Tuscaloosa Alabama

Applications for artist booths and live performers for the 2025 Druid City Arts Festival are due Friday, Jan. 10. The free two-day festival at Tuscaloosa's Government Plaza highlights local artists and musicians.

A popular ballet as well as a beloved fairytale are being showcased in Alabama. The performances of Swan Lake and Sleeping Beauty are being put on by the prestigious State Ballet Theatre of Ukraine in Mobile, Montgomery, Birmingham and Tuscaloosa.

An annual celebration of the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will soon start again in Alabama. “Realizing the Dream Through Struggle and Change” is the theme of the annual Realizing the Dream.

An indoor and outdoor weekend event in Tuscaloosa that highlights local artists is being billed as "perfect opportunity to find some one-of-a-kind gifts for everyone on your list." The Kentuck Art Center's Art Market Holiday Extravaganza is set for Saturday, Dec. 14 at Kentuck at Queen City on Jack Warner Parkway.

The Tuscaloosa Police Department is warning residents of scam phone number that's circulating on social media. A post from the department's Facebook page explains the number is incorrectly identified as a TPD Reports Line. Officers caution to not use the phone number.

The City of Tuscaloosa’s seasonal ice-skating rink is returning to Government Plaza in downtown Tuscaloosa this week. Holidays on the Plaza is set to open on Friday Nov. 29, alongside the Tuscaloosa One Place's Tinsel Trail.

Tuscaloosa leaders have broken ground on the Tuscaloosa Tennis Center expansion and Jaycee Park upgrades project. The expansion will add 17 new outdoor courts with player and spectator seating and better lighting. Jaycee Park upgrades include walking trail improvements, maintenance building and security upgrades.

Fall is here in Alabama with cooler weather and more seasonal activities with the changing of the leaves. Families, residents and students are making plans for the break at the end of the month, Crimson Tide fans are enjoying the last games of football season, and many events are set for around Tuscaloosa for November.

The City of Tuscaloosa is launching a new storefront improvement program. Through Facelift, the Druid City will partner with commercial property owners to share the responsibility of enhancing buildings’ storefronts.

The City of Tuscaloosa and Tuscaloosa Fire Rescue are announcing the retirement of Fire Chief Randy Smith. He was named Fire Chief by Mayor Walt Maddox in 2018 with 31 years of experience in fire and rescue services. Prior to this appointment, he served as the deputy fire chief for the City of Mobile Fire-Rescue Department.