornado Rampage” showing footage from...

Terrified as they watched the tornado ravish their hometown, Jana and Miller Mobley wondered how they could help from their distant location. Owners of Miller Mobley Photography in New York City the Mobleys...

The days after the disaster may sound like something out of a doomsday novel: pitch-black darkness, eerie silence, all followed by frightened screams. Sarah Jennings, a senior majoring in English, spent...

An email from University Relations sent on April 29, 2011 announced the establishment of the UA Acts of Kindness Fund to support emergency assistance for UA students and employees. The fund would raise...

Michael Moore and his girlfriend, Janice Prince, sat on the front porch of Moore’s home of more than 12 years in Rosedale Court housing project. They watched their neighbors, other residents of the “Big...

Tuscaloosa is a place of rich tradition and routine. April 27, 2011 proved to be anything but as lives were shattered and ended in a show of natural fury. For many Alabama students with no direct connection...