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Serving up tradition: Sassafras Food Festival celebrates local, personal food cultures

Serving up tradition: Sassafras Food Festival celebrates local, personal food cultures

Aaron Bonner April 11, 2016

The pages of a cookbook turn, the oven clicks on, a pleasant aroma fills the room and things start to feel just like home. For Lauren Cardon’s class, these experiences will be on display this weekend...

Good Samaritans: local services help community

Good Samaritans: local services help community

Chandler Padgett April 11, 2016

David and Deb Gibbons sit at a white plastic table, one of many in the warehouse-like building. As they dine on their beef stroganoff and peach cobbler, they converse amiably with their friends across...

John Oliver takes aim at Robert Bentley scandal

John Oliver takes aim at Robert Bentley scandal

CW Staff April 11, 2016

Since launching "Last Week Tonight" on HBO, comedian John Oliver has taken on FIFA, Donald Trump, prison reform, the NCAA and dozens of other controversial issues. On last night's episode, the former "Daily...

Crawfish boil held to benefit Secret Meals for Hungry Children

Luci Willis April 9, 2016

At the University, the reappearance of warm days and blooming flowers signals another revival: weekend crawfish boils. Almost every spring afternoon students can be found standing around a huge table,...

Spots app lets students rent their couches

Serena Bailey April 9, 2016

It’s like Uber but for your couch. That’s how UA senior Chris Gonzalez-Tablada described a new app created by one of his high school friends, Georgia Tech student, Yanni Barghouty. The app, Spots,...

Travel guide: state fairs and spring festivals

Luci Willis April 9, 2016

Lights gleam from tents and rides overhead as people hop out off of a towering Ferris wheel and rush to beat the line at a nearby food vendor. Later, they arrive at the main stage just in time for the...

Druid City Arts Festival shows of Tuscaloosa's local culture

Druid City Arts Festival shows of Tuscaloosa's local culture

Chandler Padgett April 9, 2016

This Saturday, the usually quaint grassy lawn of Government Plaza will be covered with colorful art of all mediums and styles; the air will feature an aromatic concoction of food and live music. The Druid...

Universal Sigh, the Little Raine Band and Opposite Box to play Green Bar

Universal Sigh, the Little Raine Band and Opposite Box to play Green Bar

Dedrick Lee April 9, 2016

This weekend brings a new lineup of shows to Tuscaloosa's Green Bar.Universal Sigh will bring their mixed sound of jazz and rock to the venue on Thursday, April 7. Band members Steve Terry, Jones Maynard,...

Taste Tuscaloosa with the Great Tailgate BBQ Cookoff

Aaron Bonner April 9, 2016

This weekend, the volunteer organization Habitat for Humanity of Tuscaloosa will be giving back to the community in a new way – a barbecue cook-off.Habitat for Humanity of Tuscaloosa is a non-profit...

What's happening in Birmingham? Week of April 3

What's happening in Birmingham? Week of April 3

Luci Willis April 7, 2016

Critically acclaimed and Grammy award winning British folk rock band Mumford and Sons will visit Birmingham this Sunday during their An Arrow Through the Heartland tour. This will only be the band’s...

Ahead of the pack: Tour de Tuscaloosa returns

Ahead of the pack: Tour de Tuscaloosa returns

Luci Willis April 7, 2016

The air is buzzing as cyclists fly past anxious spectators for the last time, each competitor vying in the last moments for the coveted spot at the head of the pack of bicycles. The group rounds the last...

Solving the puzzle: Walk for autism seeks to raise money and awareness

Solving the puzzle: Walk for autism seeks to raise money and awareness

Chandler Padgett April 7, 2016

For Allison MacIntyre, a mother of two autistic children, life is full of differences. From ensuring her son isn’t overstimulated by loud noises in the environment to getting enough support from the...