Page 5 - Lowe Mill News Today

Huntsville’s latest coffee option has wheels Updated May 17, 2021; Facebook Share There’s coffee to-go and then there’s to-go coffee. Huntsville barista Rachel Bush’s new venture is the former and does the latter. Her freethought coffee co., spelled all lowercase, is a mobile coffee stand that debuted May 6 at Greene Street Market. When we meet up downtown on a recent afternoon, Bush is wearing a biker jacket and looks like she could be in a cool band. And when she’s talking about co...

Did Alabama’s Roscoe Hall make the first cut on ‘Top Chef’? Updated 8:25 PM; Facebook Share No one wants to be the first contestant eliminated on a reality TV show. But that’s exactly what happened to Alabama’s Roscoe Hall on the Season 18 premiere of “Top Chef.” Hall, a Birmingham resident and the culinary director for Post Office Pies, was one of 15 chefs featured on Thursday’s episode of the Bravo series. That makes him part of a prestigious crew, chosen to display his skil...

Huntsville artist/mom talks teaching, pregnancy during pandemic.

Dungeons, dragons and tea at new Huntsville café Updated Jan 26, 2021; Facebook Share You can get a latte here and also rent a dungeon master. At Dragon’s Forge Café, owners/married couple Bruce and Jennie Caudle serve fantasy-themed coffee and tea drinks in a space with sorcerous vibes. The café opened Dec. 30  on the second floor at Huntsville arts center Lowe Mill, address 2211 Seminole Drive. Dragon’s Forge’s interior walls are painted to look like some enchanted tower. There’s...

Lowe Mill Arts: An Art Pilgrimage in Huntsville, Alabama Back in sepia-toned times, it began as a textile mill and was later a shoe factory. Since 2001, this cavernous brick building has been home to a tech town’s arts/culture heartbeat. Nineteen years later, organizers tout Lowe Mill as The South’s largest privately owned arts center. It’s located in a soulful working class neighborhood, on the west side of Huntsville, a North Alabama city known for aerospace engineering that helped NA...

In this workshop, instructor Dezzy Moon will guide students in hand-printing objects that would be too dimensional to send through a press. There are many objects that would make interesting prints, but cannot be sent through a press for a variety of reasons. Hand-printing opens up new possibilities. Students will leave with fabric they have hand-printed that may be a finished piece and ready to display as is, or may be transformed through cutting, sewing, or any form of embellishing. This will ...

From bakeries to fine dining, here are 54 Alabama restaurants that closed in 2020 Updated Jan 01, 2021; Posted Jan 01, 2021 The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic forced Z’s Restaurant, the downtown Birmingham eatery famous for its bean pies, soul food and homemade ice cream, to close its doors in late April 2020. (Courtesy: Carolyn Bolivar Hameen) Facebook Share Twitter Share 2020 was a rough year for restaurants-- and that’s putting it mildly. The year started out with the usual ebbs and f...

Top Huntsville arts/entertainment picks for the week Updated Dec 23, 2020; Facebook Share ADIOS, 2020! To do a New Year’s Eve gig right in 2020, you need more than some cool bands. Pandemic-conscious protocols are paramount. For their “A Very Salty New Year” show, Salty Nut Brewery will be checking temperatures at the door and monitoring capacity to maintain a reduced limit. Masks will be required to enter and when not drinking. If you’d like extra space, there will be firepit going in...