Chevy 6’s Ben Burford Loves Life in Childhood Home By Donna CorneliusAs lead singer for Chevy 6, Ben Burford loves making audiences remember their lighthearted college days. Former sorority girls hear “With This Ring” and remember wishing for one of their own, while businessmen listen to “Shout” and think nostalgically of the time when their daily uniforms were Izod shirts … [Read more...]
An English Accent:
Cathy Criss Adams’ house and garden are full of cottage charm By Donna CorneliusIf Cathy Criss Adams’ house could be magically transported across the Pond, it would look perfectly at home with its neighbors.Mellow sandstone walls, beamed ceilings and a charming perennial garden make the house distinctly English in style. In fact, its architects, from the firm of Warren … [Read more...]
The Ballet Guild of Birmingham presented the 50th Anniversary of the Ball of Roses June 5 at the Country Club of Birmingham …
The evening began at 7 p.m. with an invitation-only Men's Committee dinner hosted by the Ballet Guild in the Upper Lounge of the Country Club of Birmingham. The main event began at 9 p.m. with the presentation of the 2010 Ball of Roses presentees in the East Room. Presentees wore pastel colored gowns and elbow-length white gloves. Heavy greenery consisting of elae, leulothoe … [Read more...]
When Dad’s the Grad: Woody Norman follows his children to University of the South
By Laura McAlisterJournal Editor Family traditions are usually passed from parents to children, but not in the Norman family -- at least when it comes to one of their most recent traditions.Worth E. Norman Jr., better known as Woody, recently was the third in his family to graduate from Sewanee, the University of the South, in Tennessee. He follows in the … [Read more...]
Saying I Do at the Zoo … And Other Out-of-the-Ordinary Places to Have a Wedding
By Donna CorneliusJournal Features Writer Desperate Housewife Eva Longoria and San Antonio Spur Tony Parker tied the knot at Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte, a 17th century baroque manor house near Paris. Ivanka Trump, Donald’s darling daughter, got married – where else? – on the grounds of the Trump National Golf Course in New Jersey.And what Seinfeld fan can … [Read more...]