By Kaitlin Candelaria The revival of downtown Birmingham continues with the grand re-opening of the Lyric Theatre in mid-January. The Lyric Theatre, which is more than 100 years old, sits at 1800 Third Ave. North and will officially re-open its doors Jan. 14 after an $11.5 million renovation. Opening weekend will include three nights of modern vaudeville and a performance of … [Read more...]
A Special Kind of Child’s Play: Kids Learn to Have Fun on Updated Mitchell’s Place Playground
By Donna Cornelius When Mitchell’s Place was being built more than 10 years ago, Sandy Naramore often would drive by to check out the progress. Naramore, who was a special education teacher at EPIC School, Cahaba Heights Elementary and Crestline Elementary, was excited to see the innovative facility on Overton Road take shape. She had a connection with Mitchell Meisler, for … [Read more...]
Elegant in Black & White: Sixteen Debutantes Presented at Annual Event
The Birmingham Debutante Club honored 16 young women at its 2015 Black and White Ball on Nov. 27 at the Country Club of Birmingham. The event has been known as the Heritage Ball, but the club this year used the name of the first ball, held in 1929 – The Black and White Ball. In keeping with the original theme, the presentees wore white while their guests wore black. Buffy … [Read more...]
A Hunting She Will Go: Local Artist’s Wildlife Painting Used as Pattern for Commemorative Scarf
By Emily Williams Sue Key has always been an artist, but it took an empty nest to push her to create a career in painting. The move has led her to many achievements. Most recently, one of her paintings was printed on a commemorative scarf for the Plantation Wildlife Arts Festival in Thomasville, Georgia. “I’ve always done something,” she said. “I started with photography a … [Read more...]
Taste Equation: Vestavia Hills Rotary’s Annual Cooking Competition Supports Academic Teams
By Emily Williams For 25 years, the Vestavia Hills Rotary Club has been supporting the math and debate teams – as well as the Interact Club – at Vestavia Hills’ middle and high schools with an annual fundraiser. Iron City Chef, patterned after the TV show, pits chefs from local restaurants against each other. Chefs in the past have come from restaurants such as Little … [Read more...]