Tag: Alabama

Rural Studio: An Architectural School Where Learning and Helping Others Go Hand in Hand

“The initial sketch is always an emotion, not a concept.”—Sambo Mockbee As you drive along the two-lane highway into Newbern in the heart of Alabama’s Black Belt, you might experience a massive shift in your perception. There is something different about the architecture of the buildings downtown. The facilities along Highway 61 include a city…


Meet an Alabama Farm That is Partnering with Local Schools to Make Learning Fun

Outside Woodlawn High School in Birmingham, the typical scenery is there: cars filling the parking lot, made from tons of concrete, and cars going for miles on a highway of asphalt. What is atypical nearby, is a vast patch of collard greens. The farm adjacent to the school is loaded with greens and vegetables. The…


On This Rustic Alabama Family Farm, Simple Living is the Secret to Happiness

The Rora Valley Farm sits on a few acres in east Alabama, where the hills and meadows blend and stretch forever, and the mornings are chilly but soon give way to a warmer day. The sun rises slowly over the farm, tearing through the darkness, waking up the animals, and bathing the vegetable garden in…


Meet the Characters in the Charming Small Town of Homewood, Alabama

The two places could not be farther apart in every regard. One real, the other a television show set. San Francisco is modern, hip, diverse, and unique. Mayberry is old-fashioned and homey, filled with regular folks doing everyday things. Yet there is a city in Alabama that brings those two places close – Homewood. The…


Childhood Transgender Treatments Create ‘Life-Long’ Patients: Alabama Doctor

Amid a groundswell of debate over the rationality of minors receiving medical treatment to change their genders, one Alabama physician is speaking about the long-term effects of pharmaceutical and surgical alterations and how they can make a child “a life-long patient.” Patrick Lappert, a plastic surgeon with Lappert Skin Care in Alabama, spoke in favor…


New Alabama Law Bans Gender Transition Drugs, Surgeries for Minors

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has signed two bills that push back against a progressive agenda, including one that outlaws so-called gender-affirming medications for children. One of those Republican-backed bills, Senate Bill 184, passed Alabama state House with a largely party-line vote on April 7. It makes it a felony for a doctor to prescribe any…


Three-Way Primary Race for Alabama’s Senate Seat

The 2022 Alabama primaries will see three conservative candidates fight each other for an open Senate seat. Incumbents have an extremely high chance of reelection, so it’s likely that this year’s winner will be in Congress for a long time. Another potentially interesting race is in Alabama’s Fifth Congressional District, where several Republican candidates face…


Citing Racial Discrimination, Black Leaders Target Roe v Wade

A major lawsuit on behalf of unborn black babies making its way through the courts in Alabama has legal abortion in the crosshairs, alleging that the abortion industry is deliberately targeting black Americans and other minorities. If successful, the attorneys and activists behind the case told The Epoch Times that it might ultimately overturn Roe…


Body of Missing 37-Year-Old Florida Mom Found in Shallow Alabama Grave

The body of a missing 37-year-old Florida woman who disappeared about a week ago has been recovered in a shallow grave in Alabama on April 2, authorities confirmed. “Cassie Carli, who has been missing now for about a week—we discovered her body while executing a search warrant in Alabama,” Santa Rosa County Sheriff Bob Johnson…


Alabama Wine Shop Owner Files Lawsuit Against State After Losing Business During COVID Lockdowns

A former business owner in Alabama filed a lawsuit on March 19 against Republican Gov. Kay Ivey and state Health Director Scott Harris, alleging that the COVID-19 lockdowns implemented by the executive branch resulted in a loss of $54,680 and caused the shop’s closure. Saranne Riccio, the business owner who opened Uncorked Wine Shop &…