By Ingrid Howard With so many misconceptions about dieting and fitness, living healthy can be a challenge. But Paul Shunnarah, owner of Fit Five Meals and Gauntlet Fitness Kickboxing and Boxing, has taken some of the effort out of eating nutritious meals and getting in a good workout. Fit Five Meals serves up prepared meals made healthier mostly by leaving out the fatty stuff … [Read more...]
Star Turn: Vestavia Grad Burroughs’ Run on Season 17 of American Idol Ends
By Emily Williams From Birmingham to Belmont to the bright lights of Hollywood, Walker Burroughs of Vestavia Hills made a name for himself on Season 17 of ABC’s American Idol. He ended his run on the show Sunday in a two-hour episode featuring the season’s top eight contestants singing the music of Queen. With help from the episode’s mentor, Adam Lambert, runner-up from … [Read more...]
New Emergency Protocol Targets Opioid Addiction and Deaths
By Sam Prickett A new initiative from the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Department of Emergency Medicine is looking to approach the opioid epidemic in a holistic way, with the goal of reducing the number of opioid overdose deaths in Jefferson County by 30% over the next three years. The emergency department’s medication-assisted treatment protocol will not only focus … [Read more...]
Love, Prayer and Quality: JaWanda’s Sweet Potato Pies Owner Credits Her Mother’s Example for Starting Her on the Path to Good Food
By Ingrid Howard Guests at Tuesday’s fifth annual Magic City Chocolate Challenge had the opportunity to taste unlimited chocolate creations from some of Birmingham’s best bakers and chocolatiers. In her first year participating in the event, JaWanda Jackson offered guests miniature sweet potato pies, which she calls “love in a cup.” Jackson has been perfecting her sweet … [Read more...]
Faith Then and Now: St. Luke’s Stations of the Cross Combines Traditional Faith with Birmingham’s Civil Rights History
By Emily Williams While April 21 will be a celebration of faith for Christians as they recognize Easter Sunday and the resurrection of Jesus Christ, for many April 19 is a day of quiet contemplation in recognition of Good Friday. The liturgical holiday focuses on the crucifixion of Jesus and his death at Calvary and is represented through the Stations of the Cross, a … [Read more...]