By Donna CorneliusJournal features writerDr. James Andrews has given advice and care to sports stars like John Smoltz, Tom Brady and Bo Jackson. The orthopaedic surgeon is one of the most respected people in sports medicine. He’s earned numerous honors and a lot of press, too.And you won’t find many doctors whose names regularly appear on ESPN’s Bottom … [Read more...]
Tailgate Queens
By Donna CorneliusJournal features writerWhen Alabama and Auburn face off on the football field, at least half the fans will go home disappointed.But when tailgating gurus like Judy Leesburg and Marsha Yeilding bring their food to pre-game parties, everybody’s a winner.The two Vestavia Hills residents have come up with tasty tailgate recipes designed to … [Read more...]
Lifetime Opportunity
By Keysha DrexelGrowing up in India, Sandhya Garg had just one Barbie doll and just one dream."When I was 8 years old, I just had that one doll, so I started making clothes for it and I decided at that moment that I would someday be a fashion designer," the Mountain Brook resident said. "I knew from an early age that this was the only path for me."Twenty years … [Read more...]
Something New, Something Old
Alignments Change But Competition Stays The SameBy Lee DavisJournal sports writerFor the past few years, plenty of fans have been unhappy with the Alabama High School Athletic Association’s football regional alignments.The critics had a long list of legitimate points. In what sane world, for example, was Spain Park versus Wetumpka a region game, while the … [Read more...]
Birmingham Holocaust Center Honors Jeffrey Bayer
By Keysha DrexelJournal editor By Keysha DrexelJournal editorChances are that if you have lived, worked or shopped in the Birmingham metro area in the last 30 years, you have spent some time in one of the buildings in Bayer Properties’ 11 million square-foot mixed-use asset portfolio.But the business acumen of Jeffrey Bayer is not the reason the … [Read more...]