By Brent ThompsonIt was supposed to be a one-off gig played in front of friends and family. It didn’t turn out that way. Sharing a love of R.E.M., a group of local musicians decided to perform a show featuring the band’s music exclusively in December 2013. Bottletree Café agreed to host the show, and the band 7 Chinese Bros. was born.“We reached out to … [Read more...]
Keeping up with the Joneses: Cissy Jackson catches up with her former boss, Senator Doug Jones.
Keeping up with the JonesesCissy Jackson catches up with her former boss, Senator Doug Jones.By Cissy Jackson Photo by jordan waldCissy Jackson: You left the Senate four years ago—what have you been up to?Doug Jones: Until recently, I’ve been affiliated with a law firm in D.C. called ArentFox Schiff, where I was doing some government relations advising … [Read more...]
The Mungers of Arlington- Descent
Robert Sylvester Munger saved a vacant Birmingham Arlington House from the auction block in 1902 when he purchased it along with 33 acres for $12,300. Munger grew up in Texas where he had learned the cotton gin business from his father. He also saw the many problems of lint and dust that caused damage to the workers’ lungs. So Munger invented a pneumatic suction … [Read more...]
Board-certified nurse practitioner releases debut book, The Transform 52 Plan
What if transforming your health didn’t require an overwhelming overhaul, but just one small change every two weeks? In her debut book The Transform 52 Plan, Kate Brand introduces a practical, science-based approach to improving health and reducing chronic disease risk—one step at a time.The Transform 52 Plan guides readers through a year-long journey of meaningful, … [Read more...]
Picture Perfect: The Imaging Department at Children’s of Alabama strives to give kids and their parents peace of mind
By Barry Wise SmithKaren Knight, the diagnostic imaging manager at Children’s of Alabama, found her career path early on. While Knight was attending UAB after high school, she was not sure what she wanted to. “My sister worked in Radiology at Bessemer Carraway Hospital, and I would visit her at work,” Knight remembers. “It just seemed … [Read more...]