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Eclipse brings $14.7 million economic impact to Buffalo area

While there may not have been the 1 million people initially expected to visit the Buffalo Niagara region for the solar eclipse, the economic benefit from being in the path

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West Alabama Food & Wine Festival to Return to Downtown Northport

The annual West Alabama Food & Wine Festival will return to its new home in downtown Northport next weekend and offer guests an outstanding culinary adventure that benefits two critically important local nonprofits.

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Bigger, Better Chick-fil-A Opens in Tuscaloosa, Drive-Thru Closes

It has been said for centuries that when one door closes, another opens, and management is taking the adage literally at two Chick-fil-A restaurants in Tuscaloosa.

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Big Bad Breakfast Now Open, Fits Right In to Downtown Tuscaloosa

A restaurant from a celebrated Mississippi chef is officially open for business in downtown Tuscaloosa, where they'll be serving breakfast and lunch seven days a week.

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Tuscaloosa Jake's Cafe to Finally Open, Truck to Visit for Now

After months of delays, a soul food and Caribbean cafe will finally open in Tuscaloosa this Spring, and patrons can get an early taste from a food truck each weekend until then.

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Add transportation woes to plight of Erie County's homeless

For many who are homeless in Erie County, hotel and motel rooms provided by the county are a way to keep them off the streets. The problem: Those already facing

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Tuscaloosa's Alabama ONE Credit Union Announces Major Growth

Tuscaloosa's Alabama ONE credit union network has gotten larger after finalizing mergers with two other credit unions and acquiring the First Bank of Wadley along with its five branches.

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Gourmet Chip Cookies Shop Opens in Tuscaloosa This Weekend

The fast-growing Chip gourmet cookie delivery company is all set to open its first store in Alabama this weekend at Tuscaloosa's Midtown Village.

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Car Wash Coming Soon to Corner of Busy Northport Intersection

A fast-growing car wash chain will soon replace an empty gas station at the corner of a busy intersection in Northport.

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Inflation, Tough Economy Close Coaling's Backroad Bar & Grill

A restaurant, bar, honkytonk and pool hall that opened in West Alabama last year is closed as owners said they could not survive high inflation and the economy at its worst.

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