By Ally MorrisonGus Mayer on April 30 will be hosting Brunch with Birdy, an event featuring Smart Birdy, a women’s luggage company. Beginning at 11 a.m., Gus Mayer will have complimentary tea and pastries while founder and CEO of Smart Birdy, Abby Listo, gives a demonstration of the brand’s newest collection.Listo also will educate guests on how to pack … [Read more...]
Murphy’s Law: Lather, Rinse, Repeat
By Sue MurphyI recently received a text saying it was time to have my exterior windows washed. (It was from the cleaning company, not my neighbors.) Anyway, I thought, “Didn’t I just do that?” I checked and I had indeed done that … six months ago. It was time to do it again.“Didn’t I just do that?” It’s the same thought I had wiping down my shower this morning. … [Read more...]
Master Accomplishment: Mountain Brook Youngster Finishes Third in Drive, Chip and Putt Nationals at Augusta
By Rubin E. GrantEmma Kate Rice might be only 11 years old, but she already knows her way around a golf course.During Masters Week, she got a chance to compete at the prestigious Augusta National Golf Club in the Drive, Chip and Putt National Finals on April 3.A field of 40 boys and 40 girls competed in eight age divisions. Emma Kate was one of 10 golfers who … [Read more...]
Comfort and Joy: Animal-Assisted Therapy Brings Satisfaction to Handlers as Well as Patients or Others in Need
By June MathewsThe moment Ronnie McBride witnessed the magical effect of a Therapy Team on a young chemotherapy patient he was visiting at Children’s of Alabama was a decisive one. The handler and dog, he saw, brought comfort and joy not only to the patient, but to the patient’s family, as well. And for McBride, that brief encounter was all it took.“From that … [Read more...]
Homecoming: Sarah Ashlee Barker Transferring to Alabama From Georgia
By Rubin E. GrantSarah Ashlee Barker tries to go where God wants her.When Barker, the 2020 Alabama Miss Basketball, signed with Georgia out of Spain Park High School, she said she was following the leading of the Lord. And now that she’s transferring to the University of Alabama after two seasons with the Bulldogs, she once again said God is behind her … [Read more...]