Belle Mina
Belle Mina, AL · Municipal
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Athens woman who fled communist Vietnam by boat tells the story behind her friendship with a North Alabama Vietnam veteran
When Thanh Boyer arrived in North Alabama after escaping Vietnam, families in Athens helped her learn English, get to school and begin a new life. “I’ve always said we were raised by the community of Athens,” Boyer said. Years later, she began thanking the American veterans who had served in her homeland. One of them […] The post Athens woman who fled communist Vietnam by boat tells the story behind her friendship with a North Alabama Vietnam veteran appeared first on Yellowhammer News .
The Cullman Tribune
allamericanatlas.com
5 Best Restaurants in Huntsville, Alabama You Need to Try Before Everyone Else Finds Them
Huntsville, Alabama — a city where rocket scientists and artists share coffee in sunlit cafes, where the Tennessee River bends through neighborhoods stitched with memory and ambition, where the scent of biscuits and barbecue drifts through the morning air. Here, the skyline is a patchwork of glass towers and red-brick mills, each block humming with the laughter of families, the wisdom of old-timers, and the dreams of newcomers drawn by the promise of possibility.
culturalcreatives.org
3 Lost Alabama Neighborhoods That Disappeared From the Map
Alabama’s missing neighborhoods are sometimes hidden beneath places whose present purpose seems obvious: a military installation, industrial land or a redeveloped city center. Their earlier residential lives can be much harder to see. The houses are gone, street patterns have changed, and a name that once meant home may appear mainly in an archive.
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mcdmag.com
Groundbreaking Held for $30M Freestanding Emergency Department in North Huntsville, Alabama
Robins & Morton joined Huntsville Hospital Health System on Oct. 21 to celebrate the groundbreaking of the new $30-million North Huntsville Freestanding Emergency Department. The project represents the largest healthcare investment ever made in North Huntsville, Alabama. The new facility will provide 24/7 emergency care for families in North Huntsville...
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Step Inside The Nostalgic Alabama Comic Book Store That Will Whisk You Back To Childhood
There are very few buildings in Alabama that stop you cold in a parking lot, but The Deep Comics, Games & Toys in Huntsville is absolutely one of them. That giant Superman logo on the side of the building isn’t subtle, and it isn’t trying to be. You’re...
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Decatur mayor wants city to grow to 75,000 residents, plans more housing and apartments
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - Decatur Mayor Kent Lawrence wants the city’s population to grow from about 59,000 to 75,000 residents. “Now, that’s not going to happen in my term, but that’s the goal that I’ve set that we’re working toward,” Lawrence said. Lawrence said...
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Doug Jones in Huntsville: supports a lottery, opposes Choose Act, says voters deserve a choice
Democratic candidate for governor Doug Jones was in Huntsville Tuesday calling for a state lottery, expressing concern about the Alabama Choose Act and pointing out that his campaign has been widely available for voters to ask questions – unlike his opponent.