By Ingrid Howard After two years of operation at the Summit, an Asian-fusion restaurant called Abhi has experienced enough success that the owner is opening a second location, this time in Mountain Brook. Chef Abhi Sainju, the brains behind the restaurant, grew up in Nepal and has traveled around the world, trying new foods and restaurants everywhere he went. He said that he … [Read more...]
Bittersweet Inspiration: Stitching History from The Holocaust
By Ingrid Howard On Jan. 27, also nationally known as Holocaust Remembrance Day, nine University of Alabama students traveled to Gus Mayer at the Summit to showcase their designs, which were each based on a Holocaust victim’s sketches. The fashion show was put on in tandem with the Stitching History From the Holocaust exhibit on display through March 16 at the Abroms-Engel … [Read more...]
IN PHOTOS: BHEC Fashion Show Showcases Student Designs Inspired by Holocaust Victim’s Sketches
"Inspirations from the Past," a fashion show hosted by Gus Mayer at the Summit, showcased the work of nine University of Alabama apparel design students, inspired by sketches of Hedy Strnad.Strnad was a talented dressmaker in Prague in the 1930s. When Hitler's army invaded Czechoslovakia, the Strnads attempted to emigrate to the United States. Hedy's husband, Paul, send … [Read more...]
Rocket Man: VH Resident and Former Astronaut DeLucas to Share His Stories From Space at Homewood Library
By Ingrid Howard When Syracuse-born Lawrence DeLucas came to UAB to study chemistry, he probably didn’t imagine that his passion for science eventually would lead him all the way to space. But when he passed his first two organic chemistry tests with flying colors, his teacher offered him a job, and DeLucas started imagining what it would be like to be a scientist. “I was … [Read more...]
Long-Distance Logistics: Wedding with Traditional Greek Charm More Than Worth the Effort for Mountain Brook Couple
By Ingrid HowardWhen Terpsithea Christou moved to Alabama from her hometown in Ioannina, Greece, she originally thought she’d move back home once she finished her orthodontics residency. But a few things kept her in the States, one of them being Jon Allen Bernstein. One of Christou’s fellow residents was engaged to one of Bernstein’s good friends. The now-husband and … [Read more...]