By Emily Williams Over the Mountain locals Stanton Langley, Max Simon, Price Pewitt and Sims Ruffino may be young, but they are taking Birmingham's music scene by storm. With Langley at the mic with a guitar, Pewitt on bass, Simon on guitar and Ruffino taking over the drums, the boys make up the band Riverbend. Langley, Simon and Price are each in the ninth grade at Mountain … [Read more...]
Miracle Baby: Mountain Brook Boy Pushes the Boundaries of Kidney Disease
By Emily Williams When Kitty and Adam Greenhalgh found out that their family of three would get an addition, the thought never crossed their minds that he would be their “miracle baby.” Just as her experience had been with Wade, her first son, all seemed well with Walker for the first 22 weeks of Kitty’s pregnancy. There was a small concern about his kidneys, but the doctor … [Read more...]
Global Game Changer: Altamont Students Take on World Robotics Competition
By Emily Williams The Variables don’t just build robots, the team of three Altamont School students is changing the way international coffee company Keurig reduces its carbon footprint. On March 10, Toby Conn, Noah Warren and Jaye Conn sat around a table and watched five months of hard work culminate in a response from the CEO of Keurig, Brian Kelley. Keurig’s video was in … [Read more...]
The Lady in Red: Homewood Man’s Love Affair Helps Save the Alabama Theatre
By Emily WilliamsFor more than 30 years, Tom Cronier of Homewood has devoted his free time to a lady in red. Big Bertha, the acclaimed Wurlitzer pipe organ that resides in the Alabama Theatre, has led Cronier, and subsequently his wife, Loretta, to a life of service to Birmingham’s growing Theater District. His love of the instrument has been a lifelong passion, and … [Read more...]
A Melting Pot of Gold: Birmingham’s Irish Cultural Society Gears Up for St. Patrick’s Day
By Emily Williams This year, St. Patrick’s Day isn’t just a celebration of the patron saint of Ireland. March marks the 100-year anniversary of the Easter Rising, when Irish nationalists launched a rebellion against British rule. At its annual St. Patrick’s Day Celebration, the Birmingham Irish Cultural Society, a local melting pot of Emerald Isle enthusiasts, will pay homage … [Read more...]