High Seas Adventure Travel
She is 14, frightened, packed in a tiny ship, voyaging from France to Mobile. In 1704 the teenage Parisian set sail...
All Hail the Trail
It has been said that the journey is more important than the destination. But what if there are numerous destinations within a single journey?...
How to Reap a Cycling Windfall
In 2005, Jennifer South fulfilled a longtime dream by opening a small coffee and sandwich shop. Located in downtown Piedmont in the foothills...
Downtown Gold Standard
Three cities that have nurtured an eclectic collection of locally owned downtown storefronts.
Dream Themes
“The best laid plans of mice and men oft go astray” — unless the mouse’s name is Mickey and a big theme park is...
Culinary Creativity
With access to Alabama’s abundance of fresh fish, meats, cheese, vegetables and fruit, it’s no wonder Alabama chefs — from fine-dining...
Deborah Barnhart Describes Herself as a “Rocket Baby”
Deborah Barnhart is a self-described “rocket baby, ” a child who grew up in Huntsville during the booming years when the von Braun team...
Shelia Jackson Does It All – Troy’s Diva
Troy tourism is her career, but singing is in her heart.
Woodlawn Community: Birmingham’s Woodlawn Regenerates Itself
Tony Bayles, owner and chef of Bayles Catering in Birmingham’s Woodlawn community, gets to work early each morning — real early — usually around...
Taziki’s: How to Cook Up a $28 Million Franchise
Keith Richards, founder and chief development officer of Birmingham-based Taziki’s Mediterranean Café, first fell in love with feeding the public at 18 years old...