In recent years many Alabama restaurants have gained national acclaim, but only one of them has been around for more than a century. Tom Bon...

In March 2014 I wrote a blog post entitled "Three Generations in One Library" that discussed our family's presence on the shel...

A topic I've approached several times on this blog concerns various silent movies filmed in the Birmingham area. Naturally the article ...

I recently read Bob Thomas' 1978 biography of actress Joan Crawford and ran across an interesting tidbit related to Birmingham. Let...

Auburn University's most iconic building is Samford Hall and its tower. The original building on the site, a four-story structure known...

Roberts Field was the city's main airport from 1922 until 1935 when the Birmingham Municipal Airport opened. The hanger buildings seen b...

Bellingrath Gardens and Home near Theodore in Mobile County is one of Alabama's major tourist attractions. The "Only in Your Stat...