The Lyric Theatre, the magnificent old vaudeville palace at Third Avenue and 18th Street North downtown, was built by theatrical impresario Jake Wells in 1913 when Birmingham was a raucous boomtown wi

I’ve never liked it when people stick labels on me. For example, the fact that I want to help protect the environment doesn’t make me an “ivory tower liberal.” Madison Underwood and I were accused

“Our world of material abundance comes with a hidden price tag,” says Daniel Goleman in his new book, Ecological Intelligence. “We cannot see the extent to which the things we buy and use daily have o

Recycling is good. It’s almost as good as knowledge (those of you who watched Animal House as many times as I did will get the reference). In fact, if you can believe the EPA, recycling is REAL

If you’re the kind of geek who would enjoy attending the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, in December, we have the contest for you. The Huffington Post is planning to s

Ruffner Mountain Nature Center needs volunteers to help plant such native species as ferns, hydrangeas and dogwoods around its new, award-winning Tree Top Visitor Center from Nov. 20-22. The hours wil

The rabbitsfoot mussel, found in only 49 streams in 16 states, including Alabama, is now a candidate for protection under the federal Endangered Species Act. [caption id="attachment_10371" align="a

The Alabama Rivers Alliance has announced that it will host its 12th annual Watershed Leadership Conference in Montgomery from Feb. 27-Mar. 2, 2010. According to an email we received from the ARA,

I love Alicia Silverstone (maybe even as much as I love Drew Barrymore). I love her so much that I watched two or three episodes of Miss Match. And I love it that she got naked for PETA (even t

The relationship between nature and the built environment has been one of the enduring themes of the Moss Rock Festival, an annual celebration of the connections between art, design and the natural wo