By Donna CorneliusJournal feature writerTwo days before the Seattle Seahawks won Super Bowl XLVIII at MetLife Stadium, Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers accepted an award off the field.The Bart Starr Award annually recognizes an NFL player for outstanding character and leadership on the field and in the community. It honors the man who led the … [Read more...]
The Beat Goes On
By Keysha DrexelJournal editorDuring the last half century, the members of the Junior League of Birmingham Choral Group have performed at prestigious venues around the world, including the International Haydn Festival in Vienna, Austria, and several appearances at Carnegie Hall in New York.But ask any member of the group where her favorite place to perform is, … [Read more...]
A Place to Call Home
By Keysha DrexelJournal editorRainy weather threatened to put a damper on last week's groundbreaking for Operation Schoolhouse, but just as the ceremony was about to start, the clouds parted and the sun shone on the former site of McElwain Elementary School on Montevallo Road.Students sporting sunny yellow T-shirts, teachers, staff members, volunteers and … [Read more...]
Bair-Thistle
Bair-ThistleDoctors Steven Lowell Bair and Renée Allen Peacock of Birmingham announce the engagement of their daughter, Callen Jordan Bair, to Mr. William Theodore Thistle II, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Sanford Thistle of Decatur.The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Murray Willard Bair of Birmingham and the late Dr. and Mrs. Charles Glenn Peacock. Mr. … [Read more...]
Askins-Robbins
Askins-RobbinsMr. and Mrs. David Glennis Askins Jr. of Vestavia Hills announce the engagement of their daughter, Jordan Elisabeth Askins, to Christopher Edward Lawrence, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Edward Lawrence of Birmingham.The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Col. And Mrs. William Kenneth Jordan of Athens, Ga., and the Rev. and Mrs. David Glennis Askins of … [Read more...]