🚗 BHAM WEEKEND IDEAS: Extreme sports, indie films, food festivals, NASCAR + more — Birmingham's fall lineup is stacking up FAST. Here are 13 events worth the drive this season.👇BuzzPartner
🏆 ALABAMA TOURISM: Kelsey Rush earned the prestigious Executive of the Year Award for her leadership of Visit Tuscaloosa.
✈️ AIRPORT UPGRADES: The Gulf Shores International Airport has now started construction on a terminal expansion, to be completed by summer 2027.
🍹EPIC END-OF-SUMMER TRIP: Enjoy Tiki Week, new Jimmy Buffett exhibit + more in Mobile! BuzzPartner
⛽ GAS PRICES: Fueling your final trips of the summer may get a little more expensive as gas prices are on the rise again.
⭐️ ALABAMA TOURISM: Lee Sentell, who was first appointed in 2003, is retiring as the state's tourism director.
🏨 DOWNTOWN GADSDEN: The city council has revealed tentative plans for a 4.5-star hotel at the former downtown police station.
😲 MUST-VISIT ALABAMA SMALL TOWN: 6 ways to see Greensboro—shopping, dining, birding, history + more. BuzzPartner
🚗 SPEEDY DRIVERS: Three Alabama cities ranked in the top 5 in the country for highest levels of speeding in Allstate's annual Best Drivers Report.
⛽ 🚗 Gas prices in Alabama give Fourth of July travelers a sense relief at the gas pump.