What college student does not like a good taco? In Tuscaloosa, the place is Taco Mama. In college, we really had only two choices for “Mexican” food, Del Taco and Taco Bell. Having these 2 in town was a good thing. Especially when ey got into a price war on Taco Tuesdays. At one point
Read More
Metro Diner Review
When we were visiting my mother in Huntsville Alabama as a part of our college road trip, she was excited to take us to the Metro Diner. My mom discovered the location on Airport Road by accident one afternoon when they were in their pre-opening and serving free food. She was so impressed, this was
Read More
U.S. Space and Rocket Center – The Place to Celebrate Space
The city of Huntsville has used the moniker “The Rocket City” for as long as I can remember. This little city in North Alabama has led the way in the United States space program since before the launch of Explorer 1 on January 31, 1958. That rocket the Jupiter “C” was developed at Redstone
Read More
Dreamland BBQ – An Alabama Original
In 1958 two legends began growing in Tuscaloosa Alabama. That year Coach Paul William”Bear” Bryant came to the football program at UA. The other legend that started that year is Dreamland BBQ. Tuscaloosa was the first stop on our College Roadtrip for the summer. My son wanted to tour the University of Alabama. This gave
Read More