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Local Gadsden woman hits 100th birthday — with many stories to tell

Mable Christine “Tillie” Yunker Griffin was born on Oct. 24, 1926 in a small Nashville, Tennessee house — and she has faced all kinds of one-of-a-kind ventures since then. The Gadsden resident officially celebrated her 100th birthday two weeks ago on Oct. 24, 2026, surrounded by her...

Gadsden, AL · 12h
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Concerts coming to Birmingham area in November

The year is nearing its end, but music lovers in the Birmingham area still have plenty of chances to see a show in 2026.

Birmingham, AL · 2d

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This Tiny Alabama Cafe Serves Up Massive Burgers That Are Almost Too Big To Eat

In Fort Payne, Alabama, there is a cafe with a beagle painted on the wall, and that beagle has seen things, specifically, the expressions on people’s faces when their burgers arrive at the table. The cafe is called Big Time Cafe, and the name is not an exaggeration. Fort...

Fort Payne, AL · 5d
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The Secret Birmingham, Alabama Grocery Store Where $60 Goes Further Than Locals Let On

Real butchers cut the meat here by hand every single day, with no additives to stretch shelf life. That alone made me sit up. In a world of plastic-wrapped mystery trays, that feels almost old-fashioned. The same family has run this business since 1925. The third and fourth generations are...

Birmingham, AL · 13d
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The Middle-Of-Nowhere Alabama Restaurant That’s So Delicious, People Can’t Stay Away

There’s a spot in Riverside, Alabama that proves good food doesn’t care about location. The Ark sits quietly off the beaten path, and somehow that’s exactly why people can’t stop talking about it. You’d think a restaurant needs to be in a busy downtown or a...

Riverside, AL · 11d

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This Tiny Alabama Restaurant Has Slow-Cooked Oxtails That Locals Can’t Get Enough Of

There’s a little gray building in Birmingham that doesn’t try to impress you from the outside, and that’s exactly why it ends up impressing you so much once you’re inside. Eagle’s Restaurant has become the kind of place where people plan entire days around a plate...

Birmingham, AL · 8d

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Most People Don’t Know This Tiny Alabama Restaurant Serves The Best German Food In The State

You could drive past Ol’ Heidelberg Cafe in Huntsville, Alabama a hundred times and never know what you were missing, and that would be a genuine tragedy worth preventing. The good news is that you’re reading this right now, which means your streak of missing out ends today.

Huntsville, AL · 1d

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Fill An Entire Cart For Only $25 At This Enormous Thrift Store In Alabama

Forget paying full price, because Birmingham has a secret weapon for savvy shoppers, and it goes by the name of America’s Thrift Stores & Donation Center on Huffman Road. Once you walk through those glass doors, your wallet is going to breathe the biggest sigh of relief it has ever taken.

Birmingham, AL · 11d

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These 6 Alabama Meat-And-Threes Keep Regulars Fed Through Every Cold Snap

When the temperature drops in Alabama, a lot of people skip the fancy menus and head straight for a plate of fried chicken, greens, and cornbread. That is the magic of the meat-and-three, where you pick one main dish and three sides and leave full and happy. These spots have...

Alabama · 2d

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How Birmingham, Alabama’s Bayonet delivers unexpected delights

At Bayonet, even its name and how the restaurant got its start were a bit of a surprise, Rob McDaniel, the chef and co-owner, recalled. McDaniel originally conceived of the Birmingham, Alabama, restaurant as a small spot to serve as a waiting area for his restaurant Helen, his southern grill, next door. But because of some location restrictions, the only way to use the space he had in mind was to take over a much larger attached space.

Birmingham, AL · 3d

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Odenville's Drive Thru Christmas Returns With 70 Actors, 20 Animals in Tow

New Life Baptist Church in Odenville is once again turning its parking lot into a live-action walk through the Christmas story, with Drive Thru Christmas set to run Dec. 11-13 from 6 to 9 p.m. each night, completely free to attend. The event, confirmed by WBMA, will feature nine scenes...

Odenville, AL · 1d

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Kitchen Cops find overflowing toilet, clogged dishwasher and rodent droppings across the Valley

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - The Kitchen Cops made a very unpleasant discovery while checking out a restaurant in DeKalb County this week. Hacienda Real on South Valley Avenue in Collinsville was hit with a 72 after the inspectors found rodents and rodent droppings. The health department notes that this was found in a storage building that was separate from the main restaurant building. There was also an issue with gray sewage water backing up onto the kitchen floor from the sink and dishwasher, and a lack of soap in a restroom.

Dekalb County, AL · 21h

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Cullman Today launches Grateful Giveaway countdown to Thanksgiving

CULLMAN, Ala. – Cullman Today is counting down to Thanksgiving with its first Grateful Giveaway, and one lucky winner will take home a gift every household can use. The countdown kicked off Sunday, Nov. 1, and runs daily on the Cullman Today Facebook page through Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 26. To enter, comment on any countdown post with a photo of what you’re most grateful for, along with a few words about why. There’s no limit on entries, so you can enter as many times as you’d like. If you’d rather keep your story private, you can send your photo and description to Cullman Today in a Facebook message instead. The grand prize will be announced soon. Follow Cullman Today and The Cullman Tribune on Facebook for updates as the countdown continues.

Cullman, AL · 2d

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After nearly 70 years, Birmingham's Fountain Heights is getting a grocery store of its own

For generations, getting groceries in Birmingham’s Fountain Heights neighborhood has meant traveling outside the community to find fresh food. Fountain Heights Farms Cooperative will open the We All Eat Market on Saturday, Nov. 7, bringing a neighborhood grocery store to Fountain Heights for the first time in nearly 70 years.

Birmingham, AL · 14h

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Huntsville Animal Services encourages owners to license pets online

Huntsville Animal Services is encouraging pet owners to register their dogs and cats online before they wander away from home.

Huntsville, AL · 8h

Calhoun Journal

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Gadsden State Theatre Department to Present Southern Comedy ‘Dearly Departed’ Nov. 12–14

GADSDEN, AL — The Gadsden State Community College Theatre Department will present Dearly Departed, a Southern comedy written by David Dean Bottrell and Jessie Jones, Nov. 12–14 at the Black Box Theatre in Meadow Hall on the college’s Wallace Drive campus. Performances are scheduled for 7 p.m. each evening. Directed by Pheonix Rich and Afton […] The post Gadsden State Theatre Department to Present Southern Comedy ‘Dearly Departed’ Nov. 12–14 appeared first on Calhoun Journal .

Gadsden, AL · 1d

The Birmingham Free Press

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Lost-Luggage Ski Sale Returns to Scottsboro Saturday

SCOTTSBORO, Ala. — Unclaimed Baggage holds its 45th annual Ski Sale on Saturday, Nov. 7, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. CT at 509 West Willow Street in Scottsboro. The... The post Lost-Luggage Ski Sale Returns to Scottsboro Saturday appeared first on Birmingham Free Press .

Scottsboro, AL · 1d

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Birmingham City Schools, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama, and National Fitness Campaign Provide Access to Free Fitness

Birmingham City Schools, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama, and National Fitness Campaign (NFC) recently announced a partnership to bring an outdoor Fitness Court and digital wellness programming to Birmingham City Schools. “The new fitness court represents an investment in the health, wellness, and future of our scholars at...

Birmingham, AL · 1d

The Cullman Tribune

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Cullman graduate Paul Callan helps redesign schools he once attended

CULLMAN, Ala. – Architect Paul Callan is helping redesign some of the same school buildings where he once attended classes, including the space where he studied drafting at Cullman High School. Callan, a 1989 Cullman High graduate, is a senior project manager at Hoover-based Lathan McKee Architects. His work with Cullman City Schools includes renovations at Cullman Middle School, the new Cullman Intermediate School at the former West Elementary campus and the STEM and Career Tech Center at Cullman High. Callan attended East Elementary and Cullman Middle School before graduating from Cullman High and earning an architecture degree from Auburn University. His return to the district began when Superintendent Kyle Kallhoff and the school board selected his firm to work on the Cullman Middle School renovation. “It was a school I had attended many years before, and it was virtually unchanged from the classrooms where I was taught, the locker-lined hallways I had roamed and the gymnasium where I had played,” Callan said. A campus tour brought back memories but also revealed the need to update the facilities. The project replaced outdated spaces and added classrooms and other amenities while working within the existing campus. Callan said his experience on

Cullman, AL · 7h