By Margaret FrymireIn the home of Birmingham native Nancy Smith, area children are learning all the tricks and trades of proper etiquette. Etiquette Essentials, Birmingham’s newest manners school, is run by mother and daughter team Molly and Nancy Smith.Nancy, a former interior designer, has long held proper etiquette to be among the most important things to teach one’s … [Read more...]
Just Getting Started
By Laura McAlister Journal EditorHe's dedicated his life to two very different professions, and at age 77, Charles Denaburg has no plans to give either of them up.He's not even really planning on slowing down.Denaburg has been an attorney for some 60 years, and to mark the milestone, the Birmingham Bar Association recently honored him with a … [Read more...]
Heart-y Meals
By Lynn Grisard FullmanSharing a meal can be romantic, especially if you choose a quiet place, a remote corner and order something special, whether a plump steak, crisp salad or towering dessert.This year, as the Alabama Tourism Department promotes the Year of Alabama Food, (www.yearofAlabamafood.com) the state’s restaurants are in the limelight, making it easy to … [Read more...]
McWane Makes a Difference
By Laura McAlisterC. Phillip McWane is a big believer in the old saying, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” It’s something he practices personally, as well as professionally in his role as chairman of McWane, Inc.Two years ago, the Birmingham company – which has 25 manufacturing plants, including 13 iron foundries – began a phase-in approach to … [Read more...]
This Family Plays Together, Stays Fit Together
By June MathewsIf Todd Higey made any resolutions for the New Year, it’s doubtful that “get more exercise” was among them.That’s because staying fit is not something he doggedly pursues in January, occasionally thinks about in February and gives up altogether by March, as most resolutions go. It’s a way of life for him.A competitive cyclist who relishes the … [Read more...]