By Sue MurphyBoy, I had fun over the holidays ton of ice cream in the sink to melt and ... and boy, does it show. I don’t want to brag, but I may have graduated to an entirely new pants size. That’s not good, of course. Health issues and all that. Nope, it’s time to initiate the Dot Diet.My Aunt Dot is a certified force of nature. At age 89, she is trim and … [Read more...]
Title Quest: Vestavia Hills’ Zach Flurry Seeking Second State Wrestling Championship
Last year, Vestavia’s Zach Flurry became only the third Rebels wrestler to finish undefeated, posting a 21-0 record while capturing the Class 7A 113-pound title. Flurry has been wrestling for 10 years, starting when he was 8 years old because a neighborhood buddy was a wrestler. Journal photo by Jordan Wald.By Rubin E. GrantVestavia Hills senior Zach Flurry was … [Read more...]
Something New: Tricia’s Treasures Opens Second-Floor Gallery Dedicated to Alabama Artists
By Emily Williams-Robertshaw When Matthew Monroe and his daughter Anna Grace looked at the second floor of Tricia’s Treasures, a packed waiting room for unsold items, they saw potential for something new. The father-daughter team collaborated to create Alabama Treasures, an art gallery on the second floor of the Homewood store that features 25 Alabama artists. In early … [Read more...]
Murphy’s Law: Thankfully Christmas
By Sue Murphy I started my Christmas decorating early this year. I think if I could have gotten away with it, I would have put up my tree shortly after the Fourth of July. It’s not that I think Santa is going to bring me a pony or an air fryer. It’s just that I’ve been ready (more than ready) to “be there,” to be smack dab in the middle of Christmas. I spent last … [Read more...]
Tenacious: Goldfarb Recounts His Life in Newly Released Memoir
By Rubin E. Grant When Birmingham- Southern made the decision to move from NCAA Division I to Division III in 2006, Preston Goldfarb was so disenchanted, he decided to write a book. Goldfarb started the Panthers’ soccer program in 1983 and turned it into a national powerhouse in NAIA. He relished the opportunity to compete in Division I, but six years after BSC … [Read more...]