An Overnight Success 20 Years in the Making: How Downtown Athens Got Its Evenings Back
One of Tere Richardson's former board members used to describe downtown Athens in the 1980s like this: on a Friday at five o'clock, he could throw a rock anywhere on the square and not hit anything except maybe a stray dog. This past Friday...
Every Day Is a New Adventure: Inside Life at Lake Guntersville State Park
Lake Guntersville State Park doesn't do things small. It sits on 5,900 acres along the shoreline of Alabama's largest lake, all 69,000 acres of it, and somehow still manages to feel like a well-kept secret to the people who haven't bee...
August Festivals
Summer might be winding down, but the fun is still going strong in north Alabama! There are several events across the region that you do not want to miss! Let us know which ones you plan on attending. World's Longest Yard Sale If you love the ...
Coming Home On Purpose: How Cooper Smitherman Turned Curiosity Into Community at Stars and Strikes
Cooper Smitherman left Huntsville for love, not for lack of it. He and his wife were both still in school when she started at the University of West Georgia, so the two of them packed up for Carrollton, Georgia, and spent two years there. It was, in ...
The River Was Always the Front Door: How the Tennessee RiverLine Is Changing Everything
There are 652 miles of Tennessee River running from Knoxville, Tennessee to Paducah, Kentucky. Two hundred and three of those miles run through North Alabama. And if you grew up here, you already know what that river is. You know it from the camping ...
America 250: 16 Chapters of America's Story Told in North Alabama
From ancient Indigenous civilizations and frontier settlements to world-changing music, Olympic triumphs, and the race to the moon, discover the places that reveal how North Alabama helped shape the American story. America's story isn't t...
More Than a Wave Pool: The Story of Point Mallard Park and the People Who Keep It Going
There are some places that belong to a region the way landmarks belong to a skyline. You do not choose them so much as grow up inside them. For most of North Alabama, Point Mallard Park in Decatur is that kind of place. It was there before we were bo...
Born to the Shoals: Bay Simpson and the Sound He Was Always Going to Make
There are some people who find music, and there are some people music finds first. Bay Simpson is the second kind. He was born in Florence, Alabama into a family where his mother sang, his father drummed, and the two of them played in a band together...
June Festivals in North Alabama
June in North Alabama means long sunny days, live music drifting through the air, the smell of festival food around every corner, and calendars packed with unforgettable events. From small-town celebrations to can’t-miss music festivals and un...