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THIS IS ALABAMA  |  January 13, 2023

At the Stuffed Animal Clinic, beloved friends get the best care.

hands stitching a stuffed rabbit

Did you know there's a special hospital for stuffed toys in Alabama? The Stuffed Animal Clinic of Madison is owned and operated by Nicole Adams, a mother who knows toys are often loved so much they need new parts.

 

When her daughter was 6, Adams said, “she would come to me all of the time with one of her animals that had been ripped, or a seam was coming undone and she would ask me to doctor it up for her.”

 

Now Adams fixes all kinds of stuffed animal injuries for children across the country. Here, she talks about this labor of love and the lost art of hand-sewing.

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This charming ice cream shop is opening a new location in Huntsville!

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Two projects on Mobile Bay promise to transform the area. 

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Alabama's Black Belt is now a National Heritage Area.

(Via Alabama NewsCenter)

 

The Alamite in Tuscaloosa made this list of best new hotels in 2022. 

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Here's how one neighborhood turned an old school into an urban farm that grows free produce. 

(Via BirminghamWatch)

 

Check out this rare dinosaur-like fish that washed up onto the shores of Mobile Bay!

(Via AL.com)

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