By June MathewsA one-of-a-kind home on a craggy point above the Black Warrior River near Tuscaloosa captured Best in Show honors for Taylor Burton Co. in the 2023 Alabama Remodeling Excellence Awards. The aptly named “Watching the Warrior” remodel, which topped $500,000 upon completion, was the second Best in Show award for Taylor Burton.A fourth-generation, … [Read more...]
‘Unmasking the Complexity of Suicide’: Conference to Be Held at Canterbury
By Rubin E. GrantCheryl Dodson was struggling. Seven years ago, her friend John B. McLemore, a brilliant but eccentric clock repairman from Woodstock in Bibb County, died by suicide.The story surrounding him taking his life is featured in a podcast called “S-Town” that’s been downloaded more than 100 million times.Dodson, who also lives in Woodstock, had … [Read more...]
‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’: ASO Maestro’s Ball Hosts Soprano Aundi Marie Moore for Fundraising Gala
The Alabama Symphony Orchestra’s 2023 Maestro’s Ball will be held Sept. 22 at the Jemison Concert Hall of UAB’s Alys Stephens Center. This year’s ball is hosted by Susan Curtin, Peter Curtin and Emma Curtin and features orchestra Music Director Carlos Izcaray conducting the orchestra in a program of symphonic works and arias inspired by the theme “A Midsummer Night’s … [Read more...]
‘The Vodka for Dog People’: Tito’s Donates $65K to Help Expand Hand in Paw’s Animal-Assisted Therapy
Animal-assisted therapy provider Hand in Paw recently received a donation from Tito’s Handmade Vodka that will help expand its ability to provide animal therapy to help vulnerable populations. The $65,000 gift from Tito’s will enable Hand in Paw to train, evaluate, mentor and place therapy teams, as well as provide animal-assisted therapy, to senior citizens and … [Read more...]
Sloss Family Members To Be Inducted into Kiwanis Business Hall of Fame
By Anne RuisiIn 1871, the squalid jumble of tents, shanties and boxcars that eventually became the Magic City sat at one end of a 67-mile railroad gap in North Central Alabama between Birmingham and Decatur. That’s until a North Alabama railroad man, Col. James W. Sloss, struck a deal with the Louisville and Nashville Railroad to close that gap with rail … [Read more...]