There’s a buff, toned group of people out there that rise before daybreak to meet with other like-minded people and complete a full workout before the rest of us have hit the snooze button. They inspire or annoy me; I can’t decide which.
These folks leave [...]
Hold your nose, the fragrance inserts touting “gift with purchase for mom” are tumbling out of every newspaper. Gullible dads and kids are desperately searching for a Mother’s Day gift that will answer our ‘focus-group tested’ secret wish to roll in a wildflower meadow or [...]
Most of us think of the Birmingham Botanical Gardens as a backdrop for the kids’ photos, but that’s a shame. The Gardens merit frequent visits for their own sake, as they are always changing with the seasons and, let’s face it, who can appreciate the [...]
The Birmingham area is FULL of free or low-cost children’s activities this summer. Among them, the libraries, city parks and movie theatres provide free or discounted movies throughout the summer. Here is your guide to Birmingham Summer Movies. The schedules can also be found on [...]
Most of us think of the Birmingham Botanical Gardens as a backdrop for the kids’ photos, but that’s a shame. The Gardens merit frequent visits for their own sake, as they are always changing with the seasons and, let’s face it, who can appreciate the [...]
Hold your nose, the fragrance inserts touting “gift with purchase for mom” are tumbling out of every newspaper. Gullible dads and kids are desperately searching for a Mother’s Day gift that will answer our ‘focus-group tested’ secret wish to roll in a wildflower meadow or [...]
Friend and local Mom, Katie Rogers, is an explorer. Her hunger for new ideas, people and places took her to cities across the country and, thankfully, home to Alabama where her accent clearly belongs!
Among her ideas and endeavors, Katie made a documentary of her commitment [...]
Last year the #1 country song in the nation was Brad Paisley’s ”Old Alabama,” which left me sort of longing for new Alabama artists to fill the void. That’s why I’m so excited about the fabulous young band Alabama Shakes from Athens. If you have ‘t heard of them yet, [...]
