Just before 5 a.m. every Monday through Saturday, the block on Fourth Street, sandwiched between Greensboro and 23rd Avenue, smells a little more like Germany than Tuscaloosa. The scent escapes from Edelweiss,...

Situated in the heart of downtown Tuscaloosa, Wilhagan’s Grille and Tap Room fills a different niche than many of the other well-known establishments in town. For those who find wall-to-wall crowds on...

For 75 minutes every Monday and Wednesday, Ellen Spears, an assistant professor of American studies at The University of Alabama, instructs students on a new perspective on Southern history: its ecology.The...

Nashville-based singer and songwriter Ben Rector will perform Wednesday at Tuscaloosa’s Bama Theatre as part of his Fall 2014 Tour. The tour includes 10 different college towns across the Southeast in...

Like many young boys growing up, Evan Higginbotham used to watch his father get ready for work in the morning. “I watched him get dressed and put on his tie and shave, and I thought that that was going...

John Mallery, the founder of RollFried.com, started out his cyber media career in New York City, but has kept excavating the local talents in Tuscaloosa. “Austin has the Chronicle, NYC has Time Out,...

Standing among the dilapidated ruins of a fort, Talion draws a sword and sneaks forward, stalking his prey. A band of orcs, J. R. R. Tolkien’s villains, sit around a fire discussing orc life. Talion...

It is that awkward time of year again. That time when the weather has slightly cooled down here in Alabama, but not quite enough to break out fall clothing. It’s the beginning of the countdown for fall-lovers...