By Rubin E. Grant Cam Crawford wanted to play basketball so badly when he was a small boy that his mom fudged on his age so he could. “I was 3 years old and the league in Trussville said you had to be 4 to be able to play. So when my mom registered me, she said I was 4,” Crawford said with a laugh while recalling the story. Thus began a journey that culminated this season … [Read more...]
Birmingham Museum of Art Becomes Alabama’s First Certified Sensory Inclusive Art Museum
KultureCity has partnered with the Birmingham Museum of Art to make the museum and all its programs and events sensory inclusive certified. This new initiative will promote an accommodating and positive experience for all guests and fans with a sensory issue that visits the Birmingham Museum of Art. The certification process entailed the staff at the BMA being trained by … [Read more...]
Fruit Forward: BMA Museum Ball Chairs Put a Focus on American Art Collection
By Emily Williams-Robertshaw For the Birmingham Museum of Art, it’s Museum Ball 2020 Take 2. The event was canceled last year because of COVID-19. But mother-daughter pairings Sallie Johnson and Sumner Johnson Rives, along with Garland Smith and Lindsay Smith Puckett will be co-chairs of the event, as they were meant to be last year. The chairs are looking forward to … [Read more...]
Realtors Respond
We asked some of our friends in the real estate business a few questions about the current state of the OTM market as we enter the important spring home buying season. Responses below have been edited for space. Gusty Gulas Associate Broker-Team Leader, Gusty Gulas Group In what ways has the pandemic affected the OTM real estate market? The pandemic has allowed … [Read more...]
If You Give a Mom a Cookie: Vestavia Hills-Based Patricia-Irene’s Gives Back to Local Nonprofits Through Baked Goods
By Emily Williams-Robertshaw When the time came for Vestavia Hills mother of two Kathryn Yarbrough to step back from her career in nonprofit management with UAB, she knew she still wanted to work in some way. While she doesn’t consider herself a pastry chef by any means, a pandemic goal to master the macaron gave birth to a new neighborhood baking venture, … [Read more...]