2017 Fairy Tale Ball
Childcare Resources’ 11th annual Fairy Tale Ball will be held Aug. 26 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Birmingham Marriott Grandview. The event is presented by both the Board and Junior Board of [Read More]
Article Category: Local News
Online Grocery Delivery
Millions of people have turned to online shopping over the past few years, and that trend has grown to include grocery shopping. In fact, as people have searched for ways to save time, home grocery [Read More]
Celebrating Black History Month
As a white mother of black children, I’ve intentionally changed how I live my life in many ways. I’ve had to stretch myself and step out of my comfort zone on purpose so that I [Read More]
Briarwood Ballet
This is the story of a preacher and a ballerina, and how a church and an art form combined to create an amazing Birmingham institution. It is also a story of God’s faithfulness, and no [Read More]
The Greatest Show on Earth Hits the Ice in BIrmingham
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey’s XTREME will come to Birmingham’s Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Jan. 19-22, 2017, in several performances, and the entire circus has been revamped around an ice and an intergalactic theme sure [Read More]
College Counts Savings Plan and Scholarships
You likely have already heard of Alabama’s CollegeCounts 529 College Savings Fund, a popular savings account that replaced the PACT fund in Alabama and offering more flexibility. In fact, the 529 College Savings Fund is [Read More]
Shelby County Drug Free Coalition Gains Momentum In the War on Drugs
Shelby County Drug Free Coalition coordinator Jan Corbett’s daily mission is to educate parents, teachers and children about the harmful impact drugs can play in a person’s life. “Kids are experimenting with drugs at [Read More]
Saving Forgotten Warriors
If you try to reach Jeremy Hogan, chances are he and other volunteers are busy building a wheelchair ramp for a military veteran’s home, cleaning a yard, or helping veterans in many other ways. [Read More]
Living with Neurofibromatosis
For eight-year-old Izzy Camp, the outward signs aren’t very obvious. Upon first glance, most would never know she’s living with neurofibromatosis, an incurable set of genetic disorders that cause tumors to grow in the nervous [Read More]
Cooking With Compassion
Oftentimes when a parent is struggling with a terminal illness, the worry, stress and fear of leaving a child can be overwhelming. “When a parent finds out the devastating news that they have a terminal [Read More]