The Gold Victory cast performs in the song "Leave it Behind". Photo by Jasmyne Ray. It’s a bright sunny day in 1950’s New Orleans, Louisiana when Marilee Montelimar comes to town to settle the estate…
How working in retail gave me a new…
It’s December once again and that means Christmas is coming up quick. There are two topics that always seem to arise: “Christmas time” seems to keep starting earlier, and the anticipation or dread of the approaching…
Christmas on the Farm
On Nov. 7 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., the Medders Family Farm hosted an event that allowed for about 50 small businesses to have booths open for people to stop by and shop. These booths consisted…
The gift-giver’s guide to shopping locally
Sweaters are abound in the recently-opened Brass Monkey boutique. Photo by Katie Compton As November comes to its sleepy end, there are few absolutes that Alabamians can rely on. Will the weather actually get any…
Local businesses offer unique holiday gifts
Final exams and winter break are right around the corner. Between logging late hours in the library and daydreaming about those four weeks of freedom, many UM students have probably not had the opportunity to…
On the Bricks with Madison Griggs
Madison's questions: 1. What have you heard about Starbucks' new red holiday cups? 2. What is your personal reaction to their reason for changing the cups? 3. If you were the president of Starbucks, how…
Hello. My name is: Merry Christmas
A few customers have reacted against Starbuck's controversial cup design by giving the name "Merry Christmas" to their drink orders. Photo by Laura Poythress for The Alabamian. Unless you have been hiding under a rock,…