Two businesses in downtown Tuscaloosa's Temerson Square are set to grow, and the city council voted earlier this week to increase their maximum occupancies to reflect the expansions.
A downtown Tuscaloosa bar that has been slinging drinks and hosting locals for more than a decade will permanently close after their A Day Crawfish Boil this Saturday.
Downtown Tuscaloosa's most popular block is poised to get a little brighter as the city council and Alabama Power draw close to a deal to install or upgrade 20 street lights there.
Owners of one of downtown Tuscaloosa's oldest bars say it won't survive unless the city council allows them to dramatically increase their occupancy limits - limits they save have only recently been enforced.
A Mexican restaurant that already boasts two popular restaurants in the area is preparing to open a third, this time in downtown Tuscaloosa's Temerson Square.