By Emily Williams-Robertshaw After moving the dates of this year’s Birmingham Parade of Homes from May to June, the Greater Birmingham Association of Home Builders will kick off the annual spring event June 17. The kick-off party will be held at this year’s Ideal Home, in Hoover’s Heatherwood community and built by Centennial Homes. The custom build with cutting-edge … [Read more...]
The Family You Find: Four Women Kept Friendship Alive for Decades, the Three Who Remain United to Celebrate Their 90th Birthdays
By Emily Williams-Robertshaw On May 15, three members of a dynamic foursome met to celebrate turning 90 this year. Jean Dunlap Preston, Lena Wells Crouch, Julia Gardner Wickwire and Jean Underwood Kloess grew up in the same neighborhood, nearly all on the same street in East Lake. The group lost their friend Jean Underwood several years ago, and Julia suffers … [Read more...]
McClendon Named ‘Sweet 16’ Finalist in State Teacher of the Year
By Emily Williams-Robertshaw In early May, the Alabama State Department of Education announced the 16 finalists for its oldest and most prestigious awards program. The Alabama Teacher of the Year award competition recognizes teachers throughout the state who inspire their students, foster achievement and passionately prepare them to succeed beyond their school years and into … [Read more...]
Ready to Grow: Jones Valley Teaching Farm Raising Support for New Community Learning Center
Jones Valley Teaching Farm has launched its Ready to Grow campaign to raise money to complete The Center for Food Education, a community hub to be built on its downtown teaching farm. The multiuse facility, tentatively slated to open this summer, will allow the farm to reach more students, teachers and surrounding community members to create a hub around food, education, … [Read more...]
Read Out Loud: Birmingham’s Better Basics Kicks Off New Virtual Children’s Book Readings Featuring Birmingham Notables
By Emily Williams-Robertshaw In a typical year, Spring is the season when Amy Howe of Better Basics and her coworkers would be working on one of their largest undertakings of the year. The annual Birmingham Reads events. “This is when we recruit and place a volunteer in every Birmingham City School that we serve in pre-K through fifth grade classrooms,” Howe said. It … [Read more...]