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Feb 27 2021 - National Retro Day

2/25/2021

National Retro Day

February 27, 2021

“Do you remember when…” is phrase that often harkens people back to a time of joy and great memories. Like the family gathering around the table for a board game or maybe cranking up the sound and reeling in the years with some 45’s and 331/3’s. Well, National Retro Day is the perfect day to kickback and remember the “good ole’ days”.

If you need a little help sharing the good old days on this rainy day weekend… here are a few...

Feb 22, 2021 - National Margarita Day

2/22/2021

National Margarita Day

February 22, 2021

Yes, there’s a day to celebrate the concoction of triple sec, tequila and lime juice – it’s National Margarita Day! Surprisingly enough, this holiday has been around since 1938 with its origin in Mexico. Where it’s shaken, frozen, or blended – enjoy a little salted-rim fun and Mexican at these Athens-Limestone eateries… Salud!

Feb 20 2021 -- National Muffin Day

2/19/2021

Make Plans for National Muffin Day

February 20, 2021

It’s a great day to grab a muffin – cupcakes un-crowned cousin – and celebrate National Muffin Day. Grab one or a dozen and make a morning with friends, family or co-workers. Whether it’s America’s favorite – Blueberry Muffin – or...

Feb 19, 2021 - National Tartar Sauce Day

2/19/2021

National Tartar Sauce Day

February 19, 2021

Falling on the first Friday following Lent – National Tartar Sauce Day calls on you to celebrate this simple condiment that adds a twang to your fish and seafood platters. The day owes it’s origin to the Frisch Family Big Boy of Cincinnati Ohio in 2017. Dave Frisch’s signature in-house made Tartar Sauce set the restaurant onto the scene when the Big Boy sandwich that normally used Thousand Island dressing was replaced with Tarter Sauce – make it a regular favorite of many and placing this condiment on the menu and eventually a staple in home cupboards as well.

Topping off the Frisch’s Big Boy sandwiches isn’t the only unconventional use of the seafood compatriot. Tartar Sauce non-traditional applications including...

Feb 19 2021 - National Caregivers Day

2/18/2021

Athens-Limestone Tourism salutes and says Thank You to the hospice and long-term caregivers who help our neighbors throughout Athens-Limestone all year long.

Say Thank You This
National Caregivers Day

February 19, 2021

February 19th is National Caregivers Day celebrating the contributions of long-term caregivers who provide care and assistance to our friends and loved-ones with round-the-clock care or expert care to enable them to continue healing, assist the family in caring for them, providing them with a dignified quality of life, or enable them to return to the comfort of their homes in hospice care.

This is great day to recognize the efforts of the individuals who step into the gaps to help. Here are a few...

A-L Valentines: Terranova Athens

2/12/2021

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Amore e Mangiare –
Valentine’s Dinner With
Terranova Athens

The days have crept up on you and you now realize it’s Valentine’s weekend and you haven’t made any plans. It needs to be something a little romantic and your not certain you can make reservations and what about the romance – romance, the expectation for the weekend right?

Or maybe you and your best girlfriends are having a Galentine’s night to celebrate your friendship and your gift of empowering each other and don’t want to spend it in the kitchen making dinner.

Or maybe it’s a gathering around the family table with the kids or friends and all you want to say is “Tutti a tavola a mangiare!” – everyone to the table, let’s eat!

Good news! Terranova Athens located on the historic Square may be your redemption this weekend as they host...

A-L Valentines: Vinyl Revival

2/12/2021

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Get in the Groove
For Valentine’s Day

Have an audiophile who enjoys spinning the platters?

One that says, “It’s not music unless it comes with the hiss and pop of vinyl’s rhythm”?

Then you need to make the trek to the colorful and characterful Vinyl Revival tucked at the corner of North Clinton Street and East Pryor Street in Athens. You’ll know you’re in the right place when...

A-L Valentines: Suzanne's Bakery

2/11/2021

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Let Suzanne’s Sweeten Up
Your Valentine Plans

Suzanne’s Bakery and Eatery is probably one of the best kept secrets by locals in Athens-Limestone. One might wonder if their guarding this gem’s location so as to keep on the fresh baked goodies and daily crafted lunch options to themselves. But we’re swinging open the doors and inviting everyone to come enjoy the treasure that’s Suzanne’s as she prepared a variety of Valentine treats to add a special touch to your plans.

Tucked inside Suzanne’s little eatery in a plaza tucked behind CVS at the corner of U.S. Highway 31 and Forrest Street in Athens is...

A-L Valentines: Wildwood Deli

2/10/2021

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Treat Your Sweetheart To A
Wildwood Good Time

Just steps of the Square in downtown Athens is a little innocuous store front with a small seating area outside and even smaller seating area behind the lettered glass. This little gem of a spot, Wildwood Deli, doesn’t beguile the offerings of carefully crafted foods of owner and chef Matthew Fisher and the entertaining space above the quaint first floor where you will most likely be greeted by Matthew’s mother, Rhonda.

If you haven’t had a chance to explore the daily menu of Wildwood Deli, or if you have, it’s what happens...

A-L Valentines: Chick-Fil-A Hearts

2/9/2021

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Eat More Chicken and Chocolate
with Chick-Fil-A Hearts

We’ve all most likely seen the roadside signs with black spots on a white background next to an all familiar red logo with the splatter-y child-like print of “Eat Mor Chikin”. These entertaining breaks of monotonous scenery occasionally accompanied by one or two mischievous cows who appear to be creating the message. Our local version, a staple for many years, stands along the south-bound lanes of Interstate 65 direct the passerbys to stop at Exit 351 to do just that, eat more chicken.

The ever popular, Chick-fil-A at Swan Creek, may...

A-L Valentines: Bo-Berry Biscuit Hearts

2/9/2021

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Put a Little Bo-Berry in Your Plans

If your sweetheart is a Southern, then there’s probably something they really appreciate – a well-made biscuit. Bojangles at Swan Creek in Athens is ready to help you treat your love to a little breakfast in bed, picnic in the park, or a surprise at work featuring their annual favorite – Heart-shaped Bo-Berry Biscuits.

The freshly-made...

A-L Valentines: WOW! Donuts

2/5/2021

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Wake Up With WOW!
Valentine Glazed Goodies

Are you thinking about breakfast in bed with your sweetheart? Or maybe you want to treat your favorite frontline worker and friends to some sweet treats. Maybe its a box full of joy for your child’s teacher your looking for. WOW! Donuts may just fit the bill with Valentine-themed glazed goodies.

WOW! Donuts located on County Line Road in Madison is taking pre-orders for...

A-L Valentines: Sweet Thymes

2/5/2021

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Sweet Thymes Means Sweet Times
For Your Lucky Valentine

There’s a small, unsuspecting building located on North Clinton Street in Athens Alabama that holds a treasure – and perhaps one of the community’s best kept secrets, Sweet Thymes. When not catering weddings and events around the Tennessee Valley, the little boutique to-go eatery prepares meals with an a la cart flair. They post a menu for the day featuring...

A-L Valentines: 1818 Farms

2/5/2021

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1818 Farms Unique Stems & More
Will Charm Your Valentine

Whether it’s a budding romance or a love in full bloom – 1818 Farm’s flowers will make your sweetheart wilt in your arms.

The family-own and operated farm, headed by Natasha McCrary, sits in the historic Town of Mooresville in southern Limestone County near the Tennessee River. Natasha and her helpers take time to choose seeds by pouring through seed catalogs perusing the pages for favorites and timeless classics. Some of brightly colored beauties they’ve come to rely on to make their amazing array of...

A-L Valentine's: Wise Ant

2/2/2021

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A Short Excursion Leads to Sweet Treats at Wise Ant General Store & Bakery

Feeling adventurous and looking for some sweets for your sweetie? Well, tucked in the rolling hills just north of Ardmore at a tiny intersection on the road is Bryson Tennessee. Some might know the area as one of two businesses nestled on the corners, Corner Pit BBQ, just two miles east of Interstate 65 Exit 6 was recently featured on a Tennessee Crossroads. For those that haven’t seen the show or ventured beyond the Shady Lawn Truck stop, you’ll be delighted by the other business – Wise Ant General Store and Bakery.

This family-run bakery and general store with an unusual name and...

A-L Valentine's: JJ's Coffee & More

2/2/2021

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JJ’s Coffee & More Can Help With Your Valentine’s With Sweet Treats
& Picnic Pleasures

Looking to treat your sweetheart to ruby red dipped Strawberries and maybe a little lunch escape? JJ’s Coffee located on 27031 Main Street in Ardmore, Tennessee can help you with your plans. They’re presently taking orders for Chocolate Dipped Strawberries - $2.00 each or $5.00 per box (approximately 6 berries).

Grab the picnic basket and let them fill it with...

Feb 6 Special Waterfowl Hunting Day

2/2/2021

Special Youth, Veteran and Active Military Personnel Waterfowl Hunting Day

The Alabama Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) has designated Saturday, February 6, 2021, as the second of the 2020-2021 hunting season’s Special Youth, Veteran and Active Military Personnel Waterfowl Hunting Days. The first of the two special waterfowl hunting days took place November 21, 2020.

On February 6...

A-L Valentines: Carriage Rides

2/2/2021

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Add A Carriage Spin to Your
Valentine’s To-Do

Stan Smith is good old Southern guy with a slow drawl and love of horses. He works as a farrier, a blacksmith that specializes in shoeing horses, and a variety of equine and rider clinics when he’s not holding the reigns of a buggy. Actually, it should be buggies – Stan has quite a collection of them including a stunning white open-air that he uses for weddings and his newly acquired glass-paned funerary buggy.

His passion led him...

DAV AL-51 Host Valentine's Event Feb 6

2/2/2021

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DAV-AL51’s Host Annual Valentine’s Day Raffle & Fundraiser

Looking to celebrate Valentine’s with your sweetheart early? You might want to make plans to join the Disabled American Veterans Chapter 51 in Athens as they bring Valentine’s early to Athens-Limestone with chances to enjoy a meal and purchase tickets on raffle and door prize items. This special event is scheduled...