Top News Stories
- New Alabama laws have great effect on medical community
- Lumber mill employees try to find work in Greenville
- ADECA's Bill Johnson entering the race for governor
- Governor Riley ranks 11 out of 22 on GOP governors most likely to be elected President
- Talladega College wins 10 year accreditation from SACS
- Verdict reached in case concerning Baldwin County company
- Rare coral snake spotted in Alabama- first time in 40 years:
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Thicket’s Summer Double Issue!
• Education in Alabama—A new program beginning in August will improve our statistics for good
• Ending World Hunger—An almost-unknown organization in Muscle Shoals feeds hundreds of millions globally
• Lilly Ledbetter—The Gadsden native finally sees her namesake fair-pay legislation signed into law
• Biotech Frontiers—Huntsville’s HudsonAlpha leads the nation in innovative research
• Summer Garden—Our latest installment of the exclusive Thicket kitchen garden plan
• Bass Fishing—Statewide tournaments mean big money and big excitement
Birmingham’s Jones Valley Urban Farm: Slow Food Fair and Summer Solstice Celebration from Thicket Magazine.
Explore our site for exclusive videos, blogs, and web features throughout the summer. Recent videos include JT from Alabama wins Survivor 2009, World’s Apart: Birmingham, Alabama Meets Ghana, Birmingham police beating video: Five officers fired, Jeff Sessions on Supreme Court Nominations and Gitmo Prisoners, Carl Edwards Talladega Crash, and a hilarious The Colbert Report Goes to Helen Keller Museum satirical piece, to name a few.
Recent exclusive blog posts include:
Lee Hurley on middle age and Greg Brown, Bruno Shultz
Old Fashioned Shade Time in the South
Lee frees three beers this weekend
Birdwatching
Did you go to church this week? Poll data says “maybe”
Patricia “Sister Schubert” Barnes Named ABA Citizen of the Year
100 Free Things to Do in Alabama this Summer
HB373 Gourmet Beer Bill Reaches Gov. Riley’s Desk
Turkey Creek Nature Preserve Grand Opening
Promising Peaches
Teen Pregnancy. Again: Palin vs. Boyfriend/Father
Storks in Alabama
The Ideal Farmers’ Market
Sex in a Southern City
Walking Out Together. A Good Thing … and many more.
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Summer's heat has arrived in full force but there's still plenty of ways to stay cool and have fun in Alabama. See our list of events >
On Wednesday, June 3, The Foundry and national organization Soles4Souls came together to provide free shoes for Birmingham-area citizens in need. Read more >
Most people have an opinion about the issue of constitutional reform in Alabama. See a host of experts' opinions and chime in with your own comments!
Thinking about vacationing close to home this year? Alabama State Parks has options for you! Read more >
Jones Valley Urban Farm's Edwin Marty offers advce and more summer garden varieties and yield schedules, including some of his favorites. Read more >
I was just driving through one of our area's leafy suburbs when I spotted a landscape crew taking a lunch break under a poplar tree. They were all Latinos, sitting or reclining in the grass, eating homemade lunch and relaxing in the shade. Read more >