Artistic license

Artistic license

The monkey gourd, the gator gourd, the swan or goose gourd, the egg gourd, the dipper gourd. Carefully caged for protection from mice and squirrels in Teresa Wamble’s garage are the basic forms for her creative journey with gourds, which she began 12 years ago.

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UAB makes learning PhUn

UAB makes learning PhUn

“It’s not every day you have pig hearts in a classroom.”

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Take it to the limit

Take it to the limit

CrossFit Riverchase Manager Sandy Colvin likes to tell a story about one of her clients.

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Vallocycle rolls on

Vallocycle rolls on

The first citywide bike-sharing program in the state of Alabama rolled up to the University of Montevallo on Oct. 14, 2011 and hasn’t slowed down since.

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Reading Room: Debbie Markey

Reading Room: Debbie Markey

Debbie Markey is the library media specialist at Our Lady of the Valley Catholic School.

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The right to work

The right to work

Project Search is in its first year in Shelby County. In fact, it was the first in the state to apply for the program, although Montgomery also began a program this school year.

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The road to the championship

The road to the championship

Story by Michael Ponthieux Kevin Guy never thought he would leave his native Columbiana. He thought after his football playing days were done, that he’d move on to coaching high school football. However, after playing four years of college football, his career took off with the Arena Football League. Guy reached the summit of the [...]

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Meet the Swissies

Meet the Swissies

Six years ago Stacey Gwin loaded her two children into her car and drove to North Carolina in search of the family’s newest member.

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The Traditionalist

The Traditionalist

Mallory Smith is not one to follow trends. The Inverness resident, whose interior design company is based in Vestavia Hills, describes her style as “rustic elegance” and prefers clean lines, symmetrical design and antiques.

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Feed your inner creativity

Feed your inner creativity

Michelangelo, Rubens, Van Gogh, Remington. At Fresh Art Café in Hoover, art isn’t relegated to the walls. It’s a part of your meal.

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Farm Fresh

Farm Fresh

Farmers markets return with locally grown produce

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A family affair

A family affair

Baking is a right of passage for the Monella and Berry families. Family members learn to make Cuccidati — Italian fig cookies — at an early age.

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Why I Love Shelby County: Scott Dawson

Why I Love Shelby County: Scott Dawson

Scott Dawson founded the Scott Dawson Evangelistic Association 25 years ago. The organization has grown from Scott giving testimonials at youth rallies to “a comprehensive outreach organization that that extends across all ages and denominations offering a unifying message of hope to America and beyond,” according to the SDEA’s website. The SDEA sponsors several large [...]

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Tips for efficient email

There are many ways we communicate in the world today. Text, phone, snail mail, email, Skype, social media, and – losing popularity, but still hanging in there – is face-to-face live conversation. Our grandparents called this talking.

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SCAC’s curtain rises

Performance art and theatre have been bringing communities and people together since the days of the ancient Greeks. The Shelby County Arts Council is keeping the tradition alive with the construction of a new performance space in Columbiana.

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