When Forrest and Christin Brown couldn't find ice cream in downtown Tuscaloosa for their three kids, they had an idea to change that. This summer, their ice cream business approaches its one-year anniversary.
Heavy rain and saturated grounds have forced the cancellation of Friday's Live at the Plaza event, with organizers planning to reschedule later this summer.
Tuscaloosa broke ground Thursday on an expansion of the Belk Center at Bowers Park that will add a new indoor therapy pool, updated lobby and locker rooms, and enhancements to the roof, gym floor and parking lot.
The Crimson Tide will travel to Des Moines for a neutral-site matchup with the Hawkeyes this season after a two-game, neutral site series was announced.
The heart of Downtown Northport is City Cafe, which has been pumping since 1931. But just up the block, on the corner of Main Avenue and 5th Street, a younger anchor has spent the last 13 years quietly reshaping Saturdays downtown.
West Tuscaloosa's Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary School has a new principal, who is stepping up after his predecessor left the system to take another role in Huntsville.
The husband of the young nurse and mother who was shot and killed outside Tuscaloosa's DCH Regional Medical Center has sued the hospital, it's third-party security firm and the alleged shooter over her death.
The Tuscaloosa City Council has approved a $5.75 million incentives package to redevelop a portion of the Springbrook neighborhood off McFarland Boulevard, bringing new-to-market restaurants and retailers to District 7.
When Melvin Cannon decided to open his own restaurant after more than two decades in some of Tuscaloosa's best-known kitchens, he had no interest in joining the pack downtown.