By Donna Cornelius Red sauce or white? Meat or veggies? Thin crust or thick? If you’re particular about your pizza, here’s your chance to support your favorite version – and an organization that gives intellectually disabled people a chance to shine. The Hoover Police Department is hosting its first Reach for the Pie Pizza Cook-Off on March 17. The food-themed fundraiser … [Read more...]
Serve You Please: Mountain Brook Restaurant Trail Ambassadors Boost Competition and Patronage
Since its kick-off Jan. 1, the 2018 Mountain Brook Restaurant Trail Challenge has been gaining momentum.The challenge encourages community members to patronize each of the 49 participating restaurants and document their experience on Instagram and Facebook with the hashtag #i8mb. To boost participation, the Mountain Brook Chamber of Commerce has recognized “ambassadors” who … [Read more...]
A Heart for Love: Heart Ball Honoree Shares Journey of (Literal) Heartache and Romance
By Sarah Kuper On New Year’s Day in 1995, the physicians and support team at UAB brought life back to Jeanne Fowler’s weak and sick heart. But little did they know how instrumental they would be in forging her future – both professionally and romantically. Fowler was diagnosed with a heart condition called dilated cardiomyopathy when she was just 18 months old. Doctors … [Read more...]
A World of Difference: Samford Class Gives Easy, Healthy Cooking a Global Flavor
By Donna Cornelius Patricia Terry taught nutrition in Venezuela for more than a decade – and learned a few lessons herself along the way. As a Southern Baptist missionary, Terry was a food and nutrition instructor for wives of seminary students. “I came home and right away noticed how differently people ate here,” said Terry, who’s now a Samford University professor and food … [Read more...]
Tiny Procedures: Yield Lifesaving Results Birmingham Heart Clinic Doctors Keep up With New Procedures Year-Round
By Sarah KuperFebruary is American Heart Month, but for the physicians of the Birmingham Heart Clinic, it is just like any other time of the year.That’s because preventing and treating the many complicated conditions of the heart is a year-round job.Drs. James Towery and Robert Yoe are interventional cardiologists with Birmingham Heart Clinic.They … [Read more...]