Vestavia Hills resident Sharon Pitts (right)was named Ms. Senior Alabama during a pageant June 1 in Daphne.Pitts retired from Regions Bank as an HR senior vice president and executive compensation manager and is a pilgrimage planner with Select International Pilgrimage Tours and Cruises, according to a statement from Ms. Senior Alabama. Her message to senior women … [Read more...]
Planting the Seeds of Tradition: FOOD+Culture Chooses Anson Mills Founder as 2024 Frank Stitt Award Recipient
By Donna CorneliusFrom gathering for Sunday dinners to preserving grandmother’s treasured recipes, Southerners take their food customs seriously. So, it makes sense that this year’s Birmingham FOOD+Culture Festival is presenting a prestigious award to a man in the forefront of celebrating, preserving and enhancing Southern culinary traditions.Glenn Roberts, … [Read more...]
It’s About the Experience: Award-Winning Caterer Kathy G. Mezrano Is Perfectly at Home Entertaining
By Susan SwaglerFor four decades, Kathy G. Mezrano has set the standard for entertaining in Birmingham and beyond. But some of her favorite parties have been gatherings for family and friends in her own Vestavia Hills home. It’s here, in a house that is subtly separated into public and private spaces, that she loves living her passion for sharing good food and … [Read more...]
By the Work of Their Hands: King’s Home Collections Showcases Products for a Purpose
By June MathewsWhen King’s Home Collections opened in April 2023, it was an instant hit, with people coming from surrounding areas and beyond to purchase home items and gifts. A charming boutique in Chelsea’s U.S. 280 business district, King’s Home Collections is stocked with an amazing array of handmade pottery, refinished furniture, garden-based products and … [Read more...]
Mountain Brook Students Work With Nonprofit to Help Victims of War in Sudan
A group of nine students from Mountain Brook Junior High and High schools is using fitness and other interests to combat human trafficking and famine in Sudan. The students – Mary Harbin Porter, Sarah Jane Garner, Reese Gardner, Brooke Johnston, Chappell Williams, Sessions Robinson, Clarke Gillespy, Murray Dean and Caroline Jones – are youth ambassadors with Lift … [Read more...]