Urology Centers of Alabama’s Great Prostate Cancer Challenge, a 5K race and 1 mile fun walk, will be Sept. 24 at 8 a.m. at Oak Mountain State Park.The event will support ZERO: The Project to End Prostate Cancer and the Urology Health Foundation.The race is part of the Great Prostate Cancer Challenge, America’s Premier Men’s Health Event Series, taking place in 27 cities … [Read more...]

Hewitt-Trussville High School’s Class of 1961 will host a 50th reunion with a two-night celebration.Class members will gather for dinner Sept. 30 at 5 p.m. at the Hilton Garden Inn Restaurant in Trussville.The main event will be Oct. 1 at 5:30 p.m. at Grayson Valley Country Club. The evening includes a banquet, music, dancing, cash bar, pictures and a memorabilia … [Read more...]

After a one year hiatus, the eighth annual Taste of Fourth Avenue Jazz Festival will return Sept. 24 to the Historic Fourth Avenue Business District on Fourth Ave. N. and 18th St.Several area jazz groups will perform, with saxophonist Paul Taylor as the headliner. The 2011 festival will kick off at 2 p.m. and end at 10 p.m.The festival was founded by Urban Impact, which … [Read more...]

The American Cancer Society’s 31st annual Hope Gala will be Aug. 20 at Vestavia Country Club. This year’s event, themed “Circo Della Speranza” (Circus of Hope), honors Stanley R. Virciglio.Virciglio is a third-generation grocer and owner of the Piggly Wiggly stores in Crestline, Liberty Park and Homewood. A cancer survivor, he is known for his generosity to local … [Read more...]

Paul Finebaum will be the guest speaker at an Aug. 17 luncheon hosted by CASA, a nonprofit network supporting and promoting court-appointed volunteer advocacy for abused and neglected children.The sports radio and TV personality will make predictions about the 2011 college football season at the event, set for 11:30 a.m. at The Club. Guests will be able to ask … [Read more...]