By Sarah Kuper While fall fashion in Alabama can be dictated by football team colors, a new shade of support is clothing local businessmen this October. From petal-pink sneakers to fuchsia bow ties, the American Cancer Society has real men wearing pink for breast cancer awareness month. The organization chose more than two dozen Birmingham-area movers and shakers to act as … [Read more...]
Old and New, Side-by-Side: Antiques at The Gardens Returns for 12th Year With Favorites and Fresh Events
By Donna Cornelius Fine antiques remain in style year after year – and so does a much-anticipated event at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens. Antiques at The Gardens, now in its 12th year, again will bring dealers, lecturers and design experts to the show and sale, set this year for Oct. 5-8. But to keep things lively, it’s added some new elements. The Red Diamond Lecture … [Read more...]
7 Up: Spain Park’s Braxton Barker Follows in His Father’s Footsteps
By Blake Ells Hoover needed some late heroics to survive their cross-town rival on Sept. 15. They got it in the form of a play with 1:18 left on the clock. Quarterback Jalen Parker connected with Shedrick Jackson on a 25-yard touchdown to capture a victory over No. 6 Spain Park. Despite coming up short in the 24-27 game, Jaguars’ quarterback Braxton Barker rolled up big … [Read more...]
Southern Research Exec Takes the Fight Outside the Lab
By Sarah Kuper Art Tipton is the CEO of Southern Research, a world-renowned center for drug development based in downtown Birmingham. He said he is involved in the Real Men Wear Pink campaign because he thinks about cancer every single day.“Every day when I walk in, I think about what our research is doing to further treatments and cure rates,” he said. Southern … [Read more...]
Southern at Heart: Designer Amanda Nisbet Expects to Feel Right at Home in Birmingham
By Donna Cornelius Amanda Nisbet will be making her first visit to Birmingham next month to speak at Antiques at The Gardens. But the nationally known designer, whose business is based in New York, doesn’t expect to feel like a stranger in a strange land. "I am so excited," said Nisbet, who is this year's featured speaker for the event’s Red Diamond Lecture Series. “Even … [Read more...]