🌱 Tide Tops Mizzou On The Road + Sunday Events

Rise and shine, Tuscaloosa! Grab the coffee, prop up your feet and get all caught up on all the most important headlines from around town.

In today's Daily, we have these stories and more ...

• Sunday events.
• Restaurant rankings.
• Tide at Mizzou

But first, today's weather: Mostly cloudy with a shower. High: 56 | Low: 40 🌧

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🗣 Patch Shout Out 🗣

Our Shout Out for this Sunday morning goes to the City of Tuscaloosa as it closes out its Holidays on the Plaza, which saw a 19% increase in skaters and over a 57% increase in parties this year.

🗞 Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa 🗞

1. No. 4 Alabama (17-2, 7-0 SEC) remains undefeated in Southeastern Conference play after the Crimson Tide won big on the road at Missouri, 85-64, Saturday night. The win represents the first for the Tide in Columbia during the Nate Oats Era. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
2. In other Crimson Tide hoops news, Alabama guard Nimari Burnett returned on Saturday from a wrist injury and went 0-for-2 from the floor with a pair of rebounds. (ESPN)
3. Here's what Oats had to say following inappropriate comments made by Missouri fans regarding the recent arrest of former forward Darius Miles. (Nick Kelly, Tuscaloosa News)
4. It's 2023 and our friends at Visit Tuscaloosa recently published a list of new restaurants in Tuscaloosa to try, so check out these rankings. (Ben Flanagan, AL.com)
5. Dion't miss this fantastic Sunday morning read about how the game against Missouri Saturday night brought back a memory for one noted sportswriter (Kirk McNair, BamaOnline)

🗓 Today in Tuscaloosa 🗓

• Sunday Serenading with TUC @ Druid City Brewing Company (More)
• Books and Beers: Magpie Murders @ Black Warrior Brewing Co. (More)
• Qigong @ Painted Lotus Yoga and Wellness (More)

5️⃣ Other Stories I'm Reading Today

1. Why Nate Oats is the Right Leader for Alabama Basketball at this Time: Just a Minute (Joey Blackwell, Bama Central)
2. How Pete Golding stacked up to Nick Saban's other DCs at Alabama (Tony Tsoukalas, Tide Illustrated)
3. Opinion | The Alabama Democrats are going to fight again (Josh Moon, Alabama Political Reporter)
4. Walker Co. shooting suspects arrested following manhunt (WBRC Fox 6 News)
5. First bills filed ahead of 2023 Alabama legislative session (Maddie Biertempfel, CBS 42 News)

🙏 Obituaries 🙏

Willie Belle Farmer, 90, of Tuscaloosa (Memory Chapel)

John Preston Dalton III, 85, of Tuscaloosa (Memory Chapel)

Thanks for following along and staying informed! I'll see you soon.

— RP

Have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming Tuscaloosa Daily? Contact me at ryan.phillips@patch.com