It’s Tuesday, so let’s share some more good news, tidbits, and kudos straight from TRUITT WORLD HQ:
👀 CONGRATS: American Family Care, Two Maids & A Mop, and Chester’s Chicken for making the Franchise 500 list published by Entrepreneur Media.
🎙️ Thanks to Steve Ammons (Birmingham Business Alliance) and Scott Mayo (Cook Museum of Natural Science) for being our guests on TRUITT NEWS RADIO this past weekend (2/7/26). Grad the TRUITT NEWS RADIO podcast version if you missed us live and listen anytime.
🏈 The AFL’s Loss Angeles Chargers moved to San Diego today in 1961.
📅 MAR 12: One of our favorite show alums on TRUITT NEWS RADIO, Hannah Adams, is hosting the H.U.G.S. Golden Gala benefitting childhood cancer at the Shelby County Arts Council. If you would like to help sponsor the event, get in touch at hugs4childhoodcancer@gmail.com.
🎵 MARCH 19th: Sister Hazel is coming to play at the OWA Parks & Resort‘s OWA Theater in Foley.
👀 CONGRATS: Gussie Branch on being named the 2025 Young Alumnus of the Year by the UAB School of Optometry Alumni Association.
🎙️ We’re looking forward to welcoming “Panini” Pete Blohme and David Feemster (Subcontractors Association of Alabama) back to TRUITT NEWS RADIO this Saturday (2/14/26). Show starts at 7AM on Bham’s Talk 99.5.
✅ CONGRATS: American Pipe & Supply, based here in Birmingham, on the recent opening of their new 71,200 sq ft facility in Nashville!
🎵 Van Halen’s debut album “Van Halen” was released by Warner Brothers today in 1978. It has sold over 10,000,000 copies .
👀 CONGRATS: Russell Watts & Ashley Watts on becoming the owners of Mark’s Outdoors in Vestavia Hills. That place is one of the biggest landmarks in Birmingham.
🏃 MAR 7: the Grand Bohemian Village 2 Village 10K in Birmingham.
🥂 WSFA 12 News‘s Rosie Langello on being named their new First at Four Anchor!
👀 CONGRATS: Jada Winston on being crowned the new Miss University of North Alabama! Go Lions!
🎵 Glenn Miller’s “In the Mood” hit No. 1 on the charts today in 1940. I danced to that one at my wedding.
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🏀 “Pistol” Pete Maravich put up 66 pts on Tulane today back in 1969; however, they lost that one 101-94. Also, remember…there was no 3-point line back then.
👀 CONGRATS: TRUITT NEWS RADIO alum Hans van der Reijden & Auburn-based Ithaka Hospitality Partners on being selected to operate the awesome Carnelian Hotel and Sterling Club in beautiful Naples, FL.
👷 GROUND-BREAKING: The The University of West Alabama is breaking ground on their big Student Union Building Renovation on February 16th.
👷 Pensacola is adding a new Homewood Suites by Hilton next to the overlooking Pensacola Bay on E. Gregory St.
🛑 Thanks for the read.