Elevate Tuscaloosa

A Tuscaloosa city program funded by a penny sales tax has helped more than 600 students earn college credit for free, and that's just one piece of the story.

Tuscaloosa broke ground Thursday on an expansion of the Belk Center at Bowers Park that will add a new indoor therapy pool, updated lobby and locker rooms, and enhancements to the roof, gym floor and parking lot.

As the runway extension project kicks off, community leaders are optimistic about what this investment means for jobs and growth in our beloved Tuscaloosa.

Elected officials and other local leaders were at Tuscaloosa's Bowers Park Monday morning to cut the ribbon on the region's biggest pickleball facility after almost a year of construction.

Elected officials and community leaders were in Alberta City Thursday afternoon to break ground on a transformative $27 million project to upgrade University Boulevard East.

Elected officials and law enforcement leaders cut the ribbon on a new, modernized gym and basketball courts in West Tuscaloosa Friday, expanding recreational opportunities for youth in the area.

Mayor Walt Maddox has presented his proposed budgets for Fiscal Year 2026, including an almost $210 million General Fund and another $31 million for his Elevate Tuscaloosa plan.

Another public park in Tuscaloosa has gotten major upgrades which are now complete and ready to be enjoyed by residents of the West End.

Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox and most of the city council joined Councilman Cassius Lanier Tuesday morning for a ribbon cutting at Springbrook Park, the site of almost $2 million in fresh improvements.

Community leaders who have dreamed of this day for years celebrated Thursday at a ceremonial ribbon-cutting for the new Benjamin Barnes YMCA in west Tuscaloosa.