Situated on the shores of Wheeler Lake is Joe Wheeler State Park in Rogersville in north Alabama where visitors enjoy world-class fishing and boating on the state’s second largest lake. Guests can access the 2,550-acre resort park by land... Read more
Small towns across Alabama are reinventing themselves and it’s happening with zeal in Camden, located in the Black Belt region and seat of Wilcox County. It indeed takes a village to revitalize a town – grants, municipalities and initiatives... Read more
Your vacation bucket list likely includes exotic far-off destinations. Add one more to your list, one that’s right here in Alabama and now recognized as one of the world’s most exceptional destinations. Eagle Cottages at Gulf State Park recently... Read more
Precision medicine is an emerging approach to disease treatment and prevention that focuses on individual variability in genes, environment and lifestyle for each person. Unlike a one-size-fits-all approach, doctors and researchers can better predict which strategies for a particular... Read more
Brick-and-mortar shopping shouldn’t just be about the purchase itself, but also the ambiance the store provides. That’s the premise behind Caliber, a high-end firearms and sporting goods store in the Homewood section of Birmingham designed by Christopher Architecture and... Read more
When the John Hand Building opened in 1912, the ornate 20-story building was the tallest in downtown Birmingham until the 27-story City Federal Building came along a year later. CCR Architecture & Interiors recently renovated three floors of the... Read more
The firing at Fort Sumter was still 14 years away when the Grand Hotel in Point Clear was constructed in 1847. The 40-room hotel overlooking Mobile Bay not only survived the Civil War, but many natural disasters over the... Read more
Not merely a spot for students to hang out between classes, student commons are a fundamental part of campus life and serve many functions. TAG/The Architects Group, Inc. recently completed the new Student Commons Building at St. Paul’s Episcopal... Read more
Years before her name was synonymous with the civil rights movement, Rosa Parks worked as a seamstress in downtown Montgomery. A new city park has opened on the site of the former Montgomery Fair department store where Parks worked... Read more
Opportunities to enjoy the Alabama outdoors just keep getting better and better. Plans are under way to connect three north Alabama counties with the Singing River Trail, a 70-mile trail linking Huntsville, Madison, Decatur and Athens. A master plan... Read more
