By Kaitlin Candelaria When Daniel Cason and his wife, Gwen, set out to start their ministry 20 years ago, they were focused on glorifying God through their love of music. Cason grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, and said he began taking piano lessons at nine years old for 50 cents per lesson as part of an inner city outreach program. It was that experience that inspired him to cater … [Read more...]
The Play’s the Thing
By Donna Cornelius Some toys make kids go bonkers when they open them – and then gather dust once the “new” has worn off.s Three Over the Mountain stores make it their business to offer toys that will be fun for days to come. There’s probably not a child in the OTM area who can’t think of at least one gift that came from Homewood Toy and Hobby, Smith’s Variety Toy and Gift … [Read more...]
Grand Entrance: Grille 29 Restaurant Makes Its Debut in Birmingham
By Donna Cornelius It took some time for Grille 29 to join the Birmingham restaurant scene, but it didn’t take long for the upscale-casual eatery to start drawing diners. On a recent weekday afternoon, a full house was expected for the night in the large Brookwood Village building that formerly housed McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurant, and Grille 29 still found a … [Read more...]
Courtside Care: Birmingham Doctor Travels to China With NBA
By Kaitlin Candelaria Sara Gould’s first exposure to sports medicine wasn’t necessarily a good one. The former cross-country runner had to end her college running career after finding out she had stress fractures. “That was my first experience and it was terrible,” she said, laughing. “But after the doctor told me I couldn’t run for the rest of the season, he said I could … [Read more...]
A Focus on Women: Alabama Today Website Provides Neutral Information for Politically-Minded Women
By Kaitlin Candelaria Presidential elections are exactly a year away, and with them comes a constant barrage of Facebook posts, political propaganda and heated conversations. In this day and age, it can be hard to determine fact from fiction; bias seems to run rampant in the media and people tend to take what they read online as truth. Apryl Marie Fogel wanted to do her part … [Read more...]