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The American Village Turns 20!
Special Feature In a day of thanksgiving and grand ceremony, the American Village in Montevallo celebrated the 288th birthday of the Father of our Country, George Washington, alongside their own 20th Anniversary. An estimated 900 visitors attended activities throughout the day, including a Service of Thanksgiving in the Colonial Chapel, an Anniversary Convocation in a …
UnlessU Benefits from Prince of Peace Knights
Education Extra Young adults in our community who have intellectual and developmental disabilities recently benefited from the generosity of the Prince of Peace Knights of Columbus Council 11537. Grand Knight Jeff Allen presented a $600 donation to Lindy Cleveland, Executive Director of UnlessU, a nonprofit organization in Vestavia that offers young adults with intellectual and …
4th Grader Receives Key to City of Hoover
Youth News What would you do if you found an envelope containing $900 in cash, along with a credit union receipt, while shopping at Target? Well, if you’re Foster Dudley, fourth grade student at Prince of Peace Catholic School (POP), you do the right thing. According to Foster’s mom, Parisa Dudley, his first response was, …
Judson College: Rigorously Academic, Resolutely Christian
Education Extra Located in Marion, Ala., Judson College has been educating and empowering women for lives of purpose for 181 years. From our founding in 1838, we have been committed to the idea that college should be about more than obtaining a degree and the job you want after you graduate. It’s about becoming the …
Servant Leader: Vestavia’s Ben Cox
Special Feature Cheer on Vestavia’s Ben Cox as he bikes across America for people with disabilities! Cox, a sophomore at Troy University and a member of Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity, will bike across America from California to Washington, D.C. in an annual cycling trip called The Journey of Hope. Cox plans to raise $15,000 for …
Meet & Greet Exotic Animals at the Magnolia Festival!
Are We There Yet? It’s almost time for the 19th Annual Gardendale Magnolia Festival on April 17-18, 2020. With over 150 vendors, two stages of live entertainment, a pooch parade, car show, petting zoo/pony rides and more, the festival is fun for the whole family. On Saturday, the festival will welcome for the first time, …
Support Groups
Whether you’re looking for grief counseling, help with parenting, or support in your battle against cancer, the list below is a resource to help you find the support you need. Click on any of these topics to find support groups and their meeting times. We have included addresses, e-mails, phone numbers, and other contact …
Experience Beth Hallel Birmingham’s CommUnity Seder
Special Feature Easter and Passover might seem unrelated, but did you know that Jesus’ Last Supper was actually a traditional Passover meal? Or that when Jesus introduced communion, He was fulfilling a traditional Passover element that had been practiced for thousands of years by Jews? The mysterious links between the first Passover meal and Jesus’ …
Birmingham’s Own New York Time’s Best-Selling Author Patti Callahan Henry Takes the Stage at Samford
Special Feature Patti Callahan Henry is a New York Times and USA Today best-selling author of 15 novels and the recipient of the 2020 Harper Lee Award for Alabama’s distinguished writer. She has also been selected as the 2020 Corts Distinguished Author and will take the stage at Samford University for the 10th Annual Tom …
