By Sue MurphyRoom Mother Alert: Go with sprinkles.I bought a bag of candy hearts to send to my grandchildren for Valentine’s Day, the traditional pastel ones that come with edible messages stamped all askew on the front. I was divvying them up into plastic containers so I could rush them off to the post office, when I noticed that one of the hearts said, “Hot … [Read more...]
Get Smart: Kitchen Tech Pulls People Back to the Heart of Their Homes
By Emily WilliamsFor some, the kitchen is the most important room in the house. Other people don’t care as much. But it cannot be denied that the kitchen is at the heart of technological advances being made in homebuilding today.If technology is supposed to make our lives easier, what could be better than coming home to a fully cooked meal, prepared by the simple … [Read more...]
The Royal Treatment: The Beaux Arts Krewe and Its King Support the Birmingham Museum of Art
By Donna CorneliusThe Beaux Arts Krewe will give its 51st ball a global flavor with a Chinese theme, which coincidentally is an appropriate choice for this year’s king, Harold Goings.Goings and his wife, Jane Goings, love to travel. Among the places they’ve visited is China.The ball, set for Feb. 9 at Birmingham’s Boutwell Auditorium, always is one of the … [Read more...]
Spartans Gann Leads All-OTM Volleyball Team
By Blake EllsWhen the volleyball season began, Libby Grace Gann was tasked with a tall order. She was the only senior on a team with a new coach and just one junior to complement her experience.Former coach Haven O’Quinn left Mountain Brook High for Birmingham-Southern College after leading the squad to three straight state championships. Just before the season … [Read more...]
Event Plus Mayoral Proclamations Bring Awareness to Human Trafficking Crisis
By Sarah KuperNo one likes to think something as tragic and ugly as human trafficking could happen in an Over the Mountain community.But Julia Meyers, Junior League chairwoman of the anti-human trafficking committee, said the problem is more prevalent than many would like to think.“These people truly are victims. They don’t have opportunities. Most of these … [Read more...]