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Local store torn down after 67 years

Local store torn down after 67 years

CW Staff July 9, 2013

University of Alabama students and Tuscaloosa residents have said goodbye to 67 years of history housed on the corners of Bryant Drive and 8th Avenue, known appropriately as The Corner Store. Built in...

Vine offers video lovers new ways to create

Reggie Allen July 9, 2013

Facebook, Twitter and other social media outlets are being flooded with one of the newest forms of social sharing – six-second videos otherwise known as “Vines.” With everything from quirky parodies...

1960s Elvis Presley-inspired musical to open Friday

Kevin Brophy July 9, 2013

“Bye Bye Birdie,” the quintessential rocking musical of the 1960s, is coming to Shelton State Community College. “Bye Bye Birdie” was originally produced by Edward Padula and written by composer...

Alabama Blues Project offers kids music lessons

Megan Miller July 9, 2013

Local schools will be getting a little blues added to their summer repetoire thanks to the Alabama Blues Project. Started in 1998, the program aims to pass on blues music and history to future generations....

Supreme Court guts civil rights era voting act

Becky Robinson July 2, 2013

Two weeks after The University of Alabama commemorated the Stand in the Schoolhouse Door, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down vital parts of the 1965 Voting Rights Act in a 5-4 decision June 25. Section...

Steel City Pops to pop up in town

Steel City Pops to pop up in town

Taiza Troutman July 2, 2013

Steel City Pops, a gourmet frozen treat shop, is set to open its newest location in Tuscaloosa this summer. Steel City Pops opened in 2012 and offers a healthy alternative to the typical summertime craving...

From Capstone to Cuba: UA students collaborate, tour with Cuban performers

From Capstone to Cuba: UA students collaborate, tour with Cuban performers

Katherine Owen July 2, 2013

University of Alabama students will be taking the stage in Tuscaloosa, New York City and Havana, Cuba, this summer with their production of “Alcestis Ascending.” The play, an adaptation of Euripides’...

With increased social media use comes increased anxiety

Megan Miller July 2, 2013

As social media use continues to increase for teenagers and young adults, users have begun to experience side effects, such as depression or anxiety, and researchers have taken notice. Nicole Muscanell,...

SweetWater Brewery partners with Black Warrior Riverkeeper

SweetWater Brewery partners with Black Warrior Riverkeeper

Grace Hagemann July 2, 2013

The SweetWater Brewing Company and The Black Warrior Riverkeeper are partnering through the “Save Our Water” campaign to raise funds and highlight the importance of clean water. SweetWater Brewing...

Tips on how to stay safe in water

Tips on how to stay safe in water

Becky Robinson July 2, 2013

The key to any fun, summer day on the water is safety. Brian Bartlett, a junior mechanical engineering major and president of the Alabama Kayak Club, and David Scott, a Ph.D. student in interdisciplinary...

Local band Good Love ‘brings the love,’ enthusiasm to stage at every show

Kevin Brophy June 25, 2013

“You bring the good, we’ll bring the love,” is the mantra of the local band Good Love. With influences including Red Hot Chili Peppers, Outkast and Jimi Hendrix, Good Love has plenty of good to give....

UA student wins grant to help local river

UA student wins grant to help local river

Megan Miller June 25, 2013

Gillian Richard, a University of Alabama public relations student and Black Warrior Riverkeeper intern will have a little more help now cleaning up the Black Warrior river. Richard recently received the...