Coastal Gateway
The original Monroe County Courthouse, now the Monroe County Heritage Museum. Photo courtesy of Alabama Tourism Department/Jeff Greenberg.
The original Monroe County Courthouse, now the Monroe County Heritage Museum. Photo courtesy of Alabama Tourism Department/Jeff Greenberg.
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Keeping Athletes in the GameDonald Jackson keeps rocketing young athletes from being blindsided by the rulebooks. Donald Jackson keeps rocketing young athletes from being blindsided by the rulebooks. |
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Near Miss Leads to Sure Thing BusinessJohn Wydner's fall from a tree stand could have been fatal, but that near miss made him determined to make a user-friendly harness for hunters. John Wydner's fall from a tree stand could have been fatal, but that near miss made him determined to make a user-friendly harness for hunters. |
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Gateway to Crimson Tide FootballContractors and the University of Alabama team up to create a “fan’s paradise” at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Contractors and the University of Alabama team up to create a “fan’s paradise” at Bryant-Denny Stadium. |
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Golf Dreams Come True on Alabama’s Robert Trent Jones Golf TrailAn 18-hole fantasy golf course created from the Trail’s 11 sites, with hole-by-hole tips from RTJ golf experts Mike Beverly and Will Fisher, Capitol Hill; Scott Gomberg, Grand National; Jason Callan, Silver Lakes, and Niall Fraser, Lakewood at the Grand. An 18-hole fantasy golf course created from the Trail’s 11 sites, with hole-by-hole tips from RTJ golf experts Mike Beverly and Will Fisher, Capitol Hill; Scott Gomberg, Grand National; Jason Callan, Silver Lakes, and Niall Fraser, Lakewood at the Grand. |
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Who’s on First in Hard Times?The recession has been a tricky changeup for Alabama’s minor league baseball franchises. But a day at the ballpark is still a winner in the price-driven family entertainment game. The recession has been a tricky changeup for Alabama’s minor league baseball franchises. But a day at the ballpark is still a winner in the price-driven family entertainment game. |
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Back in the Game with a SplashFormer chief of Time Inc. Don Logan has set aside retirement leisure for a more active plan—taking over, from ESPN, the Alabama-born, outdoor/publishing legend BASS and—just maybe—luring it back to Alabama from the swamps of Disney. Former chief of Time Inc. Don Logan has set aside retirement leisure for a more active plan—taking over, from ESPN, the Alabama-born, outdoor/publishing legend BASS and—just maybe—luring it back to Alabama from the swamps of Disney. |
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Resort EvolutionThe real estate development history of Alabama’s barrier island begins in Babbitt boosterism and extends—through natural and man-made disaster—into enlightened ecotourism and preservation zoning. The real estate development history of Alabama’s barrier island begins in Babbitt boosterism and extends—through natural and man-made disaster—into enlightened ecotourism and preservation zoning. |
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Alabama's Best - And First CutFirst and deepest cuts in the state budget went to what are clearly some of the state’s best resources—the natural kind. As an exercise in remembering who we are, take a look again at Alabama’s most popular 10 parks and natural destinations. First and deepest cuts in the state budget went to what are clearly some of the state’s best resources—the natural kind. As an exercise in remembering who we are, take a look again at Alabama’s most popular 10 parks and natural destinations. |