Four of Birmingham’s top chefs will cook for a cause in an Iron Chef-style competition hosted by the Vestavia Hills Rotary Club.Iron City Chef 2011 will be July 16 at 6 p.m. at the Jefferson State Community College Culinary Institute at the corner of Jaguar Dr. and Valleydale Rd.The event benefits the Vestavia Hills debate and math teams, the local Rotary District … [Read more...]
Students, Schools Step Up to Help Storm Victims
Area schools have come together after the April tornados to raise money for the victims who were devastated by the storms. In addition to schools accepting donations, students have hosted lemonade stands in several communities. The money raised will be given to the Red Cross, and also to buy supplies for neighboring families left without homes.Below are some of the many … [Read more...]
Casting Their Purls
By Laura McAlister Journal EditorWhen Roz Feigelson helped start a knitting group at Levite Jewish Community Center, she was doing it more to help herself. But five years later, she and members of the Circle of Life Knitting Society have helped countless others.The Circle of Life meets once a week at the LJCC in Mountain Brook to knit scarves and shawls for cancer … [Read more...]
A Shore Thing
By Laura McAlister Journal EditorMost anyone who’s traveled Northwest Florida’s Scenic Highway 30A knows there’s just something unique about the area, and it goes beyond the beautiful sugar-white beaches. It’s also the communities and the people and their homes.The distinctive style of those 30A communities and homes has been captured in a new coffee table book, … [Read more...]
‘Black-Out Cancer’ Party Is June 10
Volunteers with the American Cancer Society’s Junior Executive Board are organizing their third Black-Out Cancer Party June 10 from 8 to 11 p.m. at Workplay.Those who attend are asked to “Dress Up, Dress Down, Just Wear All Black.” The event will feature music from the Undergrounders and complimentary wine, beer and food.Tickets, $35 each, are available at … [Read more...]