Meet the team that signs our 5-star industrial recruits. With the October, 2015 announcement that Yorozu Corp. had selected Jasper as the site to build a $101 million advanced metal stamping facility, the Walker County Development Authority and the Jasper Industrial Development Board celebrated their fourth auto-industry recruiting victory. Proving, yet again, that when it … Read More
The Transformative Power Of Optimism In Two Walker County Cities Positive change can come to a community from the most unexpected people. For the city of Cordova, still reeling from the devastation wrought by the tornadoes of April 27, 2011, that person was local boy Drew Gilbert — whom the town elected Mayor in 2012 … Read More
Smoove B – Get Busy (70s Funk megamix.) Race Music (Killer Soul + R&B from the 50s and 60s.)
Ice Cream Social (Music from, perhaps, the bandstand of a 1920’s seaside resort. Or a Downton Abbey lawn party.) Ice Cream Social 2 (The delightfully insouciant sequel)
Cowabunga (Hipster Alt Country & Folk.) Get Me A Beer, Darlin’ (Hawnky Tawnk for manly men.) Beach Country (Country with a dash of beachy pop.)
Maintain Low Tones (A multi-genre coolish vibe.) Voodoo Pop (Play after dark. During a full moon. Preferably in or near a swamp.)
Tsunami Lounge (The original, and still arguably the best, in the 7-part series — which all started with Andy Williams’ “Music To Watch Girls By.”) Nehru Beach (The sequel to Tsunami Lounge. California surf-cool with a dash of Swinging London.) Slinky Pop (with a twist) (The epic final chapter, #7, in the Tsunami Lounge series — this one built around … Read More
Country Blues (Self-explanatory, with a few exceptions to the rule.) Cowabunga (Ultra-groovy Alt-Country & Folk. With some exceptions.) Heartland Revisited (Americana Made Great. #2 in the Heartland series.) What’s Your Hurry? (Soulful, mostly–twangin’ tunes, all played at a snail’s pace.) Places In The Heart (Roots music gems from deep inside the Soul mine.) Heartland 2017 – Let’s Twist Again … Read More
HERE’S HOW: >>Tap Settings. >>Scroll down to the bottom, then scroll-up just a bit. >>Tap Local Files. >>Slide the button to the right of Local Files. (Scroll down this page to see how to find downloads in Your Library) >>Tap Your Library. >>Tap Local Files square below. And there … Read More
A look inside The Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham’s strategic planning process Few, if any, non-profit organizations have played a broader role in my hometown’s transformation from a Civil Rights-era battleground to an emergent symbol of the New South than the Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham. Created in 1959, the Foundation has used grants from … Read More
