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Growth management is essential today as communities seek to control the location, impact, character, and timing of development in order to balance environmental and economic needs and concerns, writes leading growth management consultant Douglas Porter in “Managing Growth in America’s...

A little doodle here, a little color there, and voila! – the perfect logo takes form. If only it were that simple. Designing a logo may seem relatively easy, but it’s deceptively difficult to achieve. A memorable logo involves research,...

When thinking about historic Mobile homes, antebellum mansions likely come to mind. Those multi-story Greek Revival structures with massive columns, elaborate friezes and cast-iron balconies. There’s another type of mid-19th century home that is important to the history of the...

The Cahaba River is Alabama’s longest free-flowing river and one of the most biodiverse waterways on Earth with more species of fish than any river of its size in North America. It’s also home of the aquatic Cahaba lily with...

Called the “Crossroads of North Alabama,” Priceville is expected to double in size within the next five years. In keeping with this projected growth is the Priceville Event & Recreation Center now under construction. Montgomery-based Chambless King Architects has designed...

Ways to make improvements to the Twin Beech/Houstonville community near Fairhope, which predates the city itself, was addressed at a DesignVision workshop. DesignAlabama, along with Design Initiative and Auburn University’s Urban Studio, joined members of the Baldwin County planning department...

A well-designed office space motivates employees and conveys the appropriate image to clients and customers – key ingredients to help a company prosper. Birmingham-based Hoffman Media has found the right place to achieve those objectives. The special-interest magazine and book...

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 multi-day...

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 most...

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 noted...