By Anna McFall It is a type of food that is so popular it can be found in specialty restaurants and even in grocery store coolers. Some might find it scary to eat or even gross. Others embrace the challenge of the popular sushi cuisine. Now, in one afternoon, sushi connoisseurs can learn how to make sushi at home, for a fraction of the price that restaurants charge. Trussville native Kelly Viall recently be ...

Special to the Tribune Trussville Optometrist Dr. Sam Pierce has been named “Optometrist of the Year” by the Alabama Optometric Association.  The award was presented during the Association’s 2012 Convention, held November 2-4 at The Wynfrey Hotel in Birmingham. [caption id="attachment_3229" align="alignright" width="214"] Trussville Optometrist Dr. Sam Pierce has been named Optometrist of the Year by the Al ...

By Anna McFall [caption id="attachment_3214" align="alignright" width="300"] The Farmhouse is located at 112 Glenn Avenue in Trussville[/caption] Tucked away inside a small building on Glenn Avenue, one local business is doing big things to help promote health, nutrition and wellness to members of the community. Owner Jennifer Cole Conn has established the new facility, called Farmhouse, in order to help ed ...

By Anna McFall Trussville’s Fire Department recently added some new vehicles to its team. These aren’t just any new vehicles: one cost around $500,000 and the other runs on compressed natural gas. The department received the new fire truck last week, something that only happens every 20 years. “The one we have inside is 20 years old and it’s been a good truck,” firefighter Paul Givens said. “They usually do ...

Tomorrow is Election Day and to help guide you through the process, Alabama Secretary of State Beth Chapman is sponsoring an online service that is the official online information center for the state’s voting population. Voters can visit https://myinfo.alabamavotes.gov/ to verify voter registration and also search for their local polling place. The website also allows those who have voted with provisional ...

By Tina Tidmore The Josiah Brunson Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution announce the publication of a new book with information retrieved from grave markers in many Clay, Pinson and Trussville cemeteries. They are already working on a second book with more cemetery information. [caption id="attachment_2986" align="alignright" width="229"] The new cemetery book is just one in a series publishe ...

By Anna McFall In just a few weeks, artists and local restaurants are coming together for the fourth annual Trussville Art Show and Tasting Event, which is known as TASTE. Sponsored by the Trussville Chamber of Commerce, TASTE is a unique event that highlights local artists and cuisine while giving the community an opportunity to experience everything under one roof. TASTE will be held Thursday, Nov. 15, fr ...

By Tina Tidmore Jefferson County Commissioner Joe Knight reached all the way to the year 1888 to tell Clay-Pinson Chamber members the history of publicly provided health care in Birmingham. [caption id="attachment_2596" align="alignright" width="225"] Commissioner Knight gives details on the Cooper Green Decision at Tuesdays Chamber meeting. Photo by Tina Tidmore[/caption] However, at the Oct. 8 chamber lun ...

On Tuesday, Oct. 16, there will be a kick-off party for "Turn Trussville Pink" at the Three-Eared Rabbit. The kick-off party is the day before this year's "Turn Trussville Pink" event, a community-wide initiative to help promote breast cancer awareness. “Turn Trussville Pink” began in 2008 and takes place every year on the 3rd Wednesday in October. What started as an event honoring two Hewitt-Trussville Hig ...

By Tina Tidmore The first-generation American, Salvatore Bambinelli, is sharing his Naples-style Italian cuisine with many in the Birmingham metropolitan area, including Trussville residents as Oct. 8. That’s when the new Salvatore’s opens next to Cold Stone Creamery on Gadsden Highway. Anticipation has been growing because the lighted sign has been up for weeks. Bambinelli already has four other restaurant ...