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Ed Oliver" src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/AOYX56DSENBTFJMXE7SCT3HWCA.JPG?auth=71efabc2d37dec43fad396de2e9fef783ad847ed9eea4672e148a3f55f3f0f84&width=500&quality=90" srcSet="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/AOYX56DSENBTFJMXE7SCT3HWCA.JPG?auth=71efabc2d37dec43fad396de2e9fef783ad847ed9eea4672e148a3f55f3f0f84&width=800&quality=90 960w, https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/AOYX56DSENBTFJMXE7SCT3HWCA.JPG?auth=71efabc2d37dec43fad396de2e9fef783ad847ed9eea4672e148a3f55f3f0f84&width=500&quality=90 308w," sizes="(min-width: 980px) 308px" width="300" height="200"/><h2 class="two-box-item__headline">Veterans deserve the very best that Alabama has to offer: op-ed by State Rep. Ed Oliver</h2><div class="two-box-item__meta"><div class="article__details--byline"><time class="" dateTime="1739798507">24m ago</time><span>Alabama State Rep. Ed Oliver</span></div></div></a></article><article class="two-box-item"><a class="two-box-item__thumbnail-link" href="https://www.al.com/news/2025/02/man-convicted-in-2021-shooting-that-killed-1-wounded-3-at-pickens-county-home.html"><img class="two-box-item__thumbnail-image" alt="Man convicted in 2021 shooting that killed 1, wounded 3 at Pickens County home " src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/PZEIA432MFG57N4NBW6AIF7IXQ.png?auth=9bf394d38cbd8541af3f59f1b16c58b4edf54da7854d65c51d75e34e053b6f90&width=500&quality=90" srcSet="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/PZEIA432MFG57N4NBW6AIF7IXQ.png?auth=9bf394d38cbd8541af3f59f1b16c58b4edf54da7854d65c51d75e34e053b6f90&width=800&quality=90 960w, https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/PZEIA432MFG57N4NBW6AIF7IXQ.png?auth=9bf394d38cbd8541af3f59f1b16c58b4edf54da7854d65c51d75e34e053b6f90&width=500&quality=90 308w," sizes="(min-width: 980px) 308px" width="300" height="200"/><h2 class="two-box-item__headline">Man convicted in 2021 shooting that killed 1, wounded 3 at Pickens County home </h2><div class="two-box-item__meta"><div class="article__details--byline"><time class="" dateTime="1739796868">51m ago</time><span>Carol Robinson</span></div></div></a></article></div><ul class="river" id="river" aria-hidden="false" aria-labelledby="tab-stories"><li class="river-item"><a class="river-item__headline-link" href="https://www.al.com/life/2025/02/snl50-tom-hanks-racist-maga-trump-supporter-angers-conservatives.html"><div class="river-item__image"><img class="river-item__thumbnail-image" alt="Tom Hanks arrives at the Governors Awards on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, at the Dolby Ballroom in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)" src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/OYW6WJGZ7RFUVF5PWQLJ6EON2A.jpg?auth=99dbb2aea6ce33fa6f4916763da290af85f4dd31dff596d2ffd58af84c300b64&width=180&quality=90" loading="lazy" width="180" height="120"/></div><div class="river-item__content"><h2 class="river-item__headline">SNL50: Tom Hanks’ ‘racist’ MAGA Trump supporter angers conservatives</h2><p class="river-item__summary">The actor brought back the character for the 50th anniversary special for "Saturday Night Live" on Sunday.</p><div class="article__details--byline"><time class="" dateTime="1739796383">59m ago</time><span>Mark Heim</span></div></div></a></li><li class="river-item"><a class="river-item__headline-link" href="https://www.al.com/news/2025/02/victim-identified-after-pedestrian-struck-and-killed-in-mobile.html"><div class="river-item__image"><img class="river-item__thumbnail-image" alt="Police crime scene tape (file photo). December 28, 2023." src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/ZUHF3MI5AZHIJKGBLIQ3EYYLCA.jpg?auth=b9bd47a373d8f3e59bac86fa5975be3501be925cbc065e31a485f20d68a59a02&width=180&quality=90" loading="lazy" width="180" height="120"/></div><div class="river-item__content"><h2 class="river-item__headline">Victim identified after pedestrian struck and killed in Mobile</h2><p class="river-item__summary">Mark Cooper, 65-years-old, was identified as the victim.</p><div class="article__details--byline"><time class="" dateTime="1739794686">1h ago</time><span>Patrick Darrington</span></div></div></a></li><div id="infeed-nativo1" class="river-item--nativo"></div><li class="river-item"><a class="river-item__headline-link" href="https://www.al.com/news/2025/02/trump-budget-cuts-threaten-alabama-program-for-those-with-mental-health-challenges-advocates-say.html"><div class="river-item__image"><img class="river-item__thumbnail-image" alt="Stock photo of therapy session. Downloaded from syracuse.com Getty Images account in November 2021." src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/XYSIE5YMS5H4TME3LDPCLAKJFE.jpg?auth=8b90fc082a215b31c98cecee7e5da0644b28bbcbde5c02c30c9ac349b7a7d17b&width=180&quality=90" loading="lazy" width="180" height="120"/></div><div class="river-item__content"><h2 class="river-item__headline">Trump budget cuts threaten Alabama program for those with mental health challenges, advocates say</h2><p class="river-item__summary">"I tend to just hope that rational conversations are going to eventually happen and that things will kind of sort themselves out."</p><div class="article__details--byline"><time class="" dateTime="1739794523">1h ago</time><span>Alabama Reflector and Alander Rocha</span></div></div></a></li><li class="river-item"><a class="river-item__headline-link" href="https://www.al.com/news/2025/02/north-alabama-school-system-closed-tuesday-following-storm-damage.html"><div class="river-item__image"><img class="river-item__thumbnail-image" alt="A man carries a little girl to a truck from a house amidst debris from a storm in east Tuscumbia, Ala., Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025. (Dan Busey/The TimesDaily via AP)" src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/543JXRNPG5COBJN4THL4SU5HJQ.jpg?auth=931f8f6c1bf2a68eebe0bd50a04b7b6a7245b1bff346ce7f8fb655b1fa5b92e1&width=180&quality=90" loading="lazy" width="180" height="120"/></div><div class="river-item__content"><h2 class="river-item__headline">North Alabama school system closed Tuesday following storm damage</h2><p class="river-item__summary">“If any student or staff has any immediate need, contact the school they attend," the school posted.</p><div class="article__details--byline"><time class="" dateTime="1739793047">1h ago</time><span>Heather Gann</span></div></div></a></li><li class="river-item"><a class="river-item__headline-link" href="https://www.al.com/life/2025/02/country-star-promises-greatest-hits-new-music-on-2025-tour-a-million-ideas-for-the-setlist.html"><div class="river-item__image"><img class="river-item__thumbnail-image" alt="Dierks Bentley has announced more than 30 dates for his 2025 “Broken Branches Tour." The agenda includes a show in Birmingham at the new Coca-Cola Amphitheater." src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/CYCTJHPS25CXLFX3HONOY2OTEM.JPG?auth=08e64dd48cc2ada95ef75c6b7b9d60267c3f5188afe1668543d7d123591ca2d5&width=180&quality=90" loading="lazy" width="180" height="120"/></div><div class="river-item__content"><h2 class="river-item__headline">Country star promises greatest hits, new music on 2025 tour: ‘A million ideas for the setlist’</h2><p class="river-item__summary">Dierks Bentley has announced more than 30 concerts, including a show in Birmingham. </p><div class="article__details--byline"><time class="" dateTime="1739792703">2h ago</time><span>Mary Colurso</span></div></div></a></li><li class="river-item"><a class="river-item__headline-link" href="https://www.al.com/news/2025/02/elon-musk-wants-access-to-every-taxpayers-irs-data-doge-software-engineer-to-embed-for-120-days.html"><div class="river-item__image"><img class="river-item__thumbnail-image" alt="Elon Musk speaks during an event with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025, in Washington. (Photo/Alex Brandon)" src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/AVTC3EL3WZA33DUX34IA37V7IM.jpg?auth=a7acc38019d40c44c61bf16b5a18463d220214bdf94d2eb9e556971803703ac5&width=180&quality=90" loading="lazy" width="180" height="120"/></div><div class="river-item__content"><h2 class="river-item__headline">Elon Musk wants access to every taxpayer’s IRS data, DOGE software engineer to embed for 120 days</h2><p class="river-item__summary">A Trump administration official said DOGE needs IDRS access to “eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse."</p><div class="article__details--byline"><time class="" dateTime="1739789567">2h ago</time><span>The Washington Post</span></div></div></a></li><div class="ad-wrapper ad-wrapper--river-ad"><div id="6" class="ad-unit" data-cy="InFeed_Center" aria-hidden="true"></div></div><li class="river-item"><a class="river-item__headline-link" href="https://www.al.com/news/2025/02/alabama-gun-owners-who-pose-danger-to-others-would-be-required-to-surrender-firearms-under-proposed-law.html"><div class="river-item__image"><img class="river-item__thumbnail-image" alt="FILE - A semi-automatic pistol with a conversion device installed making it fully automatic is fired as four empty shell casings fly out of the weapon, at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), National Services Center, Thursday, March 2, 2023, in Martinsburg, W.Va. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)" src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/ETLCNE5VAVDANJXGBVR6PUOIYI.jpg?auth=688fb00fac587a5bbc8d8283139197231953281faf81018ba01e8574adcf3c26&width=180&quality=90" loading="lazy" width="180" height="120"/></div><div class="river-item__content"><h2 class="river-item__headline">Alabama gun owners who ‘pose danger to others’ would be required to surrender firearms under proposed law</h2><p class="river-item__summary">“It is the purpose and intent of the Legislature to reduce firearm deaths and injuries," the bill reads.</p><div class="article__details--byline"><time class="" dateTime="1739788667">3h ago</time><span>Heather Gann</span></div></div></a></li><li class="river-item"><a class="river-item__headline-link" href="https://www.al.com/news/2025/02/alabama-weekend-tornado-count-could-climb-today.html"><div class="river-item__image"><img class="river-item__thumbnail-image" alt="Roofing drapes over a building from a storm at the intersection of Main and Fifth Streets in downtown Tuscumbia, Ala., Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025. Dan Busey/The TimesDaily via AP)" src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/4JFWGJK265CKZN3OJICUXK6FBM.jpg?auth=03d1f201f93720a838fe42c360e26288ca824d9829425565792193b01972dbbe&width=180&quality=90" loading="lazy" width="180" height="120"/></div><div class="river-item__content"><h2 class="river-item__headline">Alabama weekend tornado count climbs to 5, could go higher</h2><p class="river-item__summary">More storm surveys planned for today in north and central Alabama. </p><div class="article__details--byline"><time class="" dateTime="1739788059">3h ago</time><span>Leigh Morgan</span></div></div></a></li><li class="river-item"><a class="river-item__headline-link" href="https://www.al.com/news/2025/02/with-egg-prices-soaring-what-about-chicken-prices.html"><div class="river-item__image"><img class="river-item__thumbnail-image" alt="Most of the poultry that has been destroyed in Ohio has been chickens that are raised for their eggs." src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/FL42QHCKW5DILJZEE4PPH24F3Q.jpg?auth=430bca109454f5f272bbfc47ea8d9528e42b5b2d7a2a27c6d6b8bf9cb48c026d&width=180&quality=90" loading="lazy" width="180" height="120"/></div><div class="river-item__content"><h2 class="river-item__headline">With egg prices soaring, what about chicken prices? </h2><p class="river-item__summary">Eggs are expected to increase by as much as 20% this year. </p><div class="article__details--byline"><time class="" dateTime="1739786917">3h ago</time><span>William Thornton</span></div></div></a></li><li class="river-item"><a class="river-item__headline-link" href="https://www.al.com/news/2025/02/alabama-man-still-missing-after-a-father-and-child-were-rescued-from-boating-accident.html"><div class="river-item__image"><img class="river-item__thumbnail-image" alt="Picture of John Dejonge from his Facebook page." src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/L5L26QI3S5ETDBD65KM56OF3EU.jpeg?auth=8d70875c0c9fab952a9bba3137d20d5aac6041efb29c2ba8ba3e0624f9ad68c7&width=180&quality=90" loading="lazy" width="180" height="120"/></div><div class="river-item__content"><h2 class="river-item__headline">Alabama man still missing after a father and child were rescued from boating accident</h2><p class="river-item__summary">The search for John Dejonge continues.</p><div class="article__details--byline"><time class="" dateTime="1739786734">3h ago</time><span>Patrick Darrington</span></div></div></a></li><div id="infeed-nativo2" class="river-item--nativo"></div><li class="river-item"><a class="river-item__headline-link" href="https://www.al.com/news/2025/02/trump-tariffs-buying-a-new-car-better-do-it-before-april-2.html"><div class="river-item__image"><img class="river-item__thumbnail-image" alt="FILE - An employee works on the production line at the Martinrea auto parts manufacturing plant that supplies auto parts to Canada and U.S. plants, in Woodbridge, Ontario, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP, File)" src="https://www.al.com/resizer/v2/CX4ZU2OCGJFTNIAYIAXF2P4NA4.jpg?auth=976e0f329ae8bbf0f340da2a099190ff43e46547393897679b13d0f3a9e99468&width=180&quality=90" loading="lazy" width="180" height="120"/></div><div class="river-item__content"><h2 class="river-item__headline">Trump tariffs: Buying a new car? Better do it before April 2</h2><p class="river-item__summary">The tariffs could result in higher vehicle prices.</p><div class="article__details--byline"><time class="" dateTime="1739785870">3h ago</time><span>Leada Gore</span></div></div></a></li><li class="river-item"><a class="river-item__headline-link" href="https://www.al.com/opinion/2025/02/restructuring-alabama-department-of-veterans-affairs-path-to-amplifying-veterans-voices-op-ed.html"><div class="river-item__image"><img class="river-item__thumbnail-image" alt="Alabama Sen. 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There’s a lot of songs, and every song on there is one that I want to sing every night.” "},{"_id":"5O7SIFXXAJA7ZPCE2WFOEDZR4Y","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"<b>READ: </b><a href=\"https://www.al.com/life/2024/06/dierks-bentley-on-loving-orange-beach-and-red-clay-strays-avoiding-controversy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https://www.al.com/life/2024/06/dierks-bentley-on-loving-orange-beach-and-red-clay-strays-avoiding-controversy.html\"><b>Dierks Bentley on loving Orange Beach and Red Clay Strays, avoiding controversy</b></a>"},{"_id":"7PNJKBGXNJC7DGPH4QBU3AFPJ4","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"Bentley’s 2025 tour will focus on greatest hits, fan favorites and new music, according to his publicist. He has a new album in the works, and released his latest single, “She Hates Me,” on Feb. 13. "},{"_id":"YG32BV2F3JEQLEC5LUQX7FCYXE","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"The song “lands somewhere between Whitley and Weezer and features his patented style of country with a mischievous edge, plus the tongue-twisting story of a girl who is no longer falling for his country-boy charm,” a press release says."},{"subtype":"youtube","referent":{"referent_properties":{},"provider":"https://www.youtube.com/oembed?maxwidth=560&maxheight=340&url=","service":"oembed","id":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yx-OFo973go","type":"youtube"},"_id":"DX4GXJTQOVDZTDISPSTBK22YFI","raw_oembed":{"author_name":"DierksBentleyVEVO","provider_url":"https://www.youtube.com/","title":"Dierks Bentley - She Hates Me (Official Music Video)","type":"youtube","thumbnail_url":"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Yx-OFo973go/hqdefault.jpg","version":"1.0","thumbnail_height":360,"author_url":"https://www.youtube.com/@DierksBentleyVEVO","width":560,"thumbnail_width":480,"html":"<iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/Yx-OFo973go?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen title=\"Dierks Bentley - She Hates Me (Official Music Video)\"></iframe>","_id":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yx-OFo973go","provider_name":"YouTube","height":315},"type":"oembed_response"},{"_id":"VLGTTAVWPNAKXFGNUV5UMWHI44","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"<a href=\"https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/dierks-bentley-buddhist-nashville-gravel-and-gold-1234689958/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/dierks-bentley-buddhist-nashville-gravel-and-gold-1234689958/\">Rolling Stone has described Bentley</a> as “Nashville’s nature-loving everydude” and a “crunchy, Zen country star,” pointing to his self-effacing attitude, humorous lyrics and laid-back personality. The magazine also noted his ability to incorporate classic country sounds with rock, pop and bluegrass. "},{"_id":"HB4Q4CXG4VHIPGA42DPCBIRQNI","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"Bentley’s concert in Birmingham is a new addition to the lineup for the <a href=\"https://www.al.com/topic/coca-cola%20amphitheater/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https://www.al.com/topic/coca-cola%20amphitheater/\">Coca-Cola Amphitheater</a>, a <a href=\"https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2024/05/bjcc-board-approves-46-million-birmingham-amphitheater-construction-contract.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">$46 million</a> concert venue that’s currently under construction."},{"_id":"CGXN6K235VG3DMSZJPT7P3WB44","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"A concert by <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/ben_rector/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https://www.instagram.com/ben_rector/?hl=en\">Ben Rector </a>has been announced for the amphitheater, as well. The singer-songwriter is set to perform at the venue on Aug. 23 with opening act Switchfoot. "},{"_id":"HOYJVYSYXZBZ3BB4LBTANFV4BM","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"Tickets for the 7:30 p.m. show go on sale Friday, Feb. 21, at 10 a.m. CT <a href=\"https://go.skimresources.com?id=126006X1587343&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fconcerts.livenation.com%2Fben-rector-birmingham-alabama-08-23-2025%2Fevent%2F2000624CFC0027D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https://concerts.livenation.com/ben-rector-birmingham-alabama-08-23-2025/event/2000624CFC0027D0\">via Live Nation/Ticketmaster</a>, after a round of pre-sales. Prices are $28.50, $38.50, $48.50, $58.50, $63.50, $74 and $88.50, according to Live Nation. "},{"_id":"2WTCXMRMBFGQ7JBBGZLSDTNNKY","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"The Birmingham date is one of five shows added to Rector’s “The Richest Man in the World Tour.” Rector, 39, is an indie artist based in Nashville with nine studio albums to his credit. He releases music on his own label, OK Kid Records, and his Christian faith is a strong element in his songwriting. 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About 20 shows are expected for the debut season, focusing on country, classic rock, rap and more."},{"_id":"IHEMB7ANXVBCJC35FI5UGUH3PI","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"The 9,380-seat amphitheater — owned by the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex and managed by Live Nation — has announced 18 concerts for 2025 thus far, ranging from comedian <a href=\"https://www.al.com/life/2024/11/standup-superstars-coming-to-alabama-in-2025-controversy-clean-comedy-more.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">Matt Rife</a> (June 22) to country star <a href=\"https://www.al.com/life/2025/01/country-music-star-who-performed-at-trump-inauguration-sets-alabama-concert.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">Jason Aldean</a> (Sept. 26). Shows by the <a href=\"https://www.al.com/life/2025/02/iconic-band-reunites-for-first-tour-in-8-years-including-alabama-show.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https://www.al.com/life/2025/02/iconic-band-reunites-for-first-tour-in-8-years-including-alabama-show.html\">Alabama Shakes</a>, <a href=\"https://www.al.com/life/2024/11/legendary-rock-star-coming-to-alabama-one-of-the-finest-voices-of-his-generation.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https://www.al.com/life/2024/11/legendary-rock-star-coming-to-alabama-one-of-the-finest-voices-of-his-generation.html\">Rod Stewart</a>, <a href=\"https://www.al.com/life/2024/12/iconic-alabama-musician-returns-to-home-state-with-lyrically-profound-southern-gothic-folk-rock.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https://www.al.com/life/2024/12/iconic-alabama-musician-returns-to-home-state-with-lyrically-profound-southern-gothic-folk-rock.html\">Jason Isbell</a>, <a href=\"https://www.al.com/life/2024/12/iconic-rap-star-coming-to-alabama-in-2025-celebrating-25th-anniversary-of-hit-album.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https://www.al.com/life/2024/12/iconic-rap-star-coming-to-alabama-in-2025-celebrating-25th-anniversary-of-hit-album.html\">Nelly</a>, <a href=\"https://www.al.com/life/2025/01/country-superstar-coming-to-alabama-lovable-goofball-pleases-crowds-with-sultry-swagger.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https://www.al.com/life/2025/01/country-superstar-coming-to-alabama-lovable-goofball-pleases-crowds-with-sultry-swagger.html\">Luke Bryan</a> and <a href=\"https://www.al.com/life/2025/01/legendary-musicians-return-to-alabama-on-2025-tour-one-of-the-biggest-bands-in-the-world.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https://www.al.com/life/2025/01/legendary-musicians-return-to-alabama-on-2025-tour-one-of-the-biggest-bands-in-the-world.html\">Dave Matthews Band </a>and <a href=\"https://www.al.com/life/2025/02/country-music-star-ready-to-rock-on-2025-tour-ambitious-messy-audacious.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https://www.al.com/life/2025/02/country-music-star-ready-to-rock-on-2025-tour-ambitious-messy-audacious.html\">Hardy</a> are on the agenda, as well."},{"_id":"EWSMCPS5LJEENHDE32CFNBZES4","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"<b>RELATED: </b><a href=\"https://www.al.com/life/2025/01/5-music-acts-wed-love-to-see-at-coca-cola-amphitheater-in-alabama.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https://www.al.com/life/2025/01/5-music-acts-wed-love-to-see-at-coca-cola-amphitheater-in-alabama.html\"><b>Music stars we’d love to see at Coca-Cola Amphitheater in Alabama</b></a>"},{"_id":"B525CU2XKRFXDIDH35LR4SC2VQ","type":"raw_html","content":"<adi-stories-by-section-tag adiWidgetId=\"widgie-5d2d1bc1-ce8d-40e4-8451-c6658131092c\"></adi-stories-by-section-tag>"},{"_id":"7XOX34RDGBGEXAHW2Q3L5E3BSI","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":""}],"description":{"basic":"Dierks Bentley has announced more than 30 concerts, including a show in Birmingham. 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Some former Miss Alabamas will be part of the show, and a production number will feature <a href=\"https://www.al.com/life/2024/06/miss-alabama-2024-meet-40-women-competing-for-the-crown.html\" rel=\"\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https://www.al.com/life/2024/06/miss-alabama-2024-meet-40-women-competing-for-the-crown.html\">contestants from the 2024 Miss Alabama competition</a>. <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/heatherwhitestonemccallum/?hl=en\" rel=\"\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https://www.instagram.com/heatherwhitestonemccallum/?hl=en\">Heather Whitestone McCallum</a>, Miss America 1995, will be a special guest."},{"_id":"FADB3BLWNBCUPGUPHXKXST3UAA","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"Tickets are $125 for a dinner and show combo. It’s $20 for the show only, $10 for children ages 3-10, free for children age 2 and younger. For reservations, send an email with the names of guests to tickets@missalabama.com. Deadline is noon on Wednesday, Feb. 19, according to the <a href=\"https://www.missalabama.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https://www.missalabama.com/\">Miss Alabama website</a>."},{"_id":"35LQG2FQUVEJDB5SWOEOXYIXYA","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"Ticket payments can be made by check, credit card, Venmo or PayPal. Call the Miss Alabama Organization at 205-871-6276 for more info. The Wright Center will sell tickets at the box office before the show, as well. "},{"_id":"RN53CRJ6GZFO7F2H4USOHIO7ZE","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"A limited-edition commemorative poster of Stockard as Miss America will be available at Saturday’s autograph party and evening events. "},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"advancelocal"},"copyright":"© HoustonMPhotography","address":{},"syndication":{},"auth":{"1":"434385197044370935ded215782f369cd548e34f0315ba05a992176bc7c522e6"},"caption":"Alabama's Abbie Stockard was crowned as Miss America 2025 on Jan. 5, 2025, at the Walt Disney Theater in Orlando, Florida.","source":{"system":"photo center","edit_url":"","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":[]},"type":"image","version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/advancelocal/3RHGACYDTZHTFCYAETDYNYJNHQ.jpg","licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"(Courtesy of Miss America IP LLC)","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"(Courtesy of Miss America IP LLC)","type":"author","byline":"(Courtesy of Miss America IP LLC)"}]},"subtitle":"Miss America Abbie Stockard","width":6720,"creditIPTC":"(Courtesy of Miss America IP LLC)","_id":"3RHGACYDTZHTFCYAETDYNYJNHQ","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/e4uK6YRUcbHhWkSAjZ5LAxbNaOY=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-advancelocal/public/3RHGACYDTZHTFCYAETDYNYJNHQ.jpg","owner":"mcolurso@al.com","proxyUrl":"/resizer/e4uK6YRUcbHhWkSAjZ5LAxbNaOY=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-advancelocal/public/3RHGACYDTZHTFCYAETDYNYJNHQ.jpg","takenOn":"2025-01-06T01:55:43Z","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/advancelocal/3RHGACYDTZHTFCYAETDYNYJNHQ.jpg","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/e4uK6YRUcbHhWkSAjZ5LAxbNaOY=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-advancelocal/public/3RHGACYDTZHTFCYAETDYNYJNHQ.jpg","ingestionMethod":"manual","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/oDPjVx5uS2HXR7WpU2ZwDjDZPlg=/300x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-advancelocal/public/3RHGACYDTZHTFCYAETDYNYJNHQ.jpg","version":0,"originalName":"6J3A5721.jpg","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"template_id":7,"galleries":[]},"created_date":"2025-02-14T18:59:30Z","last_updated_date":"2025-02-14T18:59:30Z","height":4480,"image_type":"photograph"},{"_id":"7RLWCRVLKNG3JK5RLAPKCG53UQ","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"Stockard, a Birmingham native, became Miss America on Jan. 5, 2025, competing in the national pageant as Miss Alabama. Fans from her home state cheered as <a href=\"https://www.al.com/life/2025/01/watch-the-moment-miss-alabama-abbie-stockard-is-crowned-miss-america.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https://www.al.com/life/2025/01/watch-the-moment-miss-alabama-abbie-stockard-is-crowned-miss-america.html\">Stockard was crowned</a> in Orlando, Florida, watching from the Walt Disney Theater or viewing a livestream on the Miss America <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKfLvyvRs2I&t=8188s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKfLvyvRs2I&t=8188s\">YouTube channel</a>. "},{"subtype":"youtube","referent":{"referent_properties":{},"provider":"https://www.youtube.com/oembed?maxwidth=560&maxheight=340&url=","service":"oembed","id":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1miifoMCU8","type":"youtube"},"_id":"2MMB6ZZAIJD3JKY3Y7PLDGOMP4","raw_oembed":{"author_name":"AL.com","provider_url":"https://www.youtube.com/","title":"Miss Alabama 2024 Abbie Stockard's Miss America Crowning moment","type":"youtube","thumbnail_url":"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/P1miifoMCU8/hqdefault.jpg","version":"1.0","thumbnail_height":360,"author_url":"https://www.youtube.com/@aldotcom","width":560,"thumbnail_width":480,"html":"<iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/P1miifoMCU8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen title=\"Miss Alabama 2024 Abbie Stockard's Miss America Crowning moment\"></iframe>","_id":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1miifoMCU8","provider_name":"YouTube","height":315},"type":"oembed_response"},{"_id":"D75RIDCEARG7TKWNTJKVNAHBCA","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"Stockard, 22, grew up in Vestavia Hills and is a <a href=\"https://www.al.com/life/2024/07/miss-alabama-2024-is-an-auburn-fan-i-just-fell-in-love-with-the-community.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https://www.al.com/life/2024/07/miss-alabama-2024-is-an-auburn-fan-i-just-fell-in-love-with-the-community.html\">student at Auburn University</a>, where she majors in nursing. Her goal is to earn an advanced degree, a doctorate of nurse anesthesia practice, and specialize in pediatrics. She’s a member of <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/auburnalphagam/\">Alpha Gamma Delta sorority</a> at Auburn and has spent three years as a member of the <a href=\"https://auburntigers.com/news/2020/02/10/tiger-paws-faq\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\" title=\"https://auburntigers.com/news/2020/02/10/tiger-paws-faq\">Tiger Paws dance team</a>. "},{"_id":"C33JIQRFI5HSTJGQVEFD3VB4EY","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"Stockard has other appearances scheduled in Alabama this week, including events on Wednesday and Thursday, Feb. 19-20, at Auburn University. She’ll be at Neville Arena on Wednesday, for example, when the <a href=\"https://www.al.com/auburnbasketball/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https://www.al.com/auburnbasketball/\">Auburn men’s basketball team</a> faces the Arkansas Razorbacks, and is set to dance with the Tiger Paws. "},{"_id":"SSCVZKC5GNBRJPK7P6LZNDNHEA","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"<b>READ: </b><a href=\"https://www.al.com/life/2025/01/who-is-abbie-stockard-miss-america-2025-is-the-fourth-winner-from-alabama.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https://www.al.com/life/2025/01/who-is-abbie-stockard-miss-america-2025-is-the-fourth-winner-from-alabama.html\"><b>Who is Abbie Stockard? Miss America 2025 is the fourth winner from Alabama</b></a>"},{"_id":"5SDAI4NW4BDKVGZJVULHBT64UI","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"Stockard is the fourth Miss Alabama to win Miss America, following in the footsteps of <a href=\"https://www.al.com/life/2022/12/has-miss-alabama-ever-won-the-miss-america-pageant.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https://www.al.com/life/2022/12/has-miss-alabama-ever-won-the-miss-america-pageant.html\"></a>previous winners <a href=\"https://www.al.com/news/2018/04/who_is_deidre_downs_gunn_forme.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https://www.al.com/news/2018/04/who_is_deidre_downs_gunn_forme.html\">Deidre Downs Gunn</a>, Miss America 2005; <a href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"\">Heather Whitestone McCallum</a>, Miss America 1995; and <a href=\"https://www.al.com/living/2016/02/first_miss_alabama_miss_americ.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https://www.al.com/living/2016/02/first_miss_alabama_miss_americ.html\">Yolande Betbeze</a>, Miss America 1951. "},{"_id":"FN6EQHANQ5BF5MU7GS5BP5Q6TU","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"Whitestone McCallum, who <a href=\"https://www.al.com/life/2025/01/beloved-alabama-miss-america-praises-new-winner-from-home-state-humble-thoughtful-loving.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https://www.al.com/life/2025/01/beloved-alabama-miss-america-praises-new-winner-from-home-state-humble-thoughtful-loving.html\">served as a judge </a>at this year’s Miss America competition, congratulated Stockard on social media after her win."},{"_id":"NK7LCDERORG6NCDW574ABSVHD4","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"“There she is … your new Miss America 2025 Abbie Stockard,” Whitestone McCallum said in a Jan. 7 <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/DEis4AhxNeP/?img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\">post on Instagram</a>. “She represented my home state Alabama at the competition. Still that was not the reason why she got my attention. When I listened to her private interview competition with the preliminary judges on the film, I found her as a humble, thoughtful, loving and sharp woman. She was more than ready to serve America. Congratulations to Abbie.”"},{"_id":"GB3LI3R6M5EOLJ6DCI6II4C3YA","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"<b>READ: </b><a href=\"https://www.al.com/life/2025/01/beloved-alabama-miss-america-praises-new-winner-from-home-state-humble-thoughtful-loving.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https://www.al.com/life/2025/01/beloved-alabama-miss-america-praises-new-winner-from-home-state-humble-thoughtful-loving.html\"><b>Beloved Alabama Miss America praises new winner from home state: ‘Humble, thoughtful, loving’</b></a>"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"advancelocal"},"copyright":"© HoustonMPhotography","address":{},"syndication":{},"auth":{"1":"4192079281d24347312c4f70e0d46da78a3e78ccc1f9d50a24e0f6b8692895ff"},"caption":"Alabama's Abbie Stockard was crowned as Miss America 2025 on Jan. 5, 2025, at the Walt Disney Theater in Orlando, Florida.","source":{"system":"photo center","edit_url":"","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":[]},"type":"image","version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/advancelocal/4G5MZEV6LJC7XN4YS7VGB4D3CE.jpg","licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"(Courtesy of Miss America IP LLC)","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"(Courtesy of Miss America IP LLC)","type":"author","byline":"(Courtesy of Miss America IP LLC)"}]},"subtitle":"Miss America Abbie Stockard","width":6720,"creditIPTC":"(Courtesy of Miss America IP LLC)","_id":"4G5MZEV6LJC7XN4YS7VGB4D3CE","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/CUJ8eypZFBYLpbUiPzFrZ9dlBvI=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-advancelocal/public/4G5MZEV6LJC7XN4YS7VGB4D3CE.jpg","owner":"mcolurso@al.com","proxyUrl":"/resizer/CUJ8eypZFBYLpbUiPzFrZ9dlBvI=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-advancelocal/public/4G5MZEV6LJC7XN4YS7VGB4D3CE.jpg","takenOn":"2025-01-06T03:02:10Z","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/advancelocal/4G5MZEV6LJC7XN4YS7VGB4D3CE.jpg","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/CUJ8eypZFBYLpbUiPzFrZ9dlBvI=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-advancelocal/public/4G5MZEV6LJC7XN4YS7VGB4D3CE.jpg","ingestionMethod":"manual","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/6QzS44Ii775eUPdKz7q5lT_xRgM=/300x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-advancelocal/public/4G5MZEV6LJC7XN4YS7VGB4D3CE.jpg","version":0,"originalName":"HQ2A2200.jpg","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"template_id":7,"galleries":[]},"created_date":"2025-02-14T18:59:30Z","last_updated_date":"2025-02-14T18:59:30Z","height":4480,"image_type":"photograph"},{"_id":"FIVP73ZUQRBZRCD3YMWQLYRWEI","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"As soon as she was crowned, Stockard began her tenure as Miss America. She’s been traveling across the country for the past six weeks, making public appearances, connecting with people she meets and serving as a <a href=\"https://missamerica.org/the-role/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">brand ambassador</a> for the Miss America organization. Stockard also is using her platform to raise awareness about her philanthropic effort, Be the Change: Find a Cure — Cystic Fibrosis Awareness."},{"_id":"KIZAV7C2JVBWJFPJ2VT45A4ZIQ","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"Stockard’s agenda as Miss America has been a busy one. She <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/DF3qGO_yrld/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/DF3qGO_yrld/\">visited New Orleans</a> for Super Bowl LIX, for example, and was an honorary event official at<a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/DFV1TgPSVO_/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/DFV1TgPSVO_/\"> Daytona International Speedway</a>. Stockard was a guest at Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey’s <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/DFs1L6BS__L/?img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/DFs1L6BS__L/?img_index=1\">State of the State</a> address, <a href=\"https://www.al.com/life/2025/02/miss-america-abbie-stockard-of-alabama-dances-at-utah-jazz-game-after-boyfriends-viral-video.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https://www.al.com/life/2025/02/miss-america-abbie-stockard-of-alabama-dances-at-utah-jazz-game-after-boyfriends-viral-video.html\">danced at a Utah Jazz basketball game</a> and was <a href=\"https://www.al.com/life/2025/01/miss-america-abbie-stockard-on-nba-boyfriends-viral-reaction-to-her-win-sweetest-thing-ever.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https://www.al.com/life/2025/01/miss-america-abbie-stockard-on-nba-boyfriends-viral-reaction-to-her-win-sweetest-thing-ever.html\">interviewed on the ABC show </a>“GMA3: What you Need to Know.”"},{"_id":"DVIXAJXBIBG5NE6LSV2ZDN7Z7I","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"Stockard also appeared at the <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/DFBVWWsSg2g/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/DFBVWWsSg2g/\">Southern States Inaugural Welcome Ball </a>in Washington, D.C., and was feted by actress <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/sharonstone/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https://www.instagram.com/sharonstone/?hl=en\">Sharon Stone</a> at the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women Red Dress Collection Concert in New York City. "},{"_id":"RPVT7W4KURAWTDBAGCTSDCHRVA","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"Stone, who <a href=\"https://newsroom.heart.org/news/red-dress-collection-concert-hosted-by-sharon-stone-kicks-off-american-heart-month\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https://newsroom.heart.org/news/red-dress-collection-concert-hosted-by-sharon-stone-kicks-off-american-heart-month\">hosted the Heart Association’s event Jan. 30 event,</a> described herself a “a little pageant girl from Pennsylvania,” and gave Stockard kudos on stage. The actress —who earned fame for her work in the movie “Basic Instinct” and won a Golden Globe for her role in “Casino” — also touted Stockard’s efforts to bring public attention to the issue of cystic fibrosis."},{"subtype":"instagram","referent":{"referent_properties":{},"provider":"https://graph.facebook.com/v8.0/instagram_oembed?url=","service":"oembed","id":"https://www.instagram.com/p/DFfoXcrOrT4/","type":"instagram"},"_id":"6GFQFNZVXVFPLHURONYTOBVJG4","raw_oembed":{"author_name":"missamericasscholarship","width":658,"thumbnail_width":640,"html":"<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https://www.instagram.com/reel/DFfoXcrOrT4/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"><div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/reel/DFfoXcrOrT4/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; 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He says he and his wife have a cabin somewhere in Alabama for weekend getaways."},{"_id":"TWCHVWSZ3VGEJFEO3FH5UKMR5M","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"<b>RELATED: </b><a href=\"https://www.al.com/life/2025/02/alton-brown-takes-last-bite-of-alabama-in-farewell-tour.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https://www.al.com/life/2025/02/alton-brown-takes-last-bite-of-alabama-in-farewell-tour.html\"><b>An interview with Alton Brown, as he brings his ‘Last Bite’ tour to Alabama</b></a>"},{"_id":"3CRS5TZEZVF3NHRF43IVBLITPI","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"In short, when Alton Brown visits Alabama, he knows where he’s going. 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He’ll probably sample old favorites and look for some new ones as he visits – but when the name “Alabama” comes up, one things comes to mind."},{"_id":"TX5VT4URXZDWBPZ34DVFBDU4XY","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"“Oh heck, it’s that white sauce,” he said, referring to <a href=\"https://www.al.com/entertainment/2017/10/alabama_white_barbecue_sauce_b.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">a style of barbecue sauce credited to Bob Gibson</a>, the founder of Decatur’s Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Q. It’s <a href=\"https://www.al.com/scenesource/2008/03/food_detective_recipe_for_uniq.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">a vinegar-based sauce bolstered with mayonnaise</a>, which accounts for the color."},{"_id":"MITKQRFKUFHI3MOQHPQL3EK7BQ","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"He’s not alone. 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That’s not normal, but not much is during <a href=\"https://www.al.com/topic/Mardi%20Gras/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">Mardi Gras</a>. "},{"_id":"2KLWOE6NIBHMPMOVZPHF44232A","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"This is the first night of Mobile’s parading season. The Conde Cavaliers will parade at 6:30, and tens of thousands of people will come downtown to see it. Veet’s is a family-owned bar named for patriarch and ace guitarist Doug Previto; its Royal Street location puts it pretty close to the epicenter of things, and it’s been there for 27 years. If you’re looking for a microcosm of Carnival in the Port City, you could do worse. "},{"_id":"5CN6ZYSGZBGD7MD3GR2YVJ2G5I","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"The preparations started long before the doors opened. Gina Jo Previto, another of Doug Previto’s daughters, reels off some of them. Supply runs have been made to stock up on everything. Hundreds of dollars have been spent on permits, from food-handling certification of bartenders (because they handle ice) to $500 for permission to set up an outside bar next to the entrance for three weeks. "},{"_id":"IVNMG7LL4ZBGLI53IT3P2SR2KY","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"There was a big group meeting getting bar owners together with representatives of the fire department, the police department, the ABC board, the Downtown Mobile Alliance, the city administration, the Mobile County Health Department, any agency with a stake in a smooth, safe Carnival season. "},{"_id":"XRQWIV3MUVH27LLRXI54CHWZSI","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"(With this in mind, Gina Jo brings up a couple of potential sore spots. Firstly, if you bring a cooler with you to Mardi Gras, that’s perfectly fine. But bringing outside beverages into a venue licensed to serve alcohol is a huge no-no, so you need to find someplace else to stash that thing rather that getting into a squabble over trying to bring it inside. In fact, if you try to set up your cooler right outside the front door of such a venue, you might get asked to move it just so there’s no misunderstanding. Secondly, please don’t ask if you can bring your under-21 kid into a bar to use the restroom, that’s not going to fly either.)"},{"_id":"XOXGVKMDAFFO5O6PE4JSJJ4NPI","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"Where two or four bartenders might be the norm, tonight there’ll be six. “Mardi Gras we have all hands on deck,” she says. “We have extra security, extra bar backs.” In addition to all the business downstairs, a private party will be taking place upstairs. There’s an ice truck out back; Gina Jo says Veet’s spent $2,300 just on ice during the 2024 Mardi Gras season."},{"_id":"S5PS2OA7AFAARKGRJDBLXMOPSY","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"Over the next few hours, bar traffic ebbs and flows as groups wander in. Outside, there are plenty of indications it’s a parade night. Scores of people affiliated with the Conde Cavaliers have booked hotel rooms or found places to park RVs downtown. 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A man calling himself “Marty Graw” is walking Dauphin Street in a suit that’s red sequins from the shoes to the top of the very tall hat perched atop his purple hair. Also he has a pink bubble gun. He’s celebrating Valentine’s Day, Mardi Gras, and the grand opening for some friends’ new Dauphin Street business, <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61572315426140\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">Mobile’s House of Vintage</a>, a shop stocking vintage clothing, vinyl records and more. If you want to get your friends’ new business noticed, this definitely is one way to do it."},{"_id":"E7GKDAGYLRCYZEXLJPJKWCY7UY","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"Things are pretty calm until about 4:15 p.m., when downtown suddenly erupts in police sirens – not prolonged wailing, but a flurry of warning chirps coming from every direction. 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It’s early for this but, like a lot of things, it has to get done before the parade starts or things become very, very complicated. The musicians seem to have it down to a science. The vehicle and trailer are gone well before the deadline."},{"_id":"XGSVOFQEIRDGVKGUVTCNFTHI4M","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"Inside the club, guitarist and vocalist Jeff Johnson says this will be the band’s second or third time playing Veet’s after the Conde Cavaliers parade. He knows what to expect. “The whole city’s alive,” he says. “Everybody comes out for Mardi Gras. The whole city’s out to have a good time. Kids, adults, people who don’t normally go out, come out.”"},{"_id":"NFX3Q7YYQJARLMBWBUHTBLLYDY","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":" “It’s going to be pretty packed and crazy,” said Johnson. “I think this is our third year doing the opening of Mardi Gras here. 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On Royal Street north of Veet’s, within a space that could be spanned by the flight of a thrown MoonPie, four cars are simultaneously being winched onto flatbeds as officers write tickets. "},{"_id":"RJHPJAV6JNHHJE4WHAKUIV4DDA","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"Things quiet down as the crowds build, leading up to the parade’s 6:30 start. Veet’s fills up, as do the sidewalks out front. It becomes clear early on that this is going to be a big night. On a slow night, it’s not terribly hard to find yourself a spot right on the barricade. On a night like this, latecomers have to settle for being in the third or fourth row."},{"_id":"ZB7PPSEE7VDRFFHC3WA2F5PI3M","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"Starting at 6:30, the Conde Cavaliers roll. 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Back at Veet’s, Johnson is belting out Kings of Leon’s “Sex on Fire.” After that it’s the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ “Can’t Stop,” then Linkin Park’s “In the End.” "},{"_id":"HQB7KPGFJRGRRNC475DM4SNT6E","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"There’s a pause after that. “All right, so here’s the thing,” Johnson says. “This lovely young lady, she did request a song that we do know, but we haven’t done it in a while, so the band’s having a little discussion. But she gave us money, and I’m nothing if not a paid whore …”"},{"_id":"5J3CBKCZGBAEHNDD2LXEZMDTOU","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"He cues up the lyrics on a phone attached to his microphone and the band launches into a credible rendition of Hardy’s “Truck Bed,” about a guy waking up drunk in the back of his pickup, in the yard of a house whose occupant isn’t opening the door for him anymore. 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They began dispensing with some requests: a feint at Cher’s “If I Could Turn Back Time,” then Drowning Pool’s “Bodies,” Jason Aldean’s not-very-country “She’s Country,” Lifehouse’s “Hanging by a Moment.” The last one generates a big singalong; it seems to perfectly define the sweet spot of this ‘90s-‘2000s jukebox playlist."},{"_id":"ATYZVKZ2OVAYVLYS7DTPBBHA6I","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"You’d think things would wind down from here. You’d be wrong. As 1 a.m. approaches, people have begun to leave the ball, streaming up from Water Street or out of a nearby parking garage after taking the elevated walkway. 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Tight shirt collars have been undone, suspenders have fallen, jackets are who-knows-where, heels have been exchanged for emergency backup flats. And the ball-goers are joined by some of the parade riders, still in their costumes. Suddenly, finery such as brightly colored satin jackets and big hats with musketeer-style plumes are in the mix."},{"_id":"VCV2MK7SC5F3LCLWH5SZJS6KAU","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"Some of them are just in time to hear Fat Lincoln finish up, switching from The Violent Femmes’ “Blister in the Sun” to a grinding hard-rock take on The Cranberries’ “Zombie.” It sounds like the band has been waiting all six hours to tear into this one, and they garnish it with a detour into Eminem’s “Love the Way You Lie,” in a salute to Valentine’s Day. Then they’re done. "},{"_id":"JQHXVUEE5RHO7FEYL4DBBE2XHY","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"The party isn’t. 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Of course, that is subject to change so keep an eye on the weather reports this week."},{"_id":"E2USU6PYERA5XGICAH6S7TVR4Q","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"<b>RIP William R. Lucas, NASA leaders</b>"},{"_id":"UCVDCMOH2NBNTDCAF2IS7GBQ5M","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"The Marshall Space Flight Center director who held the position from early in the Space Shuttle program through the Challenger disaster has passed away at his Huntsville home, <a href=\"https://www.al.com/news/huntsville/2025/02/director-who-led-marshall-space-flight-center-during-challenger-disaster-dead-at-102.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">reports AL.com’s John R. Roby</a>."},{"_id":"4KWLD3DUYFGYHKFB5T263E3RVA","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"William R. Lucas, who was born in Tennessee, served in the Navy during World War II. After his discharge he went back to school at Vanderbilt and later worked for Wernher von Braun in the Guided Missile Development Division at Redstone Arsenal."},{"_id":"J5OJRD2L5VCJ7IGIWLO5MNHASY","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"For NASA he helped design the passive thermal control system for the first U.S. satellite and led the development of the Saturn V launch vehicle’s propulsion system."},{"_id":"UJCPDZLM6ZGPNHSX2QLJPPQNS4","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"Lucas was the director at Marshall from June 1974 through July 1986. The Center did key work on the space shuttle during that time and took some of the heat when the Challenge exploded after launch on Jan. 28, 1986. Lucas stepped down a few months later."},{"_id":"SIP6IODXVBA3DFWRXX5GWNNJYY","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"He’s a member of the National Academy of Engineering and is in the Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame. 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Auburn’s and Alabama’s men’s basketball teams have spent years working toward this moment."},{"_id":"CKXVVCYTJNCZPMYCAQRZTNVLZU","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"In what AL.com sports columnist <a href=\"https://www.al.com/sports/2025/02/casagrande-after-53-seconds-of-mayhem-auburn-proved-it-was-true-no-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">Michael Casagrande called “the biggest college basketball game this state has ever seen,”</a> Auburn out-fired Alabama 94-85."},{"_id":"TTTLZZ2DIJCYFAHJCRS7C6FKYU","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"That gives the Tigers the rightful claim on No. 1 after heading into the game splitting the top spot in the AP and coaches polls with Alabama."},{"_id":"EE5HDUNSGJDVBLVPW4KLHA4NRU","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"The two teams square off again in the regular-season finale on March 8."},{"_id":"C23JWMOGENF3POYLKY7O2LUSRE","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"<b>Alabama News Quiz answers</b>"},{"_id":"J5HXUYCDXFDOJNDKQCS4RHX7R4","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"<i>Here are the answers and how we did on Friday’s quiz, which 15.8% of readers aced:</i>"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"OL6KDDHIIVHPTAFU3IOBXG5L54","type":"list","items":[{"_id":"QNTFKRWVWRBE3NNH36FJEXT6RE","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"15.8% answered 5 out of 5 correctly"},{"_id":"3OON7YJI5REXRCVZIFAS4BHRJ4","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"40.5% answered 4 out of 5 correctly"},{"_id":"RF3ZRHJID5A23G7O2GQPLTFHSI","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"30.9% answered 3 out of 5 correctly"},{"_id":"XEOKYSOTKNAZXBZ73Z2ZQEYDJI","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"8.6% answered 2 out of 5 correctly"},{"_id":"ADVPSN7B2NHBLHMG5ORI2R3M7Q","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"3.4% answered 1 out of 5 correctly"}]},{"_id":"DC7FX54DCFH7LAWBQIZQMWZXZQ","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"<i>A bill making its way through the Alabama Legislature would extend the death penalty to some convictions in this type of crime:</i>"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"7ML5G5V6JBATDHPSEZ2W7YROS4","type":"list","items":[{"_id":"ATPAJM7YSJAMHAHAWBQAOD3IVU","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"Child rape (CORRECT) 86.3%"},{"_id":"HZN462SASJGLTGG46G3ST5DMPE","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"Human trafficking 11.0%"},{"_id":"6AW5RRVJFRCA5L4FTQQKD7SZHQ","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"Domestic abuse 2.7%"},{"_id":"7OJGC2IAMRFVDBCYLKKPOU4XCU","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"Driving more than 5 mph below the speed limit in the left lane 0.0%"}]},{"_id":"BGBTICI6PVGQPLLMM7CWG7PGMY","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"<i>Former Alabama newspaper sports columnist and current ESPN analyst Paul Finebaum is moving back to Alabama. In what city did he recently buy a home?</i>"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"KIYD3OVZUBDZFF3V3LNM2WNLT4","type":"list","items":[{"_id":"VKL4VAHSLJETJCEDCDZQZHQRAY","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"Mountain Brook (CORRECT) 84.9%"},{"_id":"IJHLVGEF4JADLCWQI6P4YXB7LM","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"Fairhope 10.3%"},{"_id":"CCP5YPG4CFEOPGWQ5JJNFTTT7M","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"Tuscaloosa 4.8%"},{"_id":"V2KKZ6XMJFEZ5HEXB77IUDDSHE","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"Lick Skillet 0.0%"}]},{"_id":"2VMCUHMYFVGI3CZMMIGICHBI6M","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"<i>What is the current age of medical consent in Alabama?</i>"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"RKPKYEZFN5FUFIWL73Z2WFR2WQ","type":"list","items":[{"_id":"XJPI4YEUI5GQ5ESTVHUNAA7Y4Y","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"14 (CORRECT) 70.4%"},{"_id":"QE4HT53VJNEN7CN7D52IQ5JYWM","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"21 29.2%"},{"_id":"7R66IDEG5VBVVIEEXJOGVOOOGM","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"10 0.3%"},{"_id":"NZHLEEFLOFFBBLRPPP6I6BOZQI","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"28 0.0%"}]},{"_id":"BWR6TIBQK5BLPL57GSMXE4UYEE","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"<i>A fishing-boat captain caught attention on social media when he posted video of this swimming in the Perdido Pass.</i>"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"RU5VEMMAOBBIPNRICFYS5ZSPJQ","type":"list","items":[{"_id":"RN7TH4N66VBBHDTFFXMS6HTQ5M","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"Right whales (CORRECT) 84.5%"},{"_id":"B6KRNHSRORFRFJNPV6XL26IBII","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"An albino bottlenose dolphin 13.1%"},{"_id":"SRJLISPVYRFUJEGQDSFBZ27YEA","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"A pig 2.1%"},{"_id":"AY75WHZ7SRG2LI5V3KQRIKU3KA","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"Canadian snowbirds 0.3%"}]},{"_id":"MKNGDBIQS5BYHPDBXTJDKRRMU4","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"<i>Retiring UMS-Wright head football coach Terry Curtis is second on the AHSAA all-time coaching wins list. 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As Saban pled to students, “We play for four, so stay for four,” I just couldn’t shake the idea that there had to be a way to get fans more engaged at the games."},{"_id":"ZHIII4JEMFAGVGWJXSER5CBEAQ","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"It was clear there was a disconnect."},{"_id":"6LVJ6DWSIFBSZNL5PSOBS2XPVY","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"The games were incredible, but the experience didn’t always feel like it was catering to modern fans. 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