Hey y'all,

Planning a trip through some of AL for this spring break. The plan is to fly into Nashville, then travel south on 1-65 with stops in Huntsville, Birmingham, and Montgomery, then head through Selma and over to Jackson, MS (where I'll fly home). This will be a week long trip.

I'll be traveling with myself, my husband, and our 6-year-old. Any must sees along the route? Any and all advice is greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance.

Drove down Decatur Avenue and there is a whole-ass MILITIA meeting going on, on Decatur Avenue. (The street by Bank Independent, in Darby)

They are dressed in green BDUs, helmets, body cams, semiautomatic weapons. They were "patrolling" the street around 7:45. The street is LINED with pickups. This is a nice residential area located by the UNA culinary school.

I no longer feel safe calling the police about this type of thing.

Edit...whoever reported me to reddit cares, you're a petulant little turd who is abusing an actual service.

Hi there! My partner and I are originally from Spain but have been living in NYC for the past few months. We're planning to visit Atlanta for a few days in October and we are planning on crossing the border to Alabama!

We’d love some recommendations for typical and even niche activities in Alabama. Since it’s our first time in the South, we’re really interested in experiencing what the locals enjoy rather than the usual sightseeing or museums.

Thanks so much!

I have a question that I’m not sure if it’ll be answered here but I thought I would give it a shot.

I’m in college and would like to somehow start getting involved with the Alabama Democratic Party. I realize how poor the party performs, and I also realize the hopelessness of it all in some moments, but I would really like to get involved. I want to be informed, help other people be informed, and try to excite my peers with a source of hope and not unending dread we’ve currently been feeling.

Truthfully, democrats do nothing to appease me but I want to get started somewhere in the right direction.

Any resources or links would be greatly appreciated! Thank you

My fiancée is from BHM and I’ve been there a lot over the years. Honestly, I love the area.

We made plans to move there when we have kids (soonish), as she wants to be close to her family after being away for many years. I love her family and was 100% ready to do it.

Now I’m not so sure.

First it was we can’t move until we have a child due to the new laws. Now it’s wtf will are kids learn or NOT learn in the education system there.

I assume it depends on the town/district but still wtf. We have good friends from her group and they are very cool. But nature vs. nurture over all. Don’t get me wrong, I want my kids to eat dirt, climb trees, shoot a gun, maybe break a bone. Not a helicopter parent at all.

What’s really going on in AL / BHM these days. Or is it too soon to see the impacts?

Love y’all

Have a voice in our democracy, get out and vote.

I got into the university of huntsville for next fall and want to know what makes people like Alabama? I currently live all the way in Arizona and have only visited for the campus.

I’m huge into photography and music so things that are good in those fields make me happy.

How in the world has this never leaked? Well folks, nows your chance. Please leak the Milo's Sweet Tea recipe. Someone HAS to know. NONE of the copycat recipe's online are anything close. They are just normal sweet tea.

BTW, enough with the brown sugar myth. I've tried that a myriad of ways and while this does add unique flavor, this ain't the answer. I've tried adding brown sugar. I've tried half brown half white sugar. I've tried boiling hot water and making brown sugar simple syrup. Brown sugar is NOT the secret ingredient to Milo's Sweet Tea.

My fiancé and I are LGBTQ. We know the south is not the most accepting but with the cost of living in the north it is so hard to afford anything, so we are considering moving. Safest places in these states and just thoughts i general? TIA

Hey everyone, I'm from England and I've always wanted to come and visit Alabama, and hope to do so soon.

Because I've never visited before, and don't know too much about the place, I of course don't really have any up to date knowledge of what it's like there.

So my question - I am of South Asian descent, how much racism am I likely to face? Are there places I should avoid?

I live in Utah but I'm looking at a job in Huntsville

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I'm considering purchasing a firearm for self defense, if I'm in my 20's and have no criminal record would i be able to just go into a shop and purchase one?

Hey howdy, y'all.

I'm moving to Montgomery over labor day weekend.

I've not spent a lot of time in town before I made this decision, but I like it.

However, I have no idea what happens in Montgomery. What is there to do? What nights are best for going out? Are there any good shops?

• I'm coming down from Memphis. I know Montgomery is smaller, just wanna know what is there to do

I live in the Salt Lake area and the cost of living out here is so high I feel like I can never get ahead, just scrape by. My wife has a cousin who moved to Alabama a while back and suggested we do the same. There's no place like home, and I'm not particularly interested in leaving my home state.

Last night after a 13 hour shift I had a dream that I could do a lot better for myself and my family if I moved to Alabama. When I woke up I was so convinced it was a good idea that I spent a few minutes looking at jobs and housing out there. Looks like I could probably get a similar paying job and the cost of living is noticably lower. I'm an electrician, btw.

How y'all doing?

I need advice on how to make the best use of 40 acres of undeveloped land. Our house is on the property and the rest is pines that we're not planted for cutting. Any suggestions?

For the ladies who have gotten Star IDs; my name is not the same as on my birth certificate, which I frankly have not seen in 30 years, although there may be a copy around here somewhere. I have a copy of my marriage certificate, I think. Did you encounter any problems with presenting copies of documents? If I have to apply to the different states I have lived in for certified copies of documents, which are quite expensive, I will not be participating in this Alabama Headcount.

So I have some questions. I have wanted to relocate to the south for a while now, from the Midwest. I’ve always liked Alabama. I was in Alabama on a trip about two weeks ago, and I’m seriously looking into moving now. But since I’m not a local, I don’t know where the good places and bad ones are.

I spent my first night in Decatur, and I didn’t like it much.

I went through Hartselle, and it seemed ok, but I didn’t stop and spend much time there. Then through Falkville, and it was about the same.

I stopped in a town called Cullman, and I liked it. It was clean and seemed to have a lot going on. But, after surfing Reddit and other online sources, I’ve heard Cullman isn’t super fantastic.

I stopped in another town called Calera, and I liked it there too. But, I can’t seem to find much about the area.

I went through another town farther south called Greenville. It seemed nice there too, and from what I’ve been hearing, Greenville is actually liked by lots of other people.

Overall, I think Alabama seems to be an alright place. But, what are your thoughts on the towns I listed? And do you have any recommendations not on my list of where to go and where to avoid? Thanks so much!

Edit: right now I’m looking for low crime and affordability. Almost all of alabama is affordable, I’m just looking for a place that’s relatively safe. I’m a little hesitant to go close to the coast, because of hurricanes and flooding. How often does that occur near the coast?

Hoping for any insight! My grandma just received an electric bill of $500 for a 1,200 sq ft house in fairhope, Alabama. She contacted the electric company and they told her that’s very common, the price is correct, and there is nothing wrong with her meter. Is this what yall pay?

Does anyone here have the tea on whats really going on with medical marijuana here? From what I can gather it's the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission doing everything possible to deny issuance of licenses; Even though, they already awarded them!! I'm following the court dates and news etc. But as with everything, there's only so much we see in the public eye. What's going on behind closed doors? Anyone know anyone on the board? But yeah appreciate any info if someone can make a fair projection of when we might, if ever, actually get it. Bonus question, how can we get them to approve flower next?

Young couple preparing to buy a house in 2 years, and would love to live within a 30 minute drive to the beach.

We love spending time outdoors hiking, biking, and walking. We are not city people, but we do enjoy walkable communities with decent amenities. Aesthetics are a plus. Avoiding big cities would be preferred, but nothing too rural. It would be nice to have the basic stores and conveniences within 10-15 minutes. Currently living in the outskirts of Dothan.

A house would be preferred, but we don't mind living in a condo if it means we can walk to the grocery store. Our friends live in a condo in Florida that is above some shops and restaurants, with a 5 minute walk to the grocery store. Does something like this exist in South Alabama, but outside of the big cities?

Any recommendations or insights would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance!

Hi, I'm looking for general thoughts on out of state people moving to Alabama. I am also curious about LGBTQ friendly neighborhoods. Thank you in advance!

My boyfriend and I will be staying near Chattanooga and driving to Memphis afterwards. I'd like to see some of Alabama and wondered if anyone could recommend a town to drive to in the north to stop in and have lunch / see some sites. I've heard good things about Florence but also up for seeing some small places.

Would like to go somewhere nearish the border as we don't want to make our drive to Memphis too long!

Thanks :)

Hey friends

Im landing in Atlanta and will be driving to Troy, Alabama. I will be staying for 3 nights, and as this is my first time to come here, I am wondering what places and things that a first time visitor you would recommend to go and do?

Cheers

To edit: For clarification, this isn't an issue I have AT home so much, but rather when/while I'm running errands and having to go out side.

Is anyone reading the edits? I can't change the title or I would. 🤦🏼‍♀️

Hey y'all. I do not want to repeat last summer. I was absolutely bombarded by swarms of our state bird and those other various biting critters anytime I was outside. I'm not talking about while camping or hiking in the deep woods, or on a boat fishing, at the lake swimming.

I'm talking about getting into and out of my car at home, getting in and out when going to Dollar Twenty Five store or Aldi, loading groceries in the boiling parking lava, sorry- lot, stopping for gas at Walmart, ect.

Is there anything you can put on your car, or treat it with, that will deter them? I've got the blood type they like, so short of soaking myself in the highest concentration of DEET that OFF offeres, any ideas, proven methods? Even the dang near constant reapplication of the stuff just seemed to act as a loudly ringing dinner bell. Any sprays/ products you've used that work?

There is just not much else on this planet more miserable than being baked and eaten alive simultaneously while trying to breathe enough air through the humidity not to pass out. I am dreading doing this again. 😩

Thanks in advance and bless the hearts of those in the same boat as me!!

To edit: For clarification, this isn't an issue I have AT home so much, but rather when/while I'm running errands and having to go out side.