By Anne RuisiYou could say it was serendipity that led Brooke Bowles to the Levite Jewish Community Center.In November 2021, Bowles was the volunteer director of Full Circle, a nonprofit boutique with secondhand women’s clothing housed at the LJCC. She was spending a lot of weekends at the boutique and one weekend got to spend some time with the then-executive … [Read more...]
Classified Chaos
Today is National Clean Out Your Closet Day. OK, I just made that up, but it might be just what our country needs right now. I’m not a hoarder. Having one too many items on my kitchen counter makes my throat close up. Still, my possessions have a tendency to accumulate over time. You know how it goes. Things are on sale. Things are cute. Pretty soon you find your … [Read more...]
‘Learn Stuff, Do Things, Have Fun’: Camp Mac Celebrates 75 Years of Life Among the Pines
By June MathewsOn April 5, 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed an executive order establishing the Civilian Conservation Corps, an environmental conservation program created to provide jobs for young men during the Great Depression. To house this workforce of hundreds of thousands near the CCC’s projects, about 2,900 camps were established across the U.S. … [Read more...]
Starry Night: Assistance League Fundraiser to Feature Designer Heidi Elnora
The Assistance League of Birmingham’s signature fundraiser, One Starry Night, is a party with a purpose on March 9 at The Club. Chairwomen Mary Ann Wade and Molly Bee Bloetscher are planning a night with a silent auction, seated dinner, live auction led by Christie King with C King Benefit Auctions, and music from The Bassmen. The brightest star of … [Read more...]
The Last Run: Mercedes Marathon Ends Its 20-Year Reign
After more than 20 years in the Magic City, the final Mercedes Marathon weekend was held Feb. 10-12.The event was organized in 2001 to fund programs at The Bell Center for Early Intervention, a Birmingham-based organization that offers early intervention services for infants and toddlers at risk of developmental delays. Since then, the Mercedes Marathon has … [Read more...]