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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...
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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 The project replaced outdated spaces and added classrooms and other amenities while working within the existing campus.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
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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...
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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...
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New grocery store is opening in Fountain Heights: ‘We all deserve good, beautiful things’
For the first time in 70 years, a new grocery store is opening in Birmingham’s Fountain Heights neighborhood. The project is led by the Fountain Heights Farms Cooperative, a Black-owned urban farming and social justice organization. The We All Eat Market will be located on the ground floor of the cooperative’s Heart of the Farm building located at 1201 16th St. N. The grand opening is set for Saturday, Nov. 7.
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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.
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Husband-and-wife team opens Hwy 31 Wine & Spirits in Pelham
PELHAM – Pelham’s newest business is bringing an expanded selection of spirits, beer, wine and tobacco products to a busy stretch of Pelham Parkway. Hwy 31 Wine & Spirits, located at 2169 Pelham Parkway, Suite B, officially opened on Thursday, Oct. 8. The store is owned and operated by husband-and-wife team Vijayakumar “VJ” Arunachalam and Nadiya Arunachalam.