Joy League ended its season for the first time this year with a championship tournament, which replaced the traditional all-star games. The change capped a year of changes for the baseball league. It moved from its longtime home at Edgewood Elementary School and began playing at Homewood Middle School. It also got new members on its board of directors and a new commissioner, … [Read more...]
Oak Mouintain’s Allen Soars to National Outdoor High Jump Title
Trey Allen has done it again. The recent Oak Mountain High School graduate followed up his national indoor high jump title by winning 2019 New Balance Nationals Outdoor high jump in June in Greensboro, North Carolina. Allen won the event in a jump off, clearing 6 feet, 11.50 inches. “This is a dream, a blessing,” Allen said in an interview following his triumph. “I came in … [Read more...]
Hanna Antiques Turns 40: Small Refinishing Shop Evolved Into Multi-Dealer Trove of Treasures
By June Mathews Celebrating the past comes naturally to Bonny Hanna Picard. It’s been her business for 40 years. The founder and president of Hanna Antiques, Picard has long lived her passion through buying, selling and often restoring treasures from bygone eras. Still in her 20s when in 1979 she established a small furniture refinishing business in an oversized building on … [Read more...]
GreenWise Concept Market Opens in Mountain Brook Village
By Sam Prickett Many retailers claim to offer a “unique shopping experience,” but Mountain Brook’s new GreenWise Market comes closer than most. The Publix-owned store, which focuses on all-natural and organic products, opened late last month – and it’s one of only a handful of its kind nationwide. The store took over the Lane Parke location formerly occupied by … [Read more...]
No Small Feat: Former Second City Performer Elise Mayfield Returns to the RMTC Stage for Matilda the Musical
By Emily Williams As the 40th anniversary season for Red Mountain Theatre Company comes to a close, a familiar face will return to the stage for the final show, “Matilda the Musical.” A Birmingham native, Elise Mayfield will grace the stage in the production, inspired by Roald Dahl’s “Matilda.” She will play the role of Matilda’s less-than-supportive mother, Mrs. … [Read more...]