Lawrence Specker
Reporter at Alabama Media Group
Veteran news and entertainment reporter for the Press-Register.
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1 day ago |
al.com | Lawrence Specker
He played on an undefeated Auburn Tigers football team, and now he’s set to receive one of the highest literary honors in the state, one named for the author of “To Kill a Mockingbird.”Prolific author Ace Atkins will receive the 2026 Harper Lee Award, organizers of the Monroeville Literary Festival have announced. The elite club of previous winners includes E.O. Wilson, Winston Groom, Rick Bragg and Fannie Flagg.
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2 days ago |
al.com | Lawrence Specker
A few weeks after racking up at the ACM Awards and appearing at the inaugural Sand in My Boots festival, rising Alabama country star Ella Langley still has a lot going on: She dropped out of a Thursday festival appearance, she’s teasing a new song coming Friday and also it turns out she’s afraid of whales.
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3 days ago |
al.com | Lawrence Specker
If you’re looking for a great donut shop, be advised that USA Today readers think Alabama has one of the best in the country. USA Today’s 10Best Reader’s Choice Awards has unveiled a new Top 10 ranking of the Best Donut Shops in the country.
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1 week ago |
al.com | Lawrence Specker
Sometimes a business model makes perfect sense. You’re selling smoked ribs, brisket, chicken and pork? That’ll work, no explanation required. You’re serving it all up in a tastefully upscale interior with a full bar? We wouldn’t care if it were a roadside shack with a cooler full of cheap beer, but okay, so much the better. Sometimes a business model leaves you wondering. Like if a small restaurant chain has four locations in Arizona and one in little ol’ Foley, Alabama.
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1 week ago |
al.com | Lawrence Specker
A breakout Alabama rock act has added some dates to its 2025 tour plans, including a new stop at an amphitheater in its home state. The Red Clay Strays, formed around 2016 in the Mobile area, broke out to national notice in 2024; highlights included a date opening for the Rolling Stones, the release of a new album on RCA, a three-night stand at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium and a CMA nomination.
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