Tag: February 2012
Eat Up, Alabama
Alabama’s Department of Tourism has christened 2012 The Year of Food—with tributes to fine dining, fun dining and all things edible throughout...
ACIPCO Pipes UP
With its business suffering from a downturn in the construction market, ductile iron pipe maker ACIPCO, based in Birmingham, is...
A Toast to Progress
Jules Berta gazes over his vineyards, the vines naked of fruit but lined up in deliberate rows like soldiers waiting for the...
Celebrating Alabama History
The City of Decatur has produced a new video celebration the achievements of notable African-American citizens who have made contributions to the community...
Taking Sides Over Education
Education funding may be the first hot topic of the new year. Gov. Robert Bentley has announced that he will ask lawmakers...
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...