On a blistering Summer day in 2018 while riding his motorcycle over the steep hills of the Heritage Village neighborhood that runs along the rambling Cypress Creek, Austin Shirey found a red For Sale sign for a baby blue, vinyl cabin hidden in the back of the woods on Creekside Drive and immediately made an […]
Category: florence alabama
Front Porch Fall Decor
When Emily Rebar and her husband Bryan sold their dreamy, white Farmhouse in Lauderdale County where Emily began her home-decor and lifestyle blog Growing Up Underwood, they knew they wanted to make a move to downtown Florence, Alabama where they could be in the heart of the hustle and bustle, walk to nearby shops and […]
Loft on Court Street
Recently Shoals Economic Development (SEDA) created a campaign encouraging young professionals to move to the Shoals and work remotely— to escape the hustle and bustle of big city life, and enjoy the spoils of an area that offers delicious food, music, and art without the traffic and cost of living. And just as downtown Florence […]
The Gunrunner
1930’s Tennessee Street in Florence, Alabama was a bustling boulevard — a straight shot to downtown, lined with store fronts and possibility. The Great Depression didn’t stop the two story brick building from housing Foote Auto Company, a car dealership stocked full of Cadillacs and Oldesmobiles, until the mid-seventies when the Gunrunner Pawn Shop took […]
Stone Cottage Restoration
Sarah Baxter is a 5 foot nothing Texas spit fire—all wild, black hair and red lipstick– an ever steady forward march regardless if it’s a season of joy or uncertainty. Tackling challenges head on with a spirit of curiosity and determination, she has used this same energy to breathe love and life into her 1945 […]
The President’s Home
If you follow the winding paths through the University of North Alabama, up hills, under twinkle lights, and past the towering Harrison Plaza fountain you’ll find the President’s House — where all sidewalks seem to intersect. While the stately building sits silent, stoic— a symbol of the University of North Alabama and its history, the […]
Navy Bungalow
Wes and Tera Wages have spent the better part of their marriage traveling the world. They’ve seen the ancient temples of Kyoto, ambled across Egypt on camels, splashed in puddles with elephants in Chiang Mai, and brunched on the cobblestone streets of Paris— all in search of magic. Yet, that spark of joy, sense of […]
