The Hoover Public Library will present Funding a Small Business 9:15 a.m.- noon. Joe Primm, a business counselor for the Alabama Small Business Development Center, will discuss what financing sources are available and how to access them. This program is free and open to the public. For reservations, call 205-444-7816. … [Read more...]
What can a Girl do at the Zoo?
The Girl Scouts of North-Central Alabama will host a program open to all girls ages 5-17 at the Birmingham Zoo from 9:30-11:30 a.m. Girls can explore the zoo and enjoy some craft activities. They can also learn about Girl Scouting while completing some badge requirements for their very first Girl Scout badge and earning a fun patch. Register at … [Read more...]
Birmingham International Peace Corps Party
The International Peace Corps will host a party, reception and recruitment function — all in one evening. The event will be in room 407 of the Ryals Building, School of Public Health at 1665 University Boulevard on the University of Alabama in Birmingham campus. Light food will be served. A panel of recently returned Peace Corps Volunteers will make brief presentations on their … [Read more...]
Painting the Party
By Laura McAlister Journal EditorMost of Thomas Andrew's popular elephant paintings have a letter representing a certain football team hidden in them, but one of his newest works is hiding a totally different symbol for a whole other sport.Thomas of Mountain Brook was commissioned by the state Republican Party to create one of his signature elephant paintings for the … [Read more...]
McKinney-Thompson
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Robinson Taylor III and Mr. Lewis Carlyle McKinney Jr., all of Birmingham, announce the engagement of their daughter, Mackin Elizabeth McKinney, to George Clinton Thompson Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. George Clinton Thompson Sr. of Birmingham.The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Stanley Mackin Sr. of Birmingham and the late Mr. and Mrs. … [Read more...]