By Anne RuisiImprovements are coming to Jemison Trail, including replacing the concrete walkways with asphalt, widening those paths and rerouting sections of the walkway along Shades Creek that tend to flood, a city official said.  Cost of the $2.7 million project is being shared by the city of Mountain Brook and the Friends of Jemison Park, said Shanda Williams, … [Read more...]

The Breast Cancer Research Foundation of Alabama has announced grants totaling $1,275,000 to fund Alabama-based breast cancer research in 2022. Grants will fund 24 research projects at seven institutions across the state: the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Auburn University, CerFlux in Birmingham, the Mitchell Cancer … [Read more...]

By Rubin E. GrantJ Whitson was not looking to do a documentary about civil rights leader and minister the Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth when he shot an interview of him in 2007.The interview was going to be part of a documentary about sculptor Tina Allen, who created the bust of Frederick Douglass on display at the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute.The documentary about … [Read more...]

Rocky Ridge Principal Named to Board That Oversees The Nation’s Report Card Testing ProgramDilhani Uswatte, principal of Rocky Ridge Elementary School in Hoover, has been appointed the elementary school representative on the National Assessment Governing Board.The board was established by Congress in 1988 to oversee and set policy for the National Assessment of … [Read more...]

By Anne RuisiBiographical vignettes focused on the heroism and the sacrifices of Alabama soldiers and sailors highlighted remarks by keynote speaker W. Kent Davis, state commissioner of Veterans Affairs, at Vestavia Hills’ Salute to Veterans on Nov. 10.As he prepared his remarks, Davis said, he tried to think how he could honor the nearly 400,000 military veterans in … [Read more...]