The latest news on restaurants, retailers and other business entities in the Tuscaloosa area.
Restaurants and Retail
Familiar Mexican Restaurant to Replace Don Toño's Downtown
A Mexican restaurant that already boasts two popular restaurants in the area is preparing to open a third, this time in downtown Tuscaloosa's Temerson Square.
Owners Eye Demolition of Tuscaloosa Taco Bell for Newer Layout
The owners of a Taco Bell diner and drive-thru in downtown Tuscaloosa are looking to tear it down to replace it with one of the brand's more modern layouts.
Tuscaloosa Grants $65 Million Incentive for McFarland Mall Site
An almost-unanimous Tuscaloosa City Council voted Tuesday night to grant developer Stan Pate the largest tax incentive package they've ever passed in order to catalyze a transformational redevelopment of the McFarland Mall property on Skyland Boulevard.
Tuscaloosa Mayor: McFarland Mall Redevelopment Could Spur Growth
Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox believes an incentive package to revitalize the old McFarland Mall site will get the greenlight next month, and the project could transform a wide area of the city.
Tuscaloosa Advances $65M Incentives Package for Stan Pate Project
Elected officials in Tuscaloosa moved forward on the largest-ever incentive package in city history Tuesday, bringing Stan Pate's legacy project one step closer to reality.
Tuscaloosa's AMF Bama Lanes Being Town Down 5 Years After Closure
A bowling alley beloved by Tuscaloosa for decades is now being demolished five years after it closed to make way for the far more modern Bowlero center on McFarland Boulevard.
Tuscaloosa's Third Guthrie's Now Open in Former Home on Skyland
The third Guthrie's Chicken restaurant in Tuscaloosa is now open in a brand-new building on Skyland Boulevard in the same spot where one used to stand years ago.
West Alabama Food & Wine Festival to Return to Downtown Northport
The annual West Alabama Food & Wine Festival will return to its new home in downtown Northport next weekend and offer guests an outstanding culinary adventure that benefits two critically important local nonprofits.
Owners of Tuscaloosa's Jalapeños Open South's Largest Tequila Bar
The men who co-own and operate Tuscaloosa's popular Jalapeños restaurants opened what they call the largest tequila bar in the South this week in downtown's Temerson Square.
Bigger, Better Chick-fil-A Opens in Tuscaloosa, Drive-Thru Closes
It has been said for centuries that when one door closes, another opens, and management is taking the adage literally at two Chick-fil-A restaurants in Tuscaloosa.