Members of the community are invited to team up and bowl for a cause Feb. 29 at the Elder Foundation’s annual signature fundraiser Strike Out Hunger. The signature fundraiser for the foundation, this year’s bowl-a-thon event will raise funds to fight hunger in the Jefferson County area. “As a United Way Partner, we are focused on Meals on Wheels and we are calling … [Read more...]
Love for Literacy: Better Basics Gala Celebrates Learning, Welcomes New Mathematics Program
By Emily Williams Test scores from 2018 show that 74% of Birmingham City Schools third grade students are reading below their grade level, according to the Alabama State Department of Education. Better Basics, a Birmingham-based children’s literacy nonprofit, is seeking to change those numbers by promoting a love for literacy, as well as other areas of … [Read more...]
Good Books for Good: Friends of Emmet O’Neal Annual Book Sale Benefits Library, Community
For more than 50 years, the Friends of the Emmet O’Neal Library have supported the library through its annual book sale, with proceeds benefitting the library’s adult and teen programs. This year’s sale will begin Feb. 20 with a preview party and will continue with a general sale Feb. 21-23. “There is always a lot of excitement surrounding this event,” said … [Read more...]
Sol Y Luna Prepares to Reopen in Lane Parke In Mountain Brook Village
Editor's Note: Story updated on Feb. 6 to include opening date.Tapas and tequila restaurant Sol Y Luna is gearing up to open its new location in Mountain Brook’s Lane Parke, across the street from the Grand Bohemian Hotel, on Feb. 10.It’s a continuation of the restaurant that operated in Birmingham’s Lakeview district from 1997 until 2013. The original owner, chef … [Read more...]
Giving Back: Letterman of the USA Is Holding Its Second Fundraising Gala
By Rubin E. GrantDuring his freshman football season at the University of Alabama, Darryl Fuhrman had to decide whether he was going to be an influencer.“We were doing calisthenics,” Fuhrman recalled. “And coach (Ray) Perkins came over to me and got in my grill. He said, ‘There are three kinds of people, movers and shakers, those who just watch and those who don’t give … [Read more...]