By June Mathews Photo by Jordan WaldSixteen years ago, Leigh Karagas and Paula Windle barely knew each other. They frequently heard each other’s names through mutual friends, and they were both members of the Junior League. Otherwise, they were about as familiar to each other as distant cousins at a family reunion. “I would hear her name and think, ‘Oh, Leigh … [Read more...]
Homewood Soccer Has Its Eyes On The Big Prize
By Loyd McIntoshThe Homewood boys soccer team ended the final week of the regular season as one of the hottest teams in 6A. As they head into the playoffs, the Patriots sport a 17-2-2 record and completely dominated their lackluster competition in 6A Area 9 play (more on that later). Currently ranked No. 2 in the state by the Alabama High School Coaches Poll (AHSCP), the … [Read more...]
Zach Allison Tapped As New Mountain Brook High School Basketball Coach
By Loyd McIntoshMountain Brook has its new roundball coach. Zach Allison, a young coach with an impressive pedigree, was named as Mountain Brook High School’s new head basketball coach on April 15, less than a month after the resignation of Tyler Davis. Allison is only the ninth head coach in the program’s 60-year history. However, Allison already has four … [Read more...]
Crisis Center: Alabama is facing a mental health crisis—the Birmingham Crisis Center is here to help.
By Nausicaa ChuIt can be 3 p.m. or 3 a.m. You can be 19 or 90. You can be grieving a loved one or stressed over homework. No matter what time it is, who you are or what you want to talk about, one Birmingham phone number—205-323-7777—will always pick up.That phone number is the Birmingham Crisis Center’s Crisis and Suicide Line, which offers support to callers … [Read more...]
Membership has its Benefits…: Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens offer membership May.
By Barry Wise SmithAnyone who has spent time at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens (BBG) knows that it is a community treasure. What people might not know is how the Friends of BBG provide critical support to the Gardens. Since its founding in 1964, the nonprofit has worked with the City of Birmingham Park and Recreation Board to make BBG a resource to the whole community … [Read more...]