By Emily Williams Fall is a busy time of year for a physician at Andrews Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center, and Dr. Jeff Dugas’ schedule is written proof. On any given day, Dugas could meet 25 new faces before 3 p.m., which is one of the reasons he was drawn to a career in sports medicine. “In orthopaedic sports medicine, especially, you are fixing things,” Dugas said. … [Read more...]
Teaming Up: JOX Host Hopes He and Co-Hosts Don’t Run out of Pink Clothes
By Emily Williams A few weeks after Jim Dunaway and his fellow JOX Roundtable hosts decided to join the Real Men Wear Pink campaign, the evening news co-anchor for WIAT 42 received news that his long-time friend Ruth Perkins of Texas had been diagnosed with breast cancer. “It means the world to me that I get to be a part of this and raise awareness for breast cancer, … [Read more...]
Puttin’ On the Pink: Real Men Wear Pink In the Fight Against Breast Cancer
The American Cancer Society's Real Men Wear Pink will kick off Sept. 22 at Carrigan's Public House. Participants in this year's campaign will wear pink every day during the month of October and raise funds to support breast cancer awareness as well as research efforts. This year's participants in the campaign are: Bob Baker, Ryan Brown, Michael Choy, Andrew Collins, Richard … [Read more...]
Local Roots : Landscape Designer Todd Dorlon Inherited a Love of Gardening from His Grandmother
By Donna Cornelius It’s no big deal for a landscape designer to improve gardens by digging up plants. But it’s another thing to transplant a whole family. Todd Dorlon, who owns TMD Landscape Designs, did just that when he decided to leave the financial world and pursue something he’d always wanted to do. After graduating from Birmingham-Southern College and working for a … [Read more...]
Birmingham Bound: Designer Jeffrey Bilhuber is Making His First Visit to the Magic City
By Donna Cornelius When Jeffrey Bilhuber visits Birmingham for the first time next month, he’ll be packing some preconceived notions about the city – all of them positive. The nationally known interior designer will be in town for this year’s Antiques at The Gardens as one of the Red Diamond Lecture Series’ featured speakers. “I am so looking forward to my trip,” he said. … [Read more...]