- Journal photos by Jordan Wald. Guests gathered at McWane Science Center on Jan. 19 to celebrate the opening of an exhibit on genomic science, presented in partnership with UAB Medicine. “Genome: Unlocking Life's Code” is the first state-of-the-art exhibit about genomic science, according to the Smithsonian Institution, which created the exhibit in partnership with the … [Read more...]
BCRFA Presents $1 Million Donation to O’Neal Cancer Center
The Breast Cancer Research Foundation of Alabama presented its largest donation to date, amounting in $1 million dollars, to the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Alabama at Birmingham on Jan. 18 at a luncheon at The Club. “The Breast Cancer Research Foundation of Alabama is critical in making our breast cancer research program one of the best in … [Read more...]
Long-Distance Logistics: Wedding with Traditional Greek Charm More Than Worth the Effort for Mountain Brook Couple
By Ingrid HowardWhen Terpsithea Christou moved to Alabama from her hometown in Ioannina, Greece, she originally thought she’d move back home once she finished her orthodontics residency. But a few things kept her in the States, one of them being Jon Allen Bernstein. One of Christou’s fellow residents was engaged to one of Bernstein’s good friends. The now-husband and … [Read more...]
Secret’s Out?: Deadline Looms to Buy Edgewood’s ‘Pink House’ Ahead of Its Planned Demolition
By Virginia Martin The Homewood Historical Preservation Society is continuing its push to raise money to buy the “Pink House” in Edgewood, also known as the Bridges Home, to save it from being demolished and recommit it as a public space open to the community. The society is working with local investors, national organizations and the community to raise money to buy the … [Read more...]
Good – and Good for You – Eats: Nourish Makes It Easy to Keep Those New Year’s Food Resolutions
By Donna Cornelius Deciding to eat well – as in “healthy” – tops a lot of New Year’s resolutions lists every January. “People resolve to eat better, to go to the gym, and by the end of January, the wheels will have fallen off this plan,” Mary Drennen said. Drennen and her business partner, Tiffany Vickers Davis, own Birmingham-based Nourish Foods. The meal delivery service … [Read more...]