The suburban newspaper for mountain brook, homewood, vestavia hills, hoover and north shelby county
Prince Edward became the first member of the British Royal Family to visit Alabama when he arrived in Birmingham April 28. The prince was in town to present gold, silver and bronze medals for the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award to 31 Miss Alabama participants and nine state title holders. The program, which focuses on community Read More…
Story By Donna Cornelius; Photos by Lee Walls Jr. You’ve heard of English cottage gardens, with tumbled riots of color; Italian gardens, grand and symmetrical; and Southern gardens, filled with regional favorites like azaleas and camellias. For one Over the Mountain gardener, inspiration came from an unexpected place: the Land Down Under. Landscape architect Jane Read More…
Story By Laura McAlister; Photos by Lee Walls Jr. When Mark and Caroline Clark built their home in Vestavia Hills about three years ago, they designed it after a famous plantation home in New Orleans. With its grand white columns and wrought-iron balconies, the house is almost a spitting image of Oak Alley Plantation on Read More…
“Stars Fell on Alabama,” the Red Mountain Theatre Company’s Gala 2012, was April 14 at Old Car Heaven. More than 450 guests were greeted by décor from Dorothy McDaniel’s Flower Market and enjoyed cocktails during the silent auction, followed by a seated dinner catered by Café Iz along with a live auction conducted by Christie Read More…
More than 350 people attended the second annual Racing for Children’s. The event raised more than $197,000 for Children’s of Alabama. Presented by IBERIABANK, the event was March 30 at the Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum. Guests enjoyed a cocktail hour and were able to meet famous Indy and Grand-Am drivers and tour the museum. A Read More…
