Weeping trees make gardeners smile

Thu, 17 May 2012 22:13:00 -0500

Because they want to grow down. Instead of reaching for the sky, as most trees do, young stems of weeping trees toy only briefly with upward growth before arching gracefully earthward.
Good irrigation key to healthy garden

Thu, 17 May 2012 22:12:00 -0500

We spend a lot of time and money during the year in the vegetable garden. Irrigation is a good way to improve your garden, specifically drip irrigation. Drip irrigation conserves water by directing it to the root zone of plants where it is most needed.
'Tin Man' shows heart, courage of Freedom Riders in new art exhibit

Thu, 17 May 2012 22:11:00 -0500

The latest piece by local sculptor Charlie Lucas - better known as the "Tin Man," for his use of pieces of found metal - has been nearly 20 years in the making. Last week, the pieces all came together.
Life briefs: Turman's latest based on history

Thu, 17 May 2012 22:05:00 -0500

Joe Garner Turman will sign copies of his latest book, "Forty Days to Eternity," at the Maxwell Air Force Base BX today and Saturday. The historical-romantic-adventure novel is set in the historic events of the last days of the Vietnam War.
Books offer a seat at Nelson Mandela's table

Tue, 15 May 2012 19:17:00 -0500

What do you feed a man who spent decades eating prison food in the name of freedom and reconciliation? It was an intimidating question Xoliswa Ndoyiya wasn't sure she knew how to answer.
Small-town S.C. baker's success on the rise

Tue, 15 May 2012 19:11:00 -0500

Kim Nelson danced with Emeril Lagasse. Little ol' Kim Nelson from Spartanburg, S.C., danced with Emeril "Bam!" Lagasse.
The Edible '8'

Tue, 15 May 2012 19:10:00 -0500

With so many delicious little bits about the first Alabama All Star Food Festival, I'm not sure where to begin. Montgomery Advertiser My Life editor Erica Pippins and I ate our way through the inaugural event Saturday and had a blast.
Dr. Jefferson Underwood III: HIV/AIDS expected to rise in older age group

Tue, 15 May 2012 01:44:00 -0500

It has been 30 years since the virus which causes HIV disease and AIDS was discovered, and during that time, much progress has been made in the management of HIV/AIDS.
Southern Hospitality: Judge honored at Scholar's Dinner

Mon, 14 May 2012 20:10:00 -0500

Faulkner University's Thomas Goode Jones School of Law's Black Law Student Association honored Judge Myron Thompson during its 8th annual Scholar's Dinner. The 21 members of the association's Ernestine S.
Montgomery's Snider reflects on year at helm of American Society of Breast Surgeons

Mon, 14 May 2012 20:02:00 -0500

Dr. Howard Snider has treated breast disease patients for 36 years in his Montgomery practice, and has been a part of trends both in patient care and professional development for other surgeons.
Support groups

Mon, 14 May 2012 19:49:00 -0500

Locations are in Montgomery unless otherwise stated. An Alzheimer's/dementia support group will meet from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the third Monday of each month at First United Methodist Church, 2416 W. Cloverdale Park, in the Emmaus Room.
Health calendar

Mon, 14 May 2012 19:48:00 -0500

Arthritis seminar. Shane Cunningham, M.D., with Jackson Clinic Family Medicine, will present an arthritis seminar at 5:30 p.m. Thursday in Classroom 1 on the Jackson Hospital campus. Fifty million adults in the U.S.
Rheta Grimsley Johnson: In today's economy, poor gotta have heart

Mon, 14 May 2012 01:02:00 -0500

It might be a different battle in Madison or Missoula than in Montgomery, but, then again, maybe not. Fighting on behalf of the poor is never a glamorous job. Especially given today's harsh political climate.
Heeere's Johnny, on 'American Masters'

Sun, 13 May 2012 17:39:00 -0500

Johnny Carson didn't invent late night. Nor did Carson invent late-night talk shows.
Women's club hosts a garden party

Sun, 13 May 2012 08:59:00 -0500

The Wynlakes Golf and Country Club was all set for a garden party on a recent Thursday morning, but this one was readied as an indoor scene with all the special ambiance of an outdoor gathering.
'A theater junkie's nirvana'

Sun, 13 May 2012 08:59:00 -0500

This coming weekend at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival is "kind of a theater junkie's nirvana," its director said, with three days packed with storytellers doing what they love the most.
Mother's Day about more than just gifts

Sat, 12 May 2012 03:14:00 -0500

On May 9, 1914, by an act of Congress, President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day. This act was prompted by the past demonstrative actions of several persons, including Julie B.
Couple adopts daughter's child

Sat, 12 May 2012 03:14:00 -0500

N While people her age are packing their bags to fly to Cancun, Robin Berrett-Paap is packing a diaper bag to go to the pediatrician. But she certainly doesn't mind.