The Megan Montgomery Foundation is hosting its 3nd annual Golf Outing at Greystone Founders Golf Course, Shelby County, on Monday June 9, 2024 Net proceeds will benefit Megan’s Foundation to prevent relationship violence BEFORE it starts. The Foundation has distributed a cumulative total of $280,000 to schools and nonprofits for healthy relationship education programs. … [Read more...]
Everyone’s Irish on St. Patrick’s Day: Three Days of Events Planned for Birmingham’s 35th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Celebration
By Kennedy McJunkinThe 35th annual St. Patrick’s Day Celebration begins Thursday, March 14, with the Irish flag raising at Chick-fil-A in Five Points South.The ceremony, a function of the Birmingham Irish Cultural Society, starts at 5:30 p.m. Following the flag raising, a procession of bagpipes will lead the crowd to Brennan’s Irish Pub for a toast to the health of … [Read more...]
Auburn Coach Being Honored During Tee It Up Fore Life
Auburn University mens basketball coach Bruce Pearl has been named honoree for this year’s Tee It Up Fore Life event.The American Cancer Society event is presented by Medical Properties Trust and will be June 10 at Old Overton Club in Vestavia Hills.“We are extremely excited that coach Pearl will serve as the honoree for this year’s Tee It Up Fore Life event,” said … [Read more...]
King of the Mountain: Russ Chambliss Prefers His Mentone Farm to Any Castle
By Donna Cornelius Russ Chambliss Sr. doesn’t need a palace to feel like a king. He and his wife, Ann, have a lovely home in Mountain Brook. But many of their happiest days are spent high atop Lookout Mountain at their 3,000-acre Little River Farm. “We raise Angus cattle and enjoy our Tennessee Walking Horses, which are great for trail riding,” Russ said. On March 1, he’ll … [Read more...]
Vestavia to Recognize Community Leaders
On Feb. 26, Frank Hernandez of Regions Bank and Dr. Martin Heslin of the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB will be honored at Leadership Vestavia Hills’ annual Leadership Award Banquet. The community leadership organization will present Hernandez with the Lifetime Achievement Award and Heslin with the 2019 Distinguished Citizen Award.The father of two … [Read more...]