By Emily Williams-Robertshaw The newly branded Premo Factory is putting Birmingham on the map for creative manufacturing. When Elegant Earth President Chadwick Stogner was looking for a home for the company’s garden-inspired furniture manufacturing operations, he saw potential in a warehouse in Norwood at 1700 Vanderbilt Road that had seen better days. Over time, the factory … [Read more...]
‘The Future Is Bright’: Hope Gala Honors Four Cancer Patients and Survivors
By Emily Williams-Robertshaw After shifting to an all-virtual experience last year, the American Cancer Society’s 41st annual Hope Gala will take place in person this year on Aug. 21. Co-chairs Crawford Bumgarner, Kathleen Doss and Jeamer Nichols have chosen the theme “The Future is Bright” for this year’s celebration. “This theme reflects not only the bright future of … [Read more...]
Tree’s Fall Y’all: Alabama Sawyer Creates Environmentally Sustainable Products
By Emily Williams-Robertshaw For Leigh Spencer, co-founder of Alabama Sawyer, the history behind Premo Factory’s building and its recent renewal presents a perfect metaphor. The factory, built in 1920, was set to be demolished but Chad Stogner and his team at Elegant Earth saw its potential and recycled the old building to create a modern factory that focuses on the … [Read more...]
Good Scoop: Unless U Scoops Support Adults With Special Needs While Scooping Up Ice Cream
By Emily Williams-Robertshaw Unless U opened an ice cream shop on its campus Aug. 6 staffed by and serving its special needs students. Unless U Scoops, with its wallpaper decorated using student drawings of whimsical ice cream in cones, bows and sundaes, serves Big Spoon Creamery products to the public at Unless U’s campus in Vestavia Hills. “Unless U Scoops is an ice cream … [Read more...]
Homeward Bound: GBHS Transport Program Seeks Volunteer Drivers for Life-Saving Road Trips
By Emily Williams-Robertshaw For the Greater Birmingham Humane Society, the “dog days of summer” not only bring high temperatures, but they also bring an influx of animal residents. Summertime is a precarious balance for the organization because animal intake is at its peak. “We’re basically bursting with animals,” GBHS Director of Marketing Lindsey Mays said. “Anything from … [Read more...]