Butterflies, Moonbeams Set Tone for Balls held at the Country Club of Birmingham, with a garden and butterfly theme. Invitations had a single embossed butterfly, and butterflies covered in rose petals hung from the ceiling at the club. Twinkly lights also adorned the ceiling to give a starry night effect. The entrance of the East Room was flanked by two working fountains and a garden gate covered in roses and hydrangeas.
Hoover’s Mayor Runs on Personal Energy The mayor of Hoover has no time for golf. Tony Petelos, elected in 2004 and returned to office in 2008, thrives on his jammed schedule as head of one of the fastest growing cities in the country. In addition to administrative duties, Petelos is called on to make speeches, sign proclamations, cut ribbons, throw out the first pitch on a baseball diamond, read to schoolchildren and any number of other ceremonial duties.
Vestavia Mayor Responds to Call Butch Zaragoza, traveling from city hall to his home in the River Grand subdivision, proves the old cliché about knowing an area like the back of one’s hand. He takes shortcuts through neighborhoods, wending his way along curving roads and through construction. It’s the fireman in him—a sort of built in GPS system required of those who must find addresses swiftly in response to emergency calls at all hours of the day and night.
Mayor Unwinds With Spinning Reel It’s dangerous to let Scott McBrayer, mayor of Homewood, get a fishing pole in his hands if there’s a schedule to keep. Time slows as he makes cast after cast, enticing a bream or crappie to try the juicy cricket dangling in the water.
The Biggest Loser? At long last, we’ve found out who was the biggest loser, the best dancer, and who we should all be idolizing for the next 12 months. The winners emerged victorious, leaving thousands of hopeful souls in their wake, some in tears, some driven to mental breakdowns, others with their personal lives on the rocks. I’m encouraged that everyone got out alive.
Powell Power From the moment they were born nearly 18 years ago, Austin and Garrett Powell were destined to excel in athletics.
