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You need not travel far for Mardi Gras this year. The city of Vestavia Hills has announced plans to celebrate Mardi Gras in the city.

While remaining family-friendly, the city wants to welcome in a wide variety of visitors, City Manager Jeff Downes said, and this Mardi Gras celebration is one way to do that.

A progressive dinner will take place in Cahaba Heights, involving multiple area restaurants and ending with a party at Cajun Steamer. Be sure to read the story about the event and the Dogwood Festival in this month’s paper.

We also honor the teachers of the year on this month’s cover. Congratulations to this year’s honorees! I always enjoy talking to the people who help make Vestavia Hills City Schools a better school system and help students achieve their goals.

We also have a feature on Vestavia Hills resident Barbara Sloan, a former theater professor at Samford University, who recently wrote a book about theater.

While football season is over, read about some of Vestavia’s basketball players. And in some very exciting news, Twisted Root Burger Company is re-opening sometime this year in Rocky Ridge, along with a new Mexican restaurant in the same building, Taqueria La Ventana. Taqueria La Ventana, a concept from Texas, specializes in tacos with corn tortillas, while Twisted Root, one of my favorite restaurants, specializes in unique burgers with exotic meats.

As always, thank you for reading!