Monica Collier
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Florence, AL, United States
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New kids on the block
The Seven Points intersection in Florence is home to an eclectic mix of businesses. → Read More
Fashion: 90s revisited
Danielle Todd, store manager at Nellie Mae in Tuscumbia, said 2016 back-to-school fashion is '90s-inspired complete with the revival of scrunchies. → Read More
Telling secrets: California artist gathers river stories from a shanty
For four days, Friday through Monday, the Kennedy-Douglass Center for the Arts and Florence Harbor and Marina will host Wes Modes and “A Secret History of American River People.” → Read More
Shiloh Missionary Baptist: 'A new chapter'
Shiloh Missionary Baptist has been destroyed by two storms in its 133-year history. When it was devastated again -- this time by fire -- church members prepared to rebuild for → Read More
Learning the basics
Ashlee Haddock of Thread in downtown Florence decided to teach a Kid’s Sewing Camp. Turns out, however, kids weren’t the only ones interested in learning basic sewing skills. → Read More
How casual is too casual?
It’s common in the south to hear people say they’ll take winter weather over the summer months any day because you can bundle up to stay warm but you can → Read More
Almost time to strut
Going into the last four days of the 2016 W.C. Handy Music Festival, there’s still lots left to do. Allison Stanfield, director of operations for Florence-Lauderdale Tourism, said a little → Read More
The bluer the berry, the better the fruit
Steve Reynolds’ father, Roy, had a passion for blueberries. He loved to eat them; he loved to pick them; he loved to watch them grow. → Read More
Hanging up his mask
Florence native Pete Nelson has been the man behind the T-Rac mask for 17 years. → Read More
ArtWorks is a mixed bag
Every July, ArtWorks takes over the Tennessee Valley Museum of Art in Tuscumbia. Brittany Wilson, assistant curator at the museum, said the annual member show is a mixed bag and → Read More
CANDLELIGHT VIGIL Honoring those who serve
Amanda Skipworth prays without ceasing. She prays in the best of times and she prays in the worst of times. When she's angry, scared and frustrated, as she has been → Read More
Bringing people together
W.C. Handy Music Festival chairwoman Tori Bailey said she remembers hitting every Handy event back in the early 1980s. → Read More
Carousel: Golden age classic comes to Ritz
David Sollish, chairman of the theater department Belhaven University in Jackson, Mississippi, believes the best directors start as actors. But, with 31 years of professional acting experience and 16 years → Read More
Homage to blues: Annual exhibit returns to Kennedy-Douglass
The “Mostly Blues” exhibit started in 1994 as a way to honor Florence native W.C. Handy, “Father of the Blues.” → Read More
Cause a Scene: Concert comes to 116
Cause a Scene Coast to Coast Tour featuring Joshua James with Timmy the Teeth will be performing at 116 E. Mobile in downtown Florence on Saturday. → Read More
'Paycheck of the heart'
Vicki Rosengarten comes to North Alabama by way of Ohio and had to make some adjustments to living in the South – mostly to the weather. → Read More