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6 days ago | 
alabamanewscenter.com | Lenore Vickrey
By: Lenore Vickrey / Alabama LivingLike many folks, Lissette Dasinger of Montgomery took up the hobby of making sourdough bread during the 2020-21 pandemic. “After I had my second daughter, I started my starter from scratch and watched some videos online, like so many others during COVID, and it was so much fun. I just really enjoyed trying to do healthy bread for my family,” she says. “I remember my first bread loaf I made for my family. We ate it in seconds.
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2 weeks ago | 
alabamanewscenter.com | Lenore Vickrey
By: Lenore Vickrey / Alabama LivingDavid Azbell’s fascination with the world of political campaigns started about 40 years ago when the then 16-year-old discovered a box of buttons his dad kept in a storage room in their Montgomery home. Not buttons you’d fasten a coat or shirt with, but the round metal types emblazoned with the names of political candidates and slogans. “If I were 21, I’d vote for WALLACE,” blares one. “Re-elect OUR CONGRESSMAN TOM BEVILL,” says another. “Albert Lee SMITH Our Way.
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Dec 15, 2024 | 
alabamanewscenter.com | Lenore Vickrey
By: Lenore Vickrey / Alabama LivingAbout six years ago, Sylvia Clark’s son-in-law introduced her to a jambalaya recipe that was a favorite at the firehouse where he works as a firefighter. “It’s a firehouse recipe from a big bunch of men, and you know they like their food hot,” she says. “I had to tone it down.” So instead of the hot version of Ro-Tel tomatoes, Clark uses the mild version. And rather than the hot Conecuh sausage, she uses the regular type.
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
alabamanewscenter.com | Lenore Vickrey
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Nov 30, 2024 | 
alabamawx.com | Lenore Vickrey
By: Lenore Vickrey / Alabama LivingMarsha Gardner’s grandmother used to make her corn pudding many years ago, and “we always thought it was dessert,” the Florala resident recalled. But Gardner prefers to serve it as a side dish. “It’s something unusual that you don’t see every day,” she says. The New York native, who was a caterer for 40 years before retiring, said she’d make it for church fellowship gatherings, where it was quite popular.
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Nov 27, 2024 | 
alabamanewscenter.com | Lenore Vickrey
Marsha Gardner’s grandmother used to make her corn pudding many years ago, and “we always thought it was dessert,” the Florala resident recalled. But Gardner prefers to serve it as a side dish. “It’s something unusual that you don’t see every day,” she says. The New York native, who was a caterer for 40 years before retiring, said she’d make it for church fellowship gatherings, where it was quite popular. “They would scrape the brown parts around the side,” she says.
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Nov 23, 2024 | 
alabamanewscenter.com | Lenore Vickrey
By: Lenore Vickrey / Alabama LivingSandra Burroughs, executive director of the Alabama Music Hall of Fame since 2018, brings to her job years of experience in the tourism industry but also a passion for all things musical in Alabama. A lifelong resident of Lexington, a small Lauderdale County town (population 727) close to the Tennessee border, she earned a degree in marketing and management from the University of North Alabama. In 2016, she was elected mayor of Lexington.
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Oct 27, 2024 | 
alabamanewscenter.com | Lenore Vickrey
By: Lenore Vickrey / Alabama LivingAaron Tillman enjoyed his career as a physical therapist, helping people get back on their feet after hip and knee surgery and working with athletes to return to the playing field after an injury. He’d never considered another career, but after working near two doctors of osteopathic medicine, he realized their field of medicine was much like what he was practicing as a therapist. He was intrigued. “It really opened my eyes,” says the 33-year-old.
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Oct 18, 2024 | 
yellowhammernews.com | Lenore Vickrey
If there was a cheerleading squad for all things North Alabama, Tami Reist would be the leader. In a way, she already is, in her capacity as president and CEO of the Alabama Mountain Lakes Tourism Association, which represents 16 counties in the northern half of the state and generates more than $4.3 billion in travel spending annually. The Decatur native has 40 years of experience in the tourism and hospitality industry.
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Oct 15, 2024 | 
alabamawx.com | Lenore Vickrey
By: Lenore Vickrey / Alabama LivingIf there was a cheerleading squad for all things North Alabama, Tami Reist would be the leader. In a way, she already is, in her capacity as president and CEO of the Alabama Mountain Lakes Tourism Association, which represents 16 counties in the northern half of the state and generates more than $4.3 billion in travel spending annually. The Decatur native has 40 years of experience in the tourism and hospitality industry.
