The Alabama Blog

Sister Schubert's Secret to My Success

16 April, 2010

Sister Schubert’s Homemade Rolls Featured On Food Network’s Unwrapped

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Pilot Honored - Captain Chesley Sullenberger To Be Honored In Huntsville

12 March, 2010

The US Airways pilot who won acclaim by guiding a stricken aircraft to a safe landing in the Hudson River will be honored by an organization that represents Medal of Honor recipients.

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Alabama Features the Original Mardi Gras | Festival Celebrated in Mobile Since 1704

26 January, 2010

Mobile Alabama's Mardi Gras is the oldest annual carnival celebration in the United States, having begun in 1703. The city of New Orleans was not founded until 1718.

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Street Revitalization | Business Owners Committed To Rebuilding Downtown

4 January, 2010

Jeffrey Paulk believes in downtown so much that he not only moved his business there, but also built a place for his wife's shop and will soon live there.

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Civil Rights Institute | Visit The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute

23 November, 2009

Visit the Soul Soldiers special exhibition at the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute through the end of the year.

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Celebrate The Annual Rockford Town And Country Holiday Market In Alabama

23 October, 2009

Come on out to the great town of Rockford for their annual Town and Country Holiday Market.

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Alabama's 158th Maintenance Company Scheduled To Return Home From Iraq

21 October, 2009

An Alabama Army National Guard unit that shipped out to Iraq last December is due back home in just a few days. Their homecoming is highly anticipated.

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Two Really Interesting Facts About Alabama

16 October, 2009

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. worked tirelessly to help blacks gain full civil rights. Today, all citizens of Alabama have equal rights, regardless of color.

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Alabama Crimson Tide Super Exciting Under Coach Nick Saban

14 October, 2009

After debuting with a 7-6 record in 2007, Nick Saban led the Tide to a 12-0 start and No. 1 ranking last fall. This season, 'Bama is 6-0 and in search of a National Championship.

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Huntsville Scarecrow Trail Boasts Creativity

7 October, 2009

The annual Scarecrow Trail at Huntsville Botanical Garden includes over 100 creative, unusual, and ingenious scarecrows.

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Alabama Is The Place To Shoot Your Next Film

2 October, 2009

The State of Alabama is committed to helping encourage increased employment opportunities within the state for the entertainment industry.

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Veils Of Color, Selected For Film Festival

30 September, 2009

Huntsville independent film director Jurian Isabelle’s hour-long drama, Veils of Color, has been selected as an Official Entry in the International Black Film Festival in Nashville, which runs today through October 4th.

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Fun Facts About Alabama That You Might Not Know

25 September, 2009

Did you know that the rocket that first took humans to the moon was designed in Huntsville, Alabama?

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The Montgomery Ballet's Gloria and Midsummer Night's Dream

23 September, 2009

The Montgomery Ballet is pleased announce its return to the Alabama Shakespeare Festival this fall with a double bill, Gloria and A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

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