By Emily Williams-Robertshaw Looking back on pandemic closures that began nearly a year ago, Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens Garden Assessment Project Leader Molly Hendry, a Vestavia Hills native, remembers the bad but also the good. “When we shut the gates in the throes of spring, I was still coming to the gardens,” Hendry said, who helped conduct essential work such … [Read more...]
‘Near-flawless Fashion’: Mountain Brook Defies COVID, Ends Year With a Surplus
By Sam PrickettCOVID-19 has wreaked havoc on the finances of many cities across the country – but not Mountain Brook. “The city is in great shape despite the craziest year in its history,” Mayor Stewart Welch said during his State of the City address Feb. 19. “Mountain Brook remains literally the number-one city in the state in terms of its finances. We’re in good … [Read more...]
Power of Pink: Cobb Has Fun Wearing Pink While Participating in Real Men Wear Pink Breast Cancer Fundraiser
By Rubin E. Grant Trip Cobb didn’t have much pink in his wardrobe before this month. But this month, he has been wearing lots of pink. “It’s just a color,” Cobb said with a laugh. “Color has no gender.” Besides, Cobb is donning the pastel for something dear to him, fighting breast cancer. He is participating in the American Cancer Society’s Real Men Wear Pink … [Read more...]
Murphy’s Law: Curbside Chic
By Sue Murphy Experts say you should dress for the life you want to live. If that is so, I should be wearing a Tinkerbell T-shirt and Mickey ears. Sadly, I know it’s not in my best interest right now to pull up stakes and become a resident of the Magic Kingdom (notice me being a grownup), so I am faced with the runner-up alternative: dressing for the life that I have. When … [Read more...]
Taking Aim: Oak Mountain Makes Another Run at Final Four Berth
By Rubin E. Grant Until 2020, the Oak Mountain boys basketball team had never been to the Alabama High School Athletic Association State Finals. Now, the Eagles are on the verge of making it two straight trips to the Final Four. Oak Mountain (21-9) will play either Hoover or Florence in the Class 7A Northwest Regional final at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Wallace State in … [Read more...]