Tag: holidays
Drew: Key ingredients for the 2021 Thanksgiving hostess
By Samuetta Hill Drew
Thanksgiving is usually a holiday where people from different households gather, laugh, and have fun as they feast over a large...
Drew: Safely Hosting Family and Friends for the Holidays
By Samuetta Hill Drew
Well, it is almost gobble, gobble time again this year. Thanksgiving is just around the corner. Thanksgiving is a time families...
Word on The Street
Compiled by Haley Wilson
We asked Birmingham-area residents, which holiday over the next 3 months are looking forward to most?
LAYLA PETTWAY: “Thanksgiving because I'll get...
Birmingham Restores Two Paid Holidays For City Workers
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
The Birmingham City Council on Tuesday unanimously voted to restore two paid city holidays for employees.
Workers will receive pay for...
How does a single person celebrate Valentine’s Day?
By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson
There are certain images that commonly circulate around Valentines’ Day.
Red hearts are an incredibly popular and iconic symbol of a couple being...
‘Christmas renews our youth by stirring our wonder’
The Times Staff
This collection of quotes presents many Christmases from many voices including Queen Latifah, rapper, actress, businesswoman, who talks of handing out gifts...
Lights And Sights of Christmas In Birmingham (Ala.) Metro Area (PHOTOS)
The Times Staff
For the past month Times’s photographers crisscrossed the Birmingham metro area to snap the sparkling lights and spirit of the holiday season....
Area’s Annual Kwanzaa Celebration Begins Dec. 26
The Birmingham Times
On Dec. 26, the Birmingham Kwanzaa Committee will present a Day of Umoja/Unity at Club M at 521 Third Ave West beginning...
Here are Some Alternatives to Face-to-Face Holiday Celebrations
By Matt Windsor
UAB News
As COVID-19 cases continue to increase in Alabama, the University of Alabama at Birmingham recommends replacing traditional end-of-year, team-building receptions with creative virtual...
Sharpe-Jefferson: Spreading Peace and Love in a ‘Different’ Holiday Season
By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson
Will the holidays ever be the same?
Spreading peace and love in light of a pandemic. What if the answer is no? The...
