By Emily Williams In 2018, Mountain Brook Mayor Stewart Welch came up with the idea to host a Restaurant Trail challenge, inviting community members to visit 48 of the city’s restaurants in one year for the chance to win a grand prize of gift cards and packages from participating establishments. “When I first heard about it, I thought it would be really hard to eat at 48 … [Read more...]
Listen to Your Heart: UAB Women’s Heart Health Clinic Founder Pamboukian Says Heart Disease Symptoms May Be Silent
Ask the average person about the leading cause of death for men, and “heart disease” likely will be the response. Ask about the leading cause of death for women, though, and chances are they’ll come up empty. The correct answer? Heart disease. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, heart disease is responsible for one in four deaths among both men and … [Read more...]
The Pig’s Projects: River Run Remodel Highlights Recent Moves to Ramp Up Offerings, Shopping Experience at OTM Area Piggly Wiggly Stores
By Emily WilliamsThe Greater Birmingham-area grocery game is changing, and Piggly Wiggly Food Stores of Jefferson County co-owner Andy Virciglio, his father Stanley Virciglio and his partners Basim and Naseem Ajlouny are working to capitalize on those changes with renovations of the River Run store in Mountain Brook.“We’ve been here [River Run] for 12 … [Read more...]
‘Something to Say’: Mountain Brook Author Writes About the Romance Between Joy Davidman and C.S. Lewis
By Sam PrickettJoy Davidman may have died nearly 60 years ago, but for Mountain Brook author Patti Callahan Henry, she’s begun to take on “a life of her own” again.Davidman’s 10-year relationship with author and theologian C.S. Lewis is the subject of Henry’s latest novel, “Becoming Mrs. Lewis,” which was published by HarperCollins in October. Though the … [Read more...]
Puppy Love: Savage’s Lifelong Love of Dogs Led to Post as Grand Marshall for 2019 GBHS Jazz Cat Ball
By Emily Williams As he finishes his first year on the board of the Greater Birmingham Humane Society, Robin Savage of Vestavia Hills is preparing to be Grand Marshall of the organization’s annual fundraiser, Jazz Cat Ball. The event, being held Feb. 9 at the Sheraton Downtown Birmingham, raises money for an organization in which Savage has become deeply invested. “The thing … [Read more...]