By Kaitlin CandelariaHeidi Elnora is all about defying expectations.Most people wouldn’t expect a wedding dress designer to achieve fame out of Birmingham, but Elnora has. Most people also wouldn’t expect a designer who specializes in couture gowns to live in the middle of a hayfield, but again, Elnora is full of surprises.“I was told growing up it couldn’t be … [Read more...]
Southern-style Sewing: Seamstress Linda McIntosh Makes Sure Belles Are Well-dressed
By Emily WilliamsThe civilization of “cavaliers and cotton fields” may be gone with the wind, but its fashion lives on.Young women throughout the Birmingham area have been stepping into the past for over 45 years, donning antebellum gowns for belle societies.Linda McIntosh of Hoover has been making antebellum-style gowns for the Hoover, Vestavia and Arlington … [Read more...]
Ice to Meet You: Homewood Couple Brings Italian Treat to Birmingham
A Homewood husband and wife have given a Southern accent to a treat that’s more well known up north than down south.Birmingham native David Shaw and his wife, Wani, who’s from West Africa, met in Washington, D.C., and also lived in Delaware. That’s when they discovered Italian ice, they said.“It’s as popular there as iced tea is in the South,” Wani said.Italian ice … [Read more...]
Motherwalk Milestone
At this year’s annual Motherwalk, presented by the Norma Livingston Ovarian Cancer Foundation May 9, Fitzpatrick will celebrate 37 years as a cancer survivor.Her battle with cancer started when she was 31. Fitzpatrick began receiving chemo and radiation treatments, sometimes bringing along her daughter, Paige, then 2 years old, and her son, Bebo, who was 6.“It was … [Read more...]
Caring Enough to Take on a Challenge
By Kaitlin Candelaria“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot…nothing is going to get better -- it’s not.”Many may recognize this quote from Dr. Seuss, but in the case of Lindy Williamson, this quote helped inspire the birth of Unless U, a Birmingham-based nonprofit dedicated to serving adults with special needs.Williamson, the executive director for Unless … [Read more...]