Culture — Page 4

Ah, cher! Let the good times roll at MidCity

HUNTSVILLE – The good times start rolling this Friday, February 3, when the fourth annual Mardi Gras at MidCity kicks off a three-week festival celebration. Les bon temps will keep […]

YulistaCares Rideout Roadies Car Show in April

HUNTSVILLE — Better start buffing those classic cars and revving up those exotic engines. Car enthusiasts from all over North Alabama will be presenting and viewing their favorite driving machines […]

Arts Huntsville winter Tour of Homes this weekend

HUNTSVILLE – Find artistic inspiration right around the corner during Arts Huntsville’s Art Tour of Homes this weekend. The annual event, presented by Bank Independent, is Saturday from 10 a.m. […]

Adkins picks Burritt Coffeehouse series

HUNTSVILLE – You have heard of pickin’ and grinnin’? Well, Tuesday, the 2022 National Thumbpickers Hall of Famer Shane Adkins opens the 2023 Huntsville Traditional Music Association Coffeehouse Concert Season […]

Arts Huntsville, city celebrate 'State of the Arts'

HUNTSVILLE – The City of Huntsville and Arts Huntsville, with support from the Pei Ling Charitable Trust, awarded $280,000 in grants to 21 regional arts organizations last night. The “State […]

Italiano serio! Saza holds festive grand opening

MADISON — What is the difference between “serious” Italian food and most Italian food? The difference is Saza’s renowned chef, Joe DiMaggio Jr., who has been said to “care about […]

Meet Rob Buddo, CEO at Downtown Huntsville, Inc.

There will be several new faces stepping into senior positions at revered Huntsville organizations in 2023 and 256 Today has them all covered. We will be talking to Butch Roberts, […]

DECATUR – Huntsville native John “Jahni” Moore, better known as Jahni the Artist, has opened his “Red Earth Invocation” exhibit at the Alabama Center for the Arts main gallery. The […]

HUNTSVILLE – PeopleTec has earned the Military Friendly Employer Silver designation and the Military Spouse Friendly Employer designation for 2023. Military Friendly is a standard measuring an organization’s commitment, effort, […]

Jon Sumrall closeup

TROY — Troy University won its first undisputed Sun Belt championship since 2009, beating Coastal Carolina 45-26 in Saturday’s conference title game. Troy is led by first-year head coach Jon […]

Public invited to HSV Quarterly Music Meetup

HUNTSVILLE — It’s the last waltz of 2022 for the Huntsville Music Office’s HSV Quarterly Music Meetups, but it’s just an overture to the growing music scene coming to Huntsville […]

Cadillaic Williams

Iron Bowl preview: Auburn's definitely going to win this game.

Here we go again. Is anyone looking forward to the Iron Bowl this year? This column’s inaugural piece laid out why the annual clown show between Alabama and Auburn should […]

HUNTSVILLE – Huntsville International Airport and Carnegie Visual Arts Center introduced an exhibit Tuesday by Decatur artist Tracy Roberts in the new Airport Artway Gallery. Roberts is a registered Southern […]

Space Center hosting Artemis I watch party tonight

HUNTSVILLE – The U.S. Space & Rocket Center will host a watch party for tonight’s planned launch of the Artemis I mission. Doors to the Davidson Center for Space Exploration […]

MOORESVILLE – Ribbon-cuttings are about separating but a ribbon-joining is symbolic for connecting. So with that age-old tradition in mind, the Singing River Trail formally “tied the knot” at its […]

DECATUR — The Alabama Center for the Arts is calling for art for the ninth annual juried Festival of the Cranes Exhibition. Students, alumni artists, faculty and staff of Athens […]

HUNTSVILLE — A dimly-lit and little-used service alley between Spring Street and Clinton Avenue in downtown Huntsville was more than a small blight on a vibrant downtown scene. Its easily […]

HUNTSVILLE – It is the less flashy but crucial behind-the-scenes part of show business – sound engineering and design, lighting design, color theory, rigging, set, and costume design. It is […]

Nick Saban with Alabama Players

Can Alabama still make it to the playoffs?

Alabama seemed to get its mojo back Saturday after two tough weeks made most college football authorities declare an end to the Tide’s dynasty. Can Alabama still make it to […]

DECATUR — Jazz drummer Jason Marsalis will be the special guest next week for Calhoun Community College Fine Arts Division’s “New Orleans, Then and Now” concert. The free concert begins […]

HUNTSVILLE – As of December 2021, the percentage of women who were CEOs of a Fortune 500 company was 8.2% according to career experts, Zippia Research. However, if that figure […]

HUNTSVILLE — Staff at the Huntsville Area Association of Realtors and ValleyMLS.com are flipping more than houses this year. They are flipping out about their jobs, too, with the area’s […]

HUNTSVILLE – Veterans Day marks a time when Americans put aside their differences and come together to honor and celebrate those who have served the country in uniform. This year, […]

SHEFFIELD – Bank Independent, one of North Alabama’s fastest growing banks, is ranked No. 36 on Newsweek’s annual Top 100 Most Loved Workplaces list for 2022. Newsweek collaborated with the […]