Dan Oliver’s vision for his Italian restaurant has become a feast for the eyes and the appetite. After opening in January of 2007, Terranova’s, located at 1420 Paramount Drive in Huntsville, AL, has emerged as a popular place for celebrations…
Proud History Albany Bistro, 1051 Grant Street in Decatur, Alabama, is strategically located in an anchor position of the Albany Historic District of this city. In 1887 the Decatur Land Improvement and Furnace Company, Inc purchased 5600 acres. In that…
Opelika Eateries – Great Option for Auburn Game Day Visitors College football season is underway once again, an event better than Christmas for many, particularly the Southeastern Conference faithful. Auburn University fans are known for their passionate loyalty. They are…
As a faithful subscriber to Birmingham-based Southern Living Magazine for my entire adult life, I started reading about Highlands Bar and Grill soon after it opened in 1982. The reviews were good from the very first day, and my desire…
In the 1940’s, John Proferis opened John’s Restaurant in downtown Birmingham featuring fresh seafood, something of a novelty at that time. He developed a couple of signature dishes that became wildly popular — trout almandine and a special slaw, consisting…
Since opening in the fall of 2015, OvenBird, located on 3rd Avenue South in Birmingham, Alabama’s Pepper Place, is surging in popularity with young professionals, sophisticated students and discerning diners all along the age spectrum. The uniqueness of this restaurant…
A hundred years ago, Mossy Grove School (first established in 1856) was progressing from being a one-room schoolhouse to a two-room schoolhouse. The population of Troy, Alabama was slightly under 6000, and this location was considered to be very rural,…
