By Emily Williams Each year, the Birmingham Holocaust Education Center celebrates life with its L’Chaim fundraising event, blending live entertainment with a program to highlight its mission to provide Holocaust education while preserving the stories of local Holocaust survivors. This year’s event, themed “Now More Than Ever,” will take place virtually on Aug. 23, … [Read more...]
Hoover’s Hinds Tabbed 2020 National High School Boys Track & Field Coach of the Year
By Rubin E. Grant For the second time in as many years and the third time in his career, Hoover track and field coach Devon Hind has been honored by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. Hind was named the association’s boys track and field and cross country national Coach of the Year on July 28. The award was presented by the U.S. Marine … [Read more...]
Climb Every Mountain: Vestavia Hills Rotary Creates Hike the Hill Fundraiser to Support PTO and Club Programs
By Emily Williams Next month, the Vestavia Hills Rotary Club will introduce a new fundraiser, Hike the Hill, designed to accommodate the pandemic-induced “new normal.” Participants will have from Sept. 1 until Sept. 20 to “hike the hill,” an approximately 1.5-mile course that begins at Little Shades Creek Bridge on Morgan Road and continues past Vestavia Hills High School, … [Read more...]
Murphy’s Law: And What Have We Learned?
By Sue Murphy My goodness, this has been a busy summer — and spring — and what passed for the tail end of winter. We’ve been through so many rabbit holes that it feels like an Alice in Wonderland adventure. Some people say Jumanji, but I rewatched the movie and my experience these past few months has been less “roll the dice and find a way out” and more inexplicably “off with … [Read more...]
‘Totally Overwhelmed’: Robertson in Awe of Distinguished American Sportsman Honor
By Rubin E. Grant When Alabama Sports Hall of Fame board Chairman Edgar Welden and Executive Director Scott Myers paid Robbie Robertson a visit in the fall, Robertson figured they wanted his ideas for the 2020 induction banquet. After all, Robertson is founder, president and CEO of the Colonnade Group, which offers event services in the areas of premium seating management, … [Read more...]