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4 WINTER WHINING // RYAN PHILLIPS
21 HIGH TIDE // GARY HARRIS Putting together 2015
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6 CIVIL WAR TUSCALOOSA // WILLIAM BARSHOP There are some myths
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8 THE makers market
// RYAN PHILLIPS
More than 100 local artists
12 THE AVENUE PUB
// CINDY HUGGINS
You'll like it a lot
14 BLOW OFF STEAM // ALYX CHANDLER The Blue Caterpillar Hookah Lounge
20 bama golf // TIM STEELE Looks like another great year 25 GLOW RUN 5K //
The night time marathon
26 MY OWN BODYGUARD // JIM REED
From his Red Clay Diary
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FEATURE // RACHEL AHRNSEN
ACOUSTIC NIGHT RETURNS 17 You won't want to miss it
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