Tuesdays with Tony 6-17-25

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Let’s go with this week’s Tuesdays with Tony:

✅ Jack’s Family Restaurants, LP has their latest place open and the good folks in Flowood, MS are enjoying it.


🎙️ Thanks to Sherry Sullivan (Mayor, City Of Fairhope) and David Friederich (Barnsley Resort) for being our guests on TRUITT NEWS RADIO this past weekend (6/14/25).


🎙️ Looking forward to having Terry Schrimscher (Lakeshore Foundation) and Frank Brocato (Mayor, City of Hoover ) with us on TRUITT NEWS RADIO this weekend (6/21/25). Show starts at 7AM on Bham’s Talk 99.5 or catch the podcast.


👀 One of my favorites, Donatos Pizza, is growing big in Texas, planning to open 40 – 50 new spots in the Houston area.


👀 HIRING: Mountain High Outfitters is looking to hire a new Store Manager in Auburn.


👀 HIRING: Main Street Madison is looking for an Executive Director.


👀 CONGRATS: LuLu’s Destin location is celebrating 10 years. Such a great place!


👷 They officially broke ground on building the new Cobblestone Hotels property in Bay Minette, AL. The new one in Foley, AL opened for business a few weeks back.


👀 CONGRATS: the Point Loma Nazarene University Surf Team recently won their 3rd straight National College Championship. Not surprising, really, If you hit a HR at their baseball field, it lands in the Pacific. Very cool!


📅 JUNE 28: The Epilepsy Foundation Alabama‘s Walk for Epilepsy is coming up in Mobile, AL.


👷 Enjoyed my quick-trip by the Alabama AGC‘s convention at Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa last week.


🗽 The Statue of Liberty arrived in the U.S. today (from our friends in France) in 1885.


🏀 Charles Barkley was traded from the Philadelphia 76ers to the Phoenix Suns today in 1992.


👀 Way-to-go to our friends at Drinkard Development in Cullman as they add a new Starbucks to their property in Maysville, KY.


🏈 Southeastern Conference Media Days is coming up July 14 – 17.


🍨 Dairy Queen is celebrating 85 years in business this year. I remember when The Blizzard first debuted back in 1985.


🎵 The new Coca-Cola Amphitheater in Birmingham is ready to kick things off this weekend, June 22nd.


🎵 Today in 1989, the folks in Birmingham were enjoying the first City Stages Music Festival. It had a long run and I still miss it.


🏌 Today in 1963, Jack Nicklaus won the U.S. Open Championship, his first major, defeating Arnold Palmer in a playoff at Oakmont Country Club.


✅ Let’s do business! My team at Truitt Insurance & Bonding Inc. is ready to help with your business coverage, builders risks and surety bonds. We also do home & auto insurance. (205)254-3005.


✅ I had my first meal at Smalls Sliders (Pensacola location) and am more convinced than ever that this quick-growing brand is going to be massive!


👀 CONGRATS: upcoming TRUITT NEWS RADIO guests, the founders of Trailborn, announced they have an upcoming location of their super-cool hotel will be in Jackson Hole, WY.


🛑 Thanks for the read.