What Makes Frank Stitt Cook?
As a boy growing up in Cullman in the 1960s, Frank Stitt had no particular interest in learning to cook. “My major...
Attack on the Sage?
Gov. Robert Bentley and several Republican legislators seem to be painting a target on the back of David Bronner, head of the...
Spotlight on Etowah & St. Clair Counties
Etowah County, located in northeast Alabama, is blessed with natural beauty, including Noccalula Falls Park and Lookout Mountain, along...
Bye Bye Profits, Bye Bye Boeing
Boeing, which beat out Mobile-based EADS for an enormous Air Force refueling tanker contract, had two big farewells to announce in...
Slow Trains & Wide Open Spaces
In Birmingham, a river does not run through it. There is no lake front or bay side or ocean view. No significant...
A Transformational Time
Don’t think of interconnected global business as new and trendy, think of it as the new normal. That’s the basic premise for...
Interview: Robert Cunningham of Cunningham Bounds
Robert Cunningham is one of two Alabama trial lawyers on the panel of 15 that comprise the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee—the group of lawyers representing...
Builder Turns Developer
When Daniel Murray opened Murray Building Co. in Birmingham five years ago, he did not plan to become a real estate developer,...
Think Local, Stay Solvent
Bigger is not always better when it comes to surviving in today’s ever-struggling economy. Banks with assets of $1 billion or greater are...
The Bard's Still on the Boards
Montgomery’s Alabama Shakespeare Festival (ASF) is a world-class theatre in a small market. No matter how much of a recession the economy may...