By Donna CorneliusLooking for a sweet treat? You can’t go wrong holding out for a Hero – as in Hero Doughnuts.After launching his brioche doughnuts at pop-ups and at the Market at Pepper Place, chef Wil Drake now has a storefront in Homewood. Hero Doughnuts is at 3027 Central Ave., right behind Nabeel’s Café and Market. The store opened last year on Halloween.You’ll … [Read more...]
Starting Young: Cardiologist to Speak on Preventing Heart Condition Before It Starts During Lecture Series
By Sarah KuperGrowing up in a family of physicians, Dr. Gustavo Morales said he always knew what career he would pursue. Now, his love of medicine and his interest in the workings of the human heart have brought him to Grandview Medical Center as a cardiologist with Alabama Cardiovascular Group. Morales is board certified in cardiac electrophysiology and cardiovascular … [Read more...]
Get Smart: Kitchen Tech Pulls People Back to the Heart of Their Homes
By Emily WilliamsFor some, the kitchen is the most important room in the house. Other people don’t care as much. But it cannot be denied that the kitchen is at the heart of technological advances being made in homebuilding today.If technology is supposed to make our lives easier, what could be better than coming home to a fully cooked meal, prepared by the simple … [Read more...]
The Royal Treatment: The Beaux Arts Krewe and Its King Support the Birmingham Museum of Art
By Donna CorneliusThe Beaux Arts Krewe will give its 51st ball a global flavor with a Chinese theme, which coincidentally is an appropriate choice for this year’s king, Harold Goings.Goings and his wife, Jane Goings, love to travel. Among the places they’ve visited is China.The ball, set for Feb. 9 at Birmingham’s Boutwell Auditorium, always is one of the … [Read more...]
Brick by Brick: A Passion for Lego Keeps This Creative Teen Building
By June MathewsWhen Trenton Stewart was 5 years old, his older brother, Parker, received a Lego Star Wars V-Wing Starfighter set for his birthday. After a couple of failed attempts to assemble it, Parker lost interest. But Trenton took the set and built it.Thus began the youngster’s fascination with all things Lego.“I soon realized I was able to build … [Read more...]