Each spring, the Alabama League of Municipalities (ALM) hosts its Annual Convention and Expo providing timely general and concurrent sessions, access to municipal vendors and state agencies as well as outstanding networking opportunities for municipal officials and employees. This... Read more
Alabama is among the five states whose natural heritage, culture and economy have been shaped in large part by bordering the Gulf of Mexico. Encompassing over five million acres, the Gulf’s rich habitats help make it one of the... Read more
Alabama boasts many distinctive towns that radiate a special quality and identity. One that tops the list is Tuscumbia, part of the Florence-Muscle Shoals Metropolitan Area. Incorporated in 1820, it’s one of Alabama’s oldest communities whose charming downtown is... Read more
The Civilian Conservation Corps work relief program offered millions of jobs on environmental projects during the Great Depression and was among Roosevelt’s most successful New Deal programs. The CCC planted more than three billion trees and constructed trails and... Read more
As America was emerging from the Great Depression, Greyhound Lines Inc. hired an architect able to express in his building design the sleek aerodynamics of Greyhound buses. From 1937-1958, W. S. Arrasmith designed many of the nation’s Streamline Moderne-style... Read more
On the website of the National Trust for Historic Preservation is a statement that’s indeed simple but oh so true: “Simply put, historic means old and worth the trouble. The long-abandoned Grove Court Apartments in Montgomery is old and... Read more
Long gone are the days of shuffling through drawer after drawer of card catalogs and getting eyestrain from staring too long at a microfiche machine. The role of a school library has changed significantly, and designers are playing a... Read more
Though different disciplines, urban planning/design and economic development are inherently related as both prioritize shaping the livability and prosperity of a particular community. A master plan serves as a blueprint for future expansion, and economic viability is an important... Read more
In her article “Why Should We Care About Street Art?” travel writer Ginny Copestake observes how street art “unlike drawings, paintings and sculptures you find in museums and galleries is there to be consumed by the masses. It is... Read more
