By Emily Williams Libraries aren't just for books anymore, at least that's what folks at the Homewood Public Library think. This year marks the library's 75th anniversary and Executive Director Deborah Fout and her staff are celebrating their ability to keep community members filing through the doors every day. The library holds a four-star rating from the Library Journal … [Read more...]
Tree City Celebration: Mountain Brook Prepares for Arbor Day
By Emily Williams For 22 years, the city of Mountain Brook has claimed and maintained its status as a Tree City USA, proudly flying the flag on the pole in the City Hall yard. City Manager Sam Gaston said the annual Arbor Day celebration, being held this year on March 12, is a big part of the city’s efforts to maintain that status. To kick-off preparations for Arbor Day, the … [Read more...]
Historically Inclined: Vestavia Hills’ Anne Boston Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
By Emily Williams Anne Boston lives and breathes Vestavia Hills, and she has the ink-filled calendar to prove it. On March 3, the community will recognize her devotion by presenting her with Leadership Vestavia Hills’ 2016 Lifetime Achievement award. “I certainly didn’t expect it,” Boston said. “When they called me to tell me, I was just taken aback because, frankly, I … [Read more...]
Ticket to Write: Former Judge Debra Goldstein Gives Back With Newest Book
By Emily WilliamsAfter graduating college, a semester early at that, Debra Goldstein decided to take a leap of faith and move to New York City with two goals: to get a job in publishing and a spot on “Jeopardy.” “I thought I knew everything, when really I didn’t know anything,” Goldstein said. Yet, she accomplished both goals, although the publishing world wasn’t all … [Read more...]
Funding the Fight: UAB’s ArtBlink Raises Money for Cancer Care and Research at Home
By Emily Williams Picture it. You write a check for a charity, stick it in the envelope and send it off in the mail, never to be seen again. Do you know how your dollar is being used? UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center Director Dr. Edward Partridge knows where each dollar of philanthropic funding to his organization is going. As the center’s Advisory Board prepares for its … [Read more...]