By Donna Cornelius It took some time for Grille 29 to join the Birmingham restaurant scene, but it didn’t take long for the upscale-casual eatery to start drawing diners. On a recent weekday afternoon, a full house was expected for the night in the large Brookwood Village building that formerly housed McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurant, and Grille 29 still found a … [Read more...]
‘We Play to Win’: Exceptional Foundation Knocks off Homewood City Council in Annual Showdown
By Kaitlin Candelaria The Exceptional Foundation recently hosted its annual basketball game against the Homewood City Council. This tradition dates back more than a decade, and the foundation team has a 10-0 record against council members. On Nov. 12, the foundation maintained that winning tradition with a 43-35 win over the council. “We play to win,” Robbie Lee, Foundation … [Read more...]
Courtside Care: Birmingham Doctor Travels to China With NBA
By Kaitlin Candelaria Sara Gould’s first exposure to sports medicine wasn’t necessarily a good one. The former cross-country runner had to end her college running career after finding out she had stress fractures. “That was my first experience and it was terrible,” she said, laughing. “But after the doctor told me I couldn’t run for the rest of the season, he said I could … [Read more...]
A Focus on Women: Alabama Today Website Provides Neutral Information for Politically-Minded Women
By Kaitlin Candelaria Presidential elections are exactly a year away, and with them comes a constant barrage of Facebook posts, political propaganda and heated conversations. In this day and age, it can be hard to determine fact from fiction; bias seems to run rampant in the media and people tend to take what they read online as truth. Apryl Marie Fogel wanted to do her part … [Read more...]
Poetry With Purpose: Hoover Resident’s New Book Will Benefit WellHouse Ministry
By Kaitlin Candelaria Emily McElhaney has always loved to write. At 78 years old, she has now published her first book of poetry and is donating the proceeds to a local ministry. “I wrote my first long poem when I was in high school,” she said. “I always had a burning desire to write, but it was always poetry. The older I got, the more I matured spiritually in the Lord and … [Read more...]