By Mary VarnellJournal internOrganizers of this year's Magic City Miracle said they are hoping the annual community service event will show Over the Mountain and Birmingham metro area residents, governmental officials and nonprofit organizations the strength in numbers.The third annual Magic City Miracle event is slated for Sept. 28 and aims to bring 4,000 … [Read more...]
Mission Accomplished
By Lee DavisOn Sept. 15, 1978, the Vestavia Hills football team went to Trussville and defeated Hewitt 14-0. To be truthful, the game didn’t seem like a big deal at the time. The Rebels were 0-2 entering the contest, and Hewitt wasn’t much of a program in those days.The outcome was significant for one reason–it was the first-ever victory for rookie Vestavia coach … [Read more...]
Sips of Bourbon, Sides of Bacon
By Donna CorneliusJournal features writerMorgan Murphy has a rule about food: He tries not to eat anything he can’t pronounce.“I’m not a food snob,” Murphy said. “There is a time and a place for Velveeta. I’ll eat a hotdog as readily as I’ll eat foie gras.”The Mountain Brook resident’s new cookbook is devoted to two unpretentious Southern culinary darlings. … [Read more...]
‘No Such Thing as False Hope’
By Keysha DrexelJournal editorKayla Perry has an outlook on life that belies her young age and her uncertain future.Although the Hoover native is fighting for her life against an aggressive form of cancer, she said she is determined to live each day just as she did before her diagnosis a year ago at age 18."The fact that we are never promised tomorrow is not … [Read more...]
Royal Floral Designer, ‘Prince of Chintz’ Headline Lecture Series
By Keysha DrexelJournal editorThe man behind the stunning flowers at the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton will kick off the Red Diamond Lecture Series at the ninth annual Antiques in The Gardens at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens next month.Shane Connolly, who has served as the artistic floral director for more than one royal wedding, will speak at … [Read more...]