Alabama

Travel
Dispatch From the Road: Memphis to Mississippi
A road trip through the heart of Southern music

Music
Five Essential Muscle Shoals Albums
Bassist and former owner David Hood reflects on five essential albums that came out of the Muscle Shoals Sound Studios

City Portrait
The Magic City’s Next Act
Vacant storefronts and empty sidewalks were the norm for years, but these days downtown Birmingham is on the rise

Travel
A Tour of the Magic City
The new boom in Birmingham

City Portrait
Birmingham’s New Hot Spots
The best of what’s new in the Magic City

In the Garden
Inside A Parterre Garden
Walk the grounds of this Alabama garden

In the Garden
An Alabama Living Legacy
A remarkable Birmingham garden stands as a tribute to the equally remarkable woman who created it

Music
Dylan LeBlanc: Redemption Songs
The artist returns with an album steeped in the power of renewal

Arts & Culture
A Busy Day in Monroeville
How the Alabama town is celebrating Go Set a Watchman

Fork in the Road
Pizza with Purpose
Birmingham chef John Hall creates great pies, and a space for all

Good Dogs
Alabama’s Coon Dog Cemetery
Deep in the Alabama woods at the base of the Cumberland Mountains lies a cemetery like no other

Food & Drink
Alabama’s White Gold
Pat Martin’s three-state take on a barbecue classic

Travel
Alabama Chanin’s Studio Weekend Workshop
A session of stitching and sewing in Florence, Alabama

Fork in the Road
The Gastropub Revisited
Birmingham’s Ollie Irene re-raises the bar on bar food

Arts & Culture
Inside the Museum of Wonder
Explore Alabama’s most eclectic assortment of arts and artifacts

Collections
An Alabama Marvel
Part shrine and part circus, the Museum of Wonder houses one of the South’s most eclectic assortments of art and artifacts

Food & Drink
Hot and Hot’s Simple Grilled Fish
A smoky, sweet grouper with tomato, avocado, and Vidalia onions

Adventures
Alabama’s Quail Trail
The Black Belt of Alabama is known for its history, its soil, and its poverty. But it should also be known for its bird hunting

Made in the South
Southern Belle Chèvre
Why one citified Alabama girl came home to make cheese

Sporting
In Full Pursuit
Foxhunting with Ben Hardaway and his legendary crossbred hounds