Downtown Tuscaloosa

A new sports bar is taking over a large downtown Tuscaloosa restaurant space just months after the last concept there closed, promising a seat for every game and a menu built around elevated classics.

Cajian, a new Cajun and Creole counter-service restaurant from the team behind Ajian Sushi, opens Saturday on University Boulevard in downtown Tuscaloosa. It's the local third concept from Culinary Institute of America graduate Pete Zimmer.

The final phase of one of Tuscaloosa's most ambitious infrastructure projects gets underway this weekend, and closures are coming soon to downtown roadways and pedestrian paths.

Alabama defeated Ole Miss 5-4 in game one, powered by a tremendous performance from pitchers Fay and Heiberger, who combined for 16 strikeouts.

The University of Alabama held its commencement ceremonies last week, and major road work projects are beginning across the Tuscaloosa area to take advantage of the yearly mass exodus of its students.

The city's $4.3 million project to transform Greensboro Avenue in downtown Tuscaloosa will begin next week and run through the summer, they advised on Thursday.

Mayor Walt Maddox is proposing a new, city-built parking lot that would add 120 parking spaces in downtown Tuscaloosa, but added that it may be time to consider charging people to use public parking spots in the area.

A couple who moved to Tuscaloosa nearly 10 years ago celebrated the opening of their downtown coffee shop with a Monday morning ribbon-cutting.

An ambitious project to remove a traffic lane and expand pedestrian access in a two-block area of downtown Tuscaloosa is set to begin soon.

A high-end boutique born in the heart of New Orleans is coming soon to downtown Tuscaloosa, where a University of Alabama student and her parents will offer women's fashion and accessories.