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The Crimson White

Serving The University of Alabama since 1894.

The Crimson White

Serving The University of Alabama since 1894.

The Crimson White

The Strip is located on University Boulevard and features many businesses frequented by UA students.

Popular spots to drop by during Bama Bound

Ava Morthland, Culture Editor May 29, 2024

Before Bama Bound is over, here is a list of places to consider swinging by to stock up on all UA essentials. They are all located on the Strip, an area filled with retail stores and restaurants that embody...

Roxy's offers live music and craft cocktails

Roxy's offers live music and craft cocktails

Ellen Johnson February 25, 2016

Dim lighting, leather couches and a bar adorned with drinking glasses are all in sight upon entry to one of Tuscaloosa’s most up-and-coming bars, Roxy’s.Nestled in the middle of downtown Tuscaloosa’s...

Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires rocks Egan's Bar

Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires rocks Egan's Bar

Kinsey Haynes August 24, 2015

On Saturday evening, among all of the Greekfest activities on campus, Lee Bains III and The Glory Fires filled Egan’s on the Strip to its 75 person capacity.While most entertainment bars migrate towards...

Change of Venue: Closure of venues shrinks Tuscaloosa's music scene

Change of Venue: Closure of venues shrinks Tuscaloosa's music scene

Mary Catherine Hodges February 9, 2015

It’s 1992 in Tuscaloosa, and the Strip is a-buzz. The Beach Club is having another sellout 70s night with a live disco band, and there’s a chance students can see Dave Matthews, Widespread Panic, Drivin’...

Recent changes question identity of the Strip

Jackson Poe January 28, 2015

The University and city of Tuscaloosa as a whole have undergone rapid changes in the past decade. Enrollment has increased from 20,000 in 2000 to over 36,000 as of fall 2014. Expansion can be seen everywhere.There...

2 Tuscaloosa Chipotle locations stop serving carnitas

Margaret Wilbourne January 22, 2015

For many Chipotle regulars in the Tuscaloosa area, there will be one fewer option on the menu. The Southwest cuisine-based restaurant has cut carnitas, a seasoned style of braised pork, from the menu in...

Contemporary restaurant in historic district sparks controversy

Kaylin Bowen September 8, 2014

Jinsei, a Japanese sushi restaurant slated to be built in Downtown Tuscaloosa’s historic district, is facing a mixed welcome from area residents. Barring an appeal from the Tuscaloosa City Council, the...

Entertainment districts would bring appeal, concerns

Mary Kathryn Patterson July 2, 2012

Students and bar managers are seeing the appeal for a new Tuscaloosa bar scene as details transpire about the city’s proposed entertainment districts. City Attorney Jimbo Woodson said the City of Tuscaloosa...

Shots fired on the Strip

Shots fired on the Strip

CW Staff April 19, 2012

An altercation on the Strip Thursday morning that involved gunshots left two men hospitalized, including Crimson Tide receiver DeAndrew White. The altercation occurred on the 1200 block of University...

Egan’s is best bar on strip, not even near campus

Evan Ward April 17, 2012

The Strip was alive last weekend. A-day attracted fans of all types from far and wide. They came not so much to scout out the Tide’s 2012 roster as much as they came for the spectacle. People who aren’t...

Silly string rave hits Rounders

Silly string rave hits Rounders

Nathan Proctor March 7, 2012

Silly string often conjures memories of childhood fun, a younger sibling’s birthday party or possibly a prank on an unsuspecting friend. Tonight however, "Skribble" aims to bring silly string out of...

Strip's past more original, less corporate

Strip’s past more original, less corporate

Sarah Massey February 13, 2012

The Ivory Tusk, The Pitcher Show and Solomon’s Deli. For current University of Alabama students, these names hold no value. However, for UA alumni, these names stand for bars, theatres and restaurants...