By Emily Williams-Robertshaw Jim Davenport’s Pizza Palace officials on July 8 announced via social media that the company will be opening a second location, at the Vestavia City Center. In less than 24 hours, the announcement had gathered hundreds of likes on Instagram and Facebook. It should be no surprise, as the original restaurant has been a fixture in Mountain Brook … [Read more...]
Murphy’s Law: Help Wanted (No, Seriously…We Need Help)
By Sue Murphy The cheery automated voice at the airline phone center thanked me for my patronage, then said that, happily, my wait time would be less than two hours. Two hours. It reminded me that I could handle many of my air travel needs on their handy dandy website, but I was hoping to pay with an e-ticket/loyalty points combination, and I didn’t have a clue how to proceed. … [Read more...]
Fiesta Ball Week Highlights Mexican and Tex-Mex Fare to Support O’Neal Cancer Center
In light of the ongoing pandemic, the Young Supporters Board for the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Alabama at Birmingham has transformed its annual fundraising ball into a week-long food festival taking place at various restaurants in the Birmingham area from July 17 to July 24. The event will not only raise funds for cancer research at the cancer … [Read more...]
Feel Good Food: New Restaurant in Hoover Caters to Health-Conscious Diners
By Rubin E. Grant Reggie and Michelle Torbor enjoy bringing people together. The couple figure one of the best ways to do that is over a meal. “We love people, and we love food, and we believe the best things happen when you put the two together,” Reggie Torbor said. So, on April 30, the husband-and-wife team opened Taproot Cafe in Hoover. It was an idea that had taken root … [Read more...]
George Wright Named Senior Pastor of Shades Mountain Baptist Church
By Emily Williams-Robertshaw Shades Mountain Baptist Church has spent the past 24 years with the Rev. Danny Wood at the helm. But a new senior pastor is coming to the church after Woods’ retirement and will be joining the staff Aug. 16. The Rev. George Wright is joining Shades Mountain from Shandon Baptist Church in Columbia, South Carolina, where he had pastored for the past … [Read more...]