For the last time, the A&P Social serves up their signature Southern fine dining experience. “It’s a really sad day because there aren’t enough restaurants out here that are doing really good food on a regular basis and this is one of them that actually does really good food,” said customer Lamont Paige. Management says the closing comes after a…
The Alabama Shakespeare Festival has named a new artistic director. After a year-long search, Rick Dildine has been appointed by the ASF Board of Directors, becoming only the fourth artistic director in its 45-year history. Dildine is an Arkansas native and is currently the Artistic Director/Executive Director at Shakespeare Festival St. Louis. In his eight years there, attendance has grown…
FINAL DAY OF JUNE: Hard to believe we are already half-way through 2017, and for the last day of June, no real change in the forecast today. Another upper-level will bring fairly widespread rain to Alabama today, and we are starting the day off with rain again. Rain/storms will continue into the afternoon hours, but it does appear we are…
In a day and time when technology puts the world at your fingertips, it can be fun and convenient…. but it can also be dangerous. Local parents we talked to say they are concerned about what their kids do on their phones. “It’s hard to monitor everything that they do…it really is. And it’s very scary,” said parent Linda Gleason….
Today and tomorrow, the moist air over the state will provide fuel for numerous and widespread showers and storms these two days. Though rain will be possible at anytime, the greatest coverage will come during the afternoon and evening hours. No “washout” but have the umbrella close as we are going to see occasional showers and storms passing through the…
Craig Carlson has been painting all of his adult life. His home studio is filled with portraits he has painted of his family, friends, and clients. “You look for the way they hold their head, a characteristic expression, which kind of captures them,” said Carlson. When Donald Trump won the presidency, he decided that he would paint one of him….
Our flow will begin to come out of the south, and that means moisture levels begin to rise. It will be a bit more humid today, and we should see a few more clouds, and that also means isolated afternoon showers and storms are possible over the southern counties of the state. Today’s high will be in around 90° again….
Montgomery attorney Will Barfoot has announced that he’s running for the Republican nomination for the District 25 seat in the Alabama Senate. Current Sen. Dick Brewbaker isn’t running for re-election. “We can’t continue to elect career politicians and then be surprised when our problems get worse, not better,” Barfoot said. “I am running to bring fresh ideas and a new…
A lockdown has been lifted at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, though officials say they are still investigating a possible active shooter incident there. Christopher Colster, a spokesman for Redstone Arsenal, said officials do not believe there is an ongoing threat. No injuries or arrests have been reported. Colster says a training exercise was ongoing that was supposed to end Wednesday….
Montgomery police say a shooting this afternoon has left a 9-year-old boy dead and a 16-year-old boy with injuries. The shooting happened at a home on Coral Lane, just off Norman Bridge Road. Police aren’t releasing many details, other than to say the two juveniles were hit by a single round. “Unfortunately a 9-year-old has been pronounced deceased by a…
