VESTAVIA HILLS, HOMEWOOD, HOOVER and BIRMINGHAM – Ashley McMakin, founder and chief executive officer of Ashley Mac’s, a fast casual café, catering and gourmet-to-go business with five Birmingham locations, is Alabama’s Gold Retailer of the Year in the Annual Sales…
HOMEWOOD – Susan Gordon, founder, chief creator and owner of Susan Gordon Pottery in Homewood, is the Bronze Alabama Retailer of the Year in the Annual Sales $1 Million to $5 Million category. Gordon’s store offers handmade pottery in the…
BIRMINGHAM – Designer Chef Kristal Bryant grew up in a family that had a passion for cooking, and she knew at a young age that she wanted to become a chef. Now, with more than 18 years of professional experience…
CLANTON – Rustique Relics in Clanton, owned by Rodney and Melissa “Missy” Baker, is the 2022 Alabama Retailer of the Year Customers’ Choice Award winner. The Alabama Retail Association will present the Baker family with their award at 10:15 a.m….
If inflation slows, retail sales in Alabama should continue to grow through the end of the year, but at a much lower rate than the past two years. Last year, taxed sales grew a whopping 17% in Alabama. Like the…
The Centers for Disease Control recommends that everyone ages 6 months and older get their primary series of COVID-19 vaccine, and everyone ages 5 years and older also receive a booster shot, if eligible. In July, the CDC OK’d the…
SEVENTH GENERATION SYRUP-MAKERS THE TODD FAMILY HAS BEEN MAKING CANE SYRUP SINCE 1835; STORE/CAFÉ/RV PARK COMBO ADDS TO THE ATTRACTION When driving along U.S. 431 in Headland, you can’t miss Todd Farms, just turn in the parking lot when you…
Concepts Include Panini Pete’s Café, Sunset Pointe, Squid Ink Eclectic Eats & Drinks, Mob Town Proper, Plus Ed’s Seafood Shed Pete Blohme got his start in the restaurant business as a 14-year-old living in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, and he hasn’t…
Ken is no socks and no tie. JL is full suit. JL plans, organizes and can measure to perfection. Ken is a self-proclaimed spontaneous, nonconformist. Both are pocket square- or handkerchief-in-the-jacket-pocket kind of guys. Like the merchandise they carry in…
With an almost 9% national inflation rate, Alabama parents should plan to take advantage of the savings associated with our state’s back-to-school sales tax holiday. Alabama’s 17th annual back-to-school sales tax holiday is July 15-17. This marks the sixth time the…