Restaurants and Retail

Red Shed's owner Kian Khanifar said the bar holds a charitable event each month during a typical year, but has been limited due to the COVID-19 pandemic and felt compelled to give back this holiday season.

The Tuscaloosa City Council chose to table a request for a liquor license for the Cracker Barrel Old Country Store just off Skyland Boulevard until next week.

There was no explanation for the unexpected closure.

Tuscaloosa ceramic shop, All Fired Up, announced that it will close its studio in January 2021.

Businesses in Tuscaloosa County were granted more than $250 million in federal Paycheck Protection Program funds this year, according to data made public last week.

The restaurant will be open from 11 a.m. until 8 p.m. from Dec. 5-6 and will offer "memorial plates" to honor their late owner, Wayne Burch.

Two Tuscaloosa businesses were honored at the statewide annual Small Business of the Year Awards Friday for their outstanding service to the Tuscaloosa community during 2020.

Leadership at Milo's is interested in building a new restaurant somewhere near County High School. There's just one catch -- Northport has to prove they'll support it first.

The new eatery's owner and operator is Gary McGee, who ran the Levee Bar & Grill in Northport until the COVID-19 pandemic forced its permanent closure earlier this year.

Most of Tuscaloosa restaurants will be closed Thursday, but folks who don't want to deal with the hassle of preparing their own Thanksgiving feasts do have some local options.