By Emily Williams Officials and residents gathered in front of Mountain Brook Fire Station 1 on the morning of Sept. 11 to remember the first responders, U.S. military and civilians lost in the 9/11 terrorist attacks. After a wreath was laid on the portion of a beam from the World Trade Center that is displayed on the station’s lawn, a bell was rung for the lives lost: 60 … [Read more...]
Raising Alabama: Canfield Builds State’s Commerce on Three Pillars
By Lee DavisA phone call from the governor’s office was the last thing in the world Greg Canfield was expecting on Independence Day weekend of 2011. After a successful career in business and on the Vestavia Hills City Council, Canfield had settled in at his position as the chairman of the Commerce and Small Business Committee in the Alabama House of Representatives. … [Read more...]
Mid-Term Exams: Maybe Not Great, but Plenty of Good
By Lee Davis It seems incredible to believe, but we crossed the midpoint of the 2016 high school football regular season last week. While none of the eight Over the Mountain teams have made it through mid-September with a perfect record, there is plenty of evidence to suggest that at least three have a chance for memorable years. Here is a quick look at where they … [Read more...]
Local Author’s New Children’s Book Celebrates Strange, Scary Species
By Emily Williams From the office of Charles Ghigna’s “treehouse,” a 1927 English Tudor in Homewood, the poet and author has pumped out more than 100 children’s books, and on Oct. 1 he will celebrate the release of a book he calls his “biggest and baddest.” Backed by Time Inc.’s Animal Planet and Discovery, Ghigna has written “Strange, Unusual, Gross and Cool Animals,” a … [Read more...]
The Heart of the Matter: Pediatric Heart Transplant Study Foundation Introduces Inaugural Fundraiser
By Emily Williams Within the walls of UAB Hospital, there is an organization that has remained unintentionally hidden from the eyes of the general public: the Pediatric Heart Transplant Study Foundation. The Birmingham-based nonprofit is preparing to host its first fundraiser, Hearts After Dark, Sept. 29 at Iron City. Brittany Wilk, the brains behind the event and the … [Read more...]