The LEGO Group, Starbucks and sweet shop Bite Me Cupcakery are among the newest additions at Bridge Street Town Centre, its management company announced Friday.
The businesses will join the recently opened Ninety Nine Boutique and Kendry Collection as well as the recently expanded Apple store. Popular eyewear brand Warby Parker also joined the center last fall.
Read MoreEight of the players in the 247 composite rankings list of top 100 football prospects in the Class of 2026 are from the state of Alabama.
Only three of the eight are committed at this point.
The group is led by St. Paul’s EDGE rusher Anthony “Tank” Jones. The Class 6A Lineman of the Year finalist is ranked No. 11 in the nation. He is not committed.
The only committed players on the list are Mae Jemison EDGE Hezekiah Harris (No. 51), Gadsden City DB Zyan Gibson (No. 58) and Cottage Hill Christian LB Shadarius Toodle (No. 100). Harris and Toodle committed to Auburn. Gibson is committed to Alabama.
Also included among the eight Alabama standouts are Benjamin Russell WR Cederian Morgan (No. 18), Wadley EDGE Jaquez Wilkes (No. 83) and a pair of Jackson High stars – RB Ezavier Crowell (No. 87) and QB Landon Duckworth (No. 98).
Crowell and Duckworth led Jackson to the Class 4A state title. Both were finalists for Class 4A Back of the Year, an award Duckworth won. Wilkes was a finalist for Class 1A Back of the Year. He led Wadley to the state title.
The MaxPreps list was dominated by the states of California, Florida, Georgia and Texas, which combined for more than half (51) of the players on the list. Florida and Georgia had 14 each.
Missouri offensive tackle Jackson Cantwell is the No. 1 player on the list.
Read MorePeople left waiting for months on their unemployment claims during the coronavirus pandemic in Alabama must be able to sue the state over the delay, the U.S. Supreme Court said Friday.
The 5-4 ruling comes after the Alabama Supreme Court rejected a lawsuit from 21 people. Some waited for months for a decision on whether they qualified for benefits, while others never got a decision or saw benefits suddenly stop without explanation, according to court documents. One man’s claim was dismissed after he missed an administrative deadline because he was on a ventilator, they said.
The lawsuit seeking to speed up the process was dismissed by the state’s highest court, which found the plaintiffs must go through unemployment agency appeals before they can sue.
But the U.S. Supreme Court found that created a paradox.
“Because the claimants cannot sue until they complete the administrative process, they can never sue to obtain an order expediting the administrative process,” Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote in the opinion joined by Chief Justice John Roberts as well as the nine-member court’s three liberal justices.
The plaintiffs got support from groups across the ideological spectrum, including the American Civil Liberties Union and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Requiring people to finish an appeals process before suing would undermine other lawsuits ranging from civil rights claims to businesses’ challenges to state regulations, they wrote.
Alabama, which had one of the nation’s highest per-capita death rates during the COVID-19 pandemic, said that a skyrocketing number of unemployment claims overwhelmed the understaffed agency during the pandemic but that many of the plaintiffs’ claims have since been resolved.
Read MoreThe British rock group Coldplay is currently on their Music of the Spheres world tour complete with a slew of stops around the states.
Coldplay’s “Music of the Spheres World Tour” is one of the most highly sought after tours for music lovers so far in 2025. Though all the shows in the U.S. leg of the tour are currently sold out on the band’s website, tickets are still available through verified resell vendors such as StubHub, Vivid Seats, Viagogo and Seat Geek.
Seat Geek, one of the most popular go-to secondary markets for concert tickets, will specifically tell customers if the seller is giving a good and fair price.
Vivid Seats also makes it easy for users to see if they’re getting the best bang for their buck by notifying if appealing deals are available for a specific show date.
Coldplay first came onto the pop music scene in the late nineties. The band consists of Chris Martin (piano), Guy Berryman (bass guitar), Jonny Buckland (guitar, backing vocal), Will Champion (drums).
Since their start in 1997, the band has released over 10 albums. Their most recent album release titled “Moon Music” includes 10 tracks and was released on Oct. 4, 2024. Some of their most well-known songs include “Yellow,” “Viva La Vida,” “The Scientist,” “Something Just Like This,” “A Sky Full of Stars,” and more.
The setlist will feature the band’s most iconic songs from their studio albums such as “Yellow,” “Sparks,” “Paradise,” “Hymn for the Weekend” and much more.
Actor and director Ron Howard revealed earlier this month that he and “The Andy Griffith Show” co-star Don Knotts were actually related.
Howard posted on social media earlier this month a picture from when he was visited on set by show co-stars Andy Griffith and Knotts.
“A fun photo of the day in ‘97 when #AndyGriffith and #DonKnotts surprised me with a visit to the set of #Ransom in #Queens,” Howard posted on Instagram about the late Knotts. “It was recently confirmed that Don and I were actually distant cousins!”
PEOPLE pointed out Howard, 70, may have gotten the year wrong since “Ransom,” the movie set the stars visited, was released in 1996.
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Howard, of course, played Opie on “The Andy Griffith Show” from 1960 to 1968. He played the son of Andy Taylor, the sheriff of Mayberry.
Knotts played Deputy Sheriff Barney Fife.
Knotts died in 2006. He was 81 years old. Griffith died in 2012 at age 86.
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Mark Heim is a reporter for The Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Mark_Heim. He can be heard on “The Opening Kickoff” on WNSP-FM 105.5 FM in Mobile or on the free Sound of Mobile App from 6 to 9 a.m. daily.
Read MoreA second person has been injured by two hogs on the same Alabama farm where a 51-year-old was found dead under his vehicle earlier this week with injuries that appeared to be from his livestock.
Steven Kyle Satterfield was found dead Monday at his property off Highway 278 in Piedmont.
Satterfield had multiple injuries from his hogs, authorities said, but the cause of his death is pending.
Calhoun County Coroner Pat Brown previously said it’s unclear if Satterfield suffered a medical event and then was attacked by the hogs or if the hogs caused his death.
Police Chief Nathan Johnson on Friday released new information in the ongoing investigation.
The chief said police and fire medics responded about 3:30 p.m. Monday to Bramlett Road on a report of a person possibly dead at the small farm.
When first responders arrived, there was a large hog loose on the property and a section of the fence was down.
They were able to get the hog in the enclosure to tend to Satterfield, who was under a vehicle. He was pronounced dead on the scene.
“To remove any rumors, the victim was not eaten,’’ Johnson said.
“He had injuries believed to have been made by the hogs and additional information is needed to ensure the injuries are consistent with what appears to have happened.”
The chief said the two hogs that were believed to have injured Satterfield were removed from the property and taken to a veterinarian to keep them secured.
Two other hogs on the farm were moved into an inoperable trailer on the property. They were secured and cared for while the fence was repaired.
Satterfield’s family and the Department of Agriculture were notified, Johnson said.
After a review of state law, the hogs were returned to the family to make the decision on what to do with them.
The family took possession of the two hogs at the vet clinic and did not take them back to the Piedmont property.
On Thursday, Johnson said, there was an injury that occurred during the feeding of the two hogs that had remained on the property.
He did not elaborate on the seriousness of the injury and efforts to reach him for additional comment were not immediately successful,
“Because of the aggressive behavior shown by the two remaining hogs, the family/owners euthanized the hogs on site to prevent further injuries,’’ the chief said.
The injured person was taken to the hospital for medical treatment.
“The Piedmont Police Department asks the public to be mindful of the family and not spread unconfirmed or false information while they deal with this tough time,’’ Johnson said.
“The injured party and the family do not want to release any further personal information.”
Read MoreThe federal government has suspended a scholarship program that gave $19 million to historically Black colleges and universities in 2024, including two Alabama land-grant universities, according to a news report.
Alabama A&M and Tuskegee University are two of the 19 recipients of the 1890 Scholars program, which provides full tuition, room and board for students studying “food, agriculture, natural resource and other related sciences.”
As land-grant universities, they are federally funded colleges with major agricultural programs.
Fall 2024 recipients will not be affected, according to Rodney Stone, Tuskegee’s USDA liaison.
“It may not be looking too good for future applicants,” Stone said. The program is in a “holding pattern” for 2025, and there’s currently no set time frame for the program review.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture offered $19.2 million to 94 students last year, according to Reuters.
The USDA’s 1890 Scholars program was open as late as Feb. 10, according to an archived version of the page. Applications were open until March 1. Now the site shows the scholarship as “suspended pending further review.”
President Donald Trump’s Jan. 20 executive order banning diversity, equity and inclusion have shaken up federal offices and private companies, resulted in the temporary removal of a Tuskegee Airmen video at the U.S. Air Force and places National Institutes of Health funding in jeopardy.
This story will be updated as more information becomes available.
Read MoreAn all-new episode of RuPaul’s Drag Race is set to premiere on MTV Friday, Feb. 21 at 8/7c.
This week, the queens participate in the fan-favorite “Rusical” episode in a theatrical showcase honoring ‘Wicked,’ ‘The Wizard of Oz,’ and ‘The Wiz.’ The concept of a “Rusical” was first introduced on the hit MTV series back in 2014 and quickly became one of the most highly anticipated episodes of each season.
Viewers can expect to hear beloved classics filled with energy as the competition continues to heat up. The queens continue to work to impress not only the judges but the audience as well through their performances.
Tune in to see guest judge, Adam Lambert, join the judges panel to help to evaluate the iconic renditions.
Basic cable is no longer needed to enjoy hit shows like MTV’s RuPaul’s Drag Race. Those who have long since ditched the headache that comes with basic cable services and those searching for an alternative can stream the show live and on-demand through Philo, Fubo or DirecTV Stream.
All three of these streaming services are offering free trials to new subscribers before they consider committing to a paid subscription. Philo is currently the cheapest option at just $28 a month following its 7-day free trial.
Philo is considered one of the first entertainment-focused streaming services to hit the market. At just $28 a month after its free trial, subscribers can access over 70 top TV channels such as AMC, BET, CMT, Food Network, Investigation Discovery, MTV, TLC and more.
Philo also gives users the ability to record favorite TV shows and movies through its unlimited DVR feature. Users can customize their Philo experience with the addition of add-ons including STARZ, AMC+, MGM+, Hallmark+ and more.
Fubo is much like other streaming services, but instead of just offering subscribers on-demand content, it also offers many exclusive live TV channels to stream such as ABC, NBC, CBS, MTV, ESPN and more.
Fubo is known as one of the better cable alternatives for sports fanatics, but through the base package ($84.99 a month post free trial) users can also access over 100 live TV channels.
Explore Fubo’s collection of shows and movies available for streaming on-demand and record your favorites along the way.
DirecTV Stream is similar to Fubo as it offers most of the same channels and features. The base package starts at $86.99 a month after the free trial concludes and offers over 90 live TV channels for viewers to enjoy.
Those interested can compare all DirecTV Stream’s available packages here.
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