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Welcome to Ali Hval: Meet the artist behind the iconic Gadsden mural

Downtown Gadsden is shining brighter than usual. If you drove past the corner of First and Broad Streets in the past month, there's a chance you turned your head. You might have eased on the breaks, coasting by ever-so-slowly, peering at the once mundane building's reformation with wonder. You may have witnessed a fairy godmother of sorts in action, transforming the location with each sweep of her paintbrush into a striking mural that encompasses the essence of The City of Champions.

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Main Street Marion Recaps 2020 Year

Although 2020 was an extremely challenging year, Main Street Marion was able to make forward progress in a number of ways, providing visible downtown improvements and setting the stage for more to come.

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Montevallo Releases Branded Video

"We are Montevallo, Alabama, a city that thrives in its natural setting mere steps away from the heart of downtown...

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New mural celebrates Alabama literary giants

Johnna Bush spends most of her days painting portraits, but when the Grove Hill studio artist got a call from a friend about plans for a new mural in downtown Monroeville, she stopped and listened.

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Downtown Foley - A Renaissance of Economics

There is a lot of action and excitement going on in Downtown Foley. 2020 was not the best of years, with COVID and Hurricanes Sally and Zeta. There are and there will continue to be struggles resulting in the need to be creative and proactive in 2021. So, it is great to see positive activity in the Downtown Foley District.

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