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Live at the Plaza continues with free outdoor concerts in Tuscaloosa
Live at the Plaza, the city of Tuscaloosa's free outdoor spring-summer concert series, kicked off May 10. The show at Government Plaza downtown featured Anthony Rosano and the Conqueroos, a blues-rock band from Virginia, and Haysop. The May 17 show featured AJ and The Midnight Soulz and Myles Morgan. ...
West Alabama Wednesday Briefing
Good morning! It is Wednesday May 22, 2024. Every day of the year is designated as some type of special day. For instance, today is National Vanilla Pudding Day, National Solitaire Day, National Julie Day, National Craft Distillery Day, National Maritime Day and more. But one of the more interesting ones is National Sherlock Holmes Day.
Motorcycles roar into Tuscaloosa as part of nationwide Run for the Wall
Dozens of motorcyclists visited Tuscaloosa on May 21 as part of the Run for the Wall, a cross-country ride that honors veterans. The 10-day trek, with more than 1,800 riders participating, began in Ontario, California and was scheduled to conclude at the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C., over the Memorial Day weekend.
Homes in Tuscaloosa County sold for lower prices recently: See how much here
Newly released data from Realtor.com for February shows that potential buyers and sellers in Tuscaloosa County saw houses sell for lower than the previous month's median sales price of $214,500. The median home sold for $209,500, an analysis of data from Realtor.com shows. That means February, the most recent month...
West Alabama student selected as Doodle for Google finalist
NORTHPORT, Ala. (WIAT) —The annual Doodle for Google contest returns for the 16th year to showcase student artwork. 2024’s competition will feature a special entry from Alabama. Hannah King from King Academy Homeschool in Northport is one of the 55 state and territory winners. In January, Google invited K-12 grade students across the U.S. to […]
Tuscaloosa Veterans Memorial Park to host annual Memorial Day ceremony
The Tuscaloosa community is invited to a Memorial Day program that will honor all military service members who died while serving in the U.S. armed forces. The ceremony will begin at 9 a.m. May 27 at Tuscaloosa Veterans Memorial Park, 1701 McFarland Blvd. E. in front of University Mall. The...
No to union, yes to barbecue: Down in Alabama
Below is the podcast player followed by the newsletter. Sign up to get it in your inbox each day here. Workers at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Vance, Alabama, along with the electric-battery plant in Woodstock, voted last week against joining the United Auto Workers Union, according to AL.com reports. It...
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