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Art Speaks to feature student films

Abbey Crain April 1, 2014

In anticipation of the second annual Black Warrior Film Festival, Creative Campus has partnered with the Honors College Association to screen four student-made films through Art Speaks, Tuesday at 7 p.m....

The scarlet subject

The scarlet subject

Abbey Crain February 25, 2014

One of the taboos akin to the South, sex is often spoken of in hushed whispers passed through lips. And for some state schools, sex education is left to the bare minimums found in the state of Alabama’s...

Channel New York fashion week from home

Channel New York fashion week from home

Abbey Crain February 17, 2014

New York Fashion Week concluded last week with hoards of cropped pant-wearing, heeled sandal-tromping bloggers stealing the majority of the press. If you didn’t know, it’s snowing up there. And they’re...

Matching prints introduce 2014

Matching prints introduce 2014

Abbey Crain January 15, 2014

Matching skirt sets are usually likened to Judy Bonner-esque red suits and floral-patterned legging-tunic combos from pre-K. But 2014 brings with it refined digital prints and modern silhouettes worth...

Anti-trends will help you survive the season

Anti-trends will help you survive the season

Abbey Crain November 5, 2013

My style changes just about every time Miley drops a new single and usually depends on what store I go in first after getting a paycheck. Urban Outfitters – I’m probably inspired by the cropped tops...

Student’s music hits Sirius XM Radio

Abbey Crain August 26, 2013

After run-ins with high school heartbreak, Alex Calderone, now a junior majoring in kinesthesiology began writing music to track her experiences. This summer, her hobby was exposed after her collaborative...

Backstreet’s back, all right

Abbey Crain August 22, 2013

Students who wish to rekindle the love of 1990s boy bands past will have their opportunity to do so with the Backstreet Boys, who are set to perform at the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater Tuesday, Aug. 27 at 8...

Students help veterans’ center

Abbey Crain April 23, 2013

Interior design students experienced a change of heart after pairing with the Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center to help prepare an exhibit for the facility honoring veterans. “We were trying to understand...

WRC to host women in film series

Abbey Crain March 11, 2013

The Women’s Resource Center will shed light on women in the film industry by sponsoring Lunafest, a national traveling film festival “by, for and about women” at Monday’s screening at 7 p.m....

Vintage vendors unite for Northport Market

Abbey Crain December 6, 2012

Lori Watts, owner of This Ol’ Thing Vintage, a sales and estate service, has come together with friends, Sylvia Parker – also known as DJ Tom Kat Kitten – and Jamie Cicatiella, owner of Grace Aberdeen...

Gameday RVers form culture all their own

Abbey Crain November 29, 2012

To many students, RVs are just another burden on Gameday, forcing them off their own parking lots to make way for gargantuan tailgating contraptions. But, for this special breed of tailgaters, Alabama...

Rivalry strains even the closest friendships

Abbey Crain November 21, 2012

In my search for higher education, there were only two options. I could follow in my father’s footsteps to the Capstone or follow my high school friends onto The Plains. I grew up with a crimson shaker...

Trending time together

Abbey Crain October 16, 2012

The last six years have seen Twitter progress from being a fringe site that many considered to be a place to post short replicas of Facebook status updates to a social media juggernaut. Now, more than...

Fall trends emphasize outerwear

Fall trends emphasize outerwear

Abbey Crain October 15, 2012

The fast-paced world of fashion can be frustrating for the fashion-conscious woman trying to keep up with current trends and on-the-cusp designers. New York Fashion Week recently came to a close, highlighting...

Fifth and Main reopens, sticks to roots

Abbey Crain October 3, 2012

Changes have come to a trademark in local cuisine, downtown Northport’s Fifth and Main, which reopened earlier this summer featuring a new home cooked menu and a new owner, Anita Thornhill, at the helm....

Pure Barre trendy, yet effective workout

Abbey Crain September 25, 2012

Lift, tone, burn. With a workout that claims to be the “fastest, most effective way to change your body,” Pure Barre has become increasingly popular among women all over America who are coveting the...

Tuscaloosa native releases third album

Tuscaloosa native releases third album

Abbey Crain July 25, 2012

After putting many years of his Southern rock, country-R&B flavor into bars across Tuscaloosa, Ham Bagby has recently released his third record, “‘Sh!t’s Crucial’ is Track 7.” Bagby began like...

Sophomore manages modeling career, studies

Sophomore manages modeling career, studies

Abbey Crain July 11, 2012

Sarah Edwards, despite being a typical student, manages to juggle transitioning to a new city, schoolwork and rugby practice, all while maintaining a professional modeling career based out of Nashville....

Group brings theater outdoors

Group brings theater outdoors

Abbey Crain July 2, 2012

Lawn chairs and picnic blankets lined the edge of the river at sunset to watch a local theater troupes' rendition of Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night” this past weekend at Manderson Landing. The Rude...

Acoustic Night to feature indpendent artists

Acoustic Night to feature indpendent artists

Abbey Crain June 20, 2012

The Bama Theatre’s Acoustic Night will feature performances by Walter Parks and the Swamp Cabbage and Sparrow and the Ghost tonight at 7:30 p.m. Tuscaloosa’s Arts Council hosts Acoustic Nights throughout...

Book to stay in city's libraries

Book to stay in city’s libraries

Abbey Crain May 30, 2012

Tuscaloosa may be in the heart of the Bible Belt, but for now, at least, the city’s libraries intend to keep a nationwide topic of controversy on their bookshelves. “Fifty Shades of Grey,” book...

UT grad creates healthy energy bar

UT grad creates healthy energy bar

Abbey Crain April 24, 2012

With a degree from the Culinary Institute of America and a bachelor’s degree in nutrition, marathon runner Erica Hopper was not satisfied with the quality of store-bought energy bars. Her health and...

Festivals spur boho look for summer

Festivals spur boho look for summer

Abbey Crain April 23, 2012

Students here at the University of Alabama know all about summer music festivals, such as The Hangout and Bonnaroo, and are most likely already going — but have you ever heard of Coachella? The music...

Students use fashion for fundraiser

Students use fashion for fundraiser

Abbey Crain April 11, 2012

Tee Time, Fashion Inc.’s fashion show fundraiser for Woodland Forest Elementary Outdoor Classroom Initiative, showcased designs from approximately 30 apparel design students on Tuesday. Their creations...

Exhibit raises awareness of sexual abuse

Abbey Crain April 10, 2012

The Clarke Building at Kentuck is adorned with decorated wooden hearts for the month of April as a way to bring awareness to sexual assault. The Women’s Resource Center began this program in 2001 in...

Farmer's market opens on the river

Farmer’s market opens on the river

Abbey Crain April 3, 2012

The recent construction along Jack Warner Parkway has come together to reveal a modern-looking building ready to support local produce and craft with the establishment of the Tuscaloosa River Market. ...

DCAF showcases fashion as well as art

DCAF showcases fashion as well as art

Abbey Crain March 26, 2012

The Druid City Arts Festival gave artists from all around a chance to showcase their music, paintings and crafts on Saturday. The fashions of the festival were not exceptions. Many festivalgoers were spotted...

Retro femininity a hot trend this spring

Retro femininity a hot trend this spring

Abbey Crain March 5, 2012

Last Thursday, after the glorious spout of spring weather, Tuscaloosa collectively decided that spring clothes were ready to be dug out of boxes and placed in the forefront of our closets. Indian summers...

Alabama Art Kitchen hosts gallery opening

Abbey Crain February 29, 2012

A career in art can take many turns, and the Alabama Art Kitchen can give artists on the road a home when their career comes through Tuscaloosa. For one of these artists, Michael Bonadio, the Art Kitchen...

Allen Bales premiers witty comedy

Allen Bales premiers witty comedy

Abbey Crain February 20, 2012

Perhaps one of the few things Barbie heads, the Newlywed Game and Niagara Falls have in common is the part they play in the production “Wonder of the World,” which will open tonight in the Allen Bales...