Sports Illustrated Resort

A scaled-down, six-story Sports Illustrated Resort is moving towards final approval from the Tuscaloosa City Council after a Tuesday public hearing, though it may come weeks later than expected.

Developers with Travel and Leisure were back in North Tuscaloosa Thursday afternoon to present new, pared-down plans for a $150 million Sports Illustrated resort on the Black Warrior River.

Developers planning a multi-phase college sports resort and hotel on the Black Warrior River in Tuscaloosa are tossing their concepts and returning to the drawing board.

The Tuscaloosa city council is taking another week to think over a proposed college sports resort along the Black Warrior River after residents expressed concerns Tuesday.

A group of North Tuscaloosa residents voiced concerns about - and some support for - the proposed first-of-its-kind Sports Illustrated resort planned for Rice Mine Road.