By Ingrid HowardOn top of having three kids and one more on the way, Joe and Ginny Leavens are lawyers by day, bagel bakers at night.“We divide and conquer,” Ginny said. “It’s a two-person process to prepare the bagels, shape them and get them ready, but the baking and the seeding in the mornings can usually be done by one of us. And the other one will get the kids off … [Read more...]
Spring Fashion Forecast: Local Retailers Say Bold Prints, Muted Colors and Neutrals All On-Trend this Season
By Ingrid HowardAccording to Over the Mountain clothing store owners, bold prints aren’t going anywhere.Second Hand Rose store owner Gina Saab said that pink seems to be really big in fashion now, but there are definitely lots of prints in the items her store carries.“There’s still lots of camouflage out there,” she said, “and florals and plaids. There have been … [Read more...]
Rising Voices: Homewood Show Choir Encourages Students to Speak Up
By Ingrid HowardWhen Homewood High School competed in the Mississippi State Show Choir Contest on Feb. 2, all three of the school’s show choir groups advanced to the final round.Jason Thorne, the show choir director, said this is almost unheard of.“It’s only ever happened one other time that I know of in the nation,” he said. “And that was us in 2013. Most schools … [Read more...]
Everyone’s Irish on St. Patrick’s Day: Three Days of Events Planned for Birmingham’s 35th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Celebration
By Kennedy McJunkinThe 35th annual St. Patrick’s Day Celebration begins Thursday, March 14, with the Irish flag raising at Chick-fil-A in Five Points South.The ceremony, a function of the Birmingham Irish Cultural Society, starts at 5:30 p.m. Following the flag raising, a procession of bagpipes will lead the crowd to Brennan’s Irish Pub for a toast to the health of … [Read more...]
Home Delivery
By Sue MurphyLast week, as I was slogging through the aisles at the big box stores, other people went merrily about their business while a professional personal shopper selected their cans of green beans. Later, when they were good and ready, they pulled into the store’s drive thru lane and a kindly vested person loaded the groceries into their trunks. They didn’t even have … [Read more...]