Shoals tourism

A day meant to focus on creativity and community is coming to North Alabama this week through a series of art workshops. The Shoals Art Collective is partnering with Florence Arts and Museums to present the inaugural Pope’s Tavern Family Art Day.

State tourism officials say lodging revenue in Colbert and Lauderdale counties in 2012 was $1.1 million - up by about $30,000 from 2011. The TimesDaily of…