Spending green and shopping green

What does it mean to shop your conscience? Birmingham green retailers offer an investment in community.

By Alyssa Mitchell

When Hari Nam opened Golden Temple Natural Grocery in Five Points South back in 1974, the store’s inventory of “health food,” incense, organic produce and Dr. Bronner's soap made it an unusual destina

Film

Potter 6 puts fun back into the franchise

By Alyssa Mitchell

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince dispels the gloom found in the latest Potter movies by focusing on how much the three main characters have grown since the series began. Harry, Ron and Hermione

News & Views

City Stages bites the dust

By Alyssa Mitchell

The Schaffer Eye Center Crawfish Boil may have had the best year ever, but today City Stages became the latest casualty in the economic decline. “I stand by my statements earlier about how we thoug

Green Space

Recycling center finds partners, makes improvements

The Alabama Environmental Council announced this week that it has joined forces with several recycling partners to make it easier and more efficient for eco-lovers to recycle.

By Alyssa Mitchell

The Alabama Environmental Council announced this week that it has joined forces with American Recycling of Alabama, Brothers Recycling and Allied Waste Haulers to make it more efficient for eco-lovers