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...]
Daughter Drove Decision to Choose Birmingham: From Bombings to Prison Riots: Vestavia Mayor Reflects on 23-Year FBI Career
By Anne RuisiVestavia Hills Mayor Ashley C. Curry recalls being an up-and-coming FBI agent more than 40 years ago in Tampa, Florida, when he could have had his pick of assignments anywhere in the country. That he chose a transfer to Birmingham was at the recommendation of doctors at Tampa’s Shriners Hospital – one of a network of nationally renowned children’s … [Read more...]
Three Generations of Tennis Royalty: The Weinacker Family Carries a Tennis Legacy That Begins With a Matriarch
By Lee HurleyThis Father’s Day story starts with a mother. Marcia Weinacker of Mobile passed away in 2015 at the age of 88 after leaving a legacy that few will equal. Marcia held multiple state championships in tennis, including singles, women’s doubles, and mixed doubles. She was nationally ranked in singles and played in tournaments both nationally and … [Read more...]
‘We Had a Bond’: Death of His Son Turns Tee It Up For Life Honoree into Pediatric Cancer Advocate
By Rubin E. GrantIf ever a kid could have been called a chip off the block, it was Braxton Weidman.At least that’s the impression Chris Weidman gives when he describes his late son.Braxton was the middle child of Chris and Brandie Weidman. He had an older brother, Cason, called Case, and a younger sister, Lyla.“He was more like me with his personality,” Chris … [Read more...]
At Home on the Road: Revamped School Bus Becomes Second Home for Avid Travelers
By June MathewsImagine a vacation minus the prospect of canceled flights, expensive accommodations, rental cars and heavy luggage – a trip that can move at a relaxing pace, or not, and that the whole family can enjoy. … [Read more...]