COVID-19 will still impact Alabama A-Day game fan activities Saturday
UA officials preparing for A-Day on Saturday By Kelvin Reynolds | April 14, 2021 at 7:42 PM CDT - Updated April 14 at 7:52 PM
TUSCLOOSA, Ala. (WBRC) - The University of Alabama Quad looked in great condition Wednesday leading up to the Crimson Tide Spring football game Saturday. It will likely stay that because of coronavirus restrictions still in place. “No tailgating for the game with social distancing still being in play; masks and things like that,” said Nick Frenz, associate director of event management for transportation services at the University of Alabama,
That’s disappointing news to students who hoped hat with more people allowed inside Bryant Denny Stadium, there was a chance for a more traditional game day experience.
A work crew from Struthers Recreation lifted a metal framework in place that will hold a canopy designed to shade playground equipment at the All-Inclusive Playground at Sokol Park last week.
Work is proceeding on the first phase of the playground project that features University Alabama-styled playground equipment, including a miniature version of Denny Chimes.
The playground is being constructed in three phases. The first phase, known as the University Phase, features playground equipment fashioned after UA landmarks Denny Chimes and the Quad, as well as Bryant-Denny Stadium. Phase one is scheduled to open April 21, according to PARA spokeswoman Becky Booker.
Alabama Photos of the Year 2020
Updated Dec 30, 2020;
Posted Dec 30, 2020
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You might think photos could hardly do 2020 justice, but Alabama photographers preserved an unforgettable year in stunning fashion.
Marred by a deadly pandemic that has killed nearly 4,400 people in our state, this year saw too few glimpses of what we might remember as normal life. COVID-19
is 2020. At least that’s how most of us see it. It’s impacted literally every person on the planet, let alone Alabama. And it touched nearly every major story and image we captured.
The pandemic compounded with the death of George Floyd that sparked nationwide protests and rallies for social justice during the summer gave us images we’ll never forget, even if we wish we could. In spite of it, life went on. Sports, graduations, restaurants, churches, elections and other aspects of our daily lives attempted to carry on. Its own disaster, the virus could not stop hurricanes and tornadoes that