By DeBorah LaymanBeing Joel Rotenstreich’s friend can be an expensive proposition, he says in an only half-jokingly manner. That’s because Rotenstreich is passionate about Holocaust education and tireless in his efforts to raise money for the Birmingham Holocaust Education Center, attending countless lunches and meetings with friends and associates to raise … [Read more...]
Preschool Prep
Preschool Prep Parents with college-bound students, I feel your pain. Right now, you’re in frantic shopping mode so Baby Dumpling will have everything he needs in the dorm. You’ve purchased a laptop and a bedspread and the cutest little throw pillows, shampoo and soap and copy paper, a crockpot and a semester’s supply of healthy snacks, most of which you know he will ignore, … [Read more...]
True to Life: Architect James Carter’s House Is Full of His History
By Donna Cornelius When architect James Carter meets with clients, he asks a question: What do you want your house to say about you? His own house makes a statement, but not in stark black-and-white terms. “I wanted to express the duality of my personality – casual and formal, city and country,” Carter said. Thus, the house he built three years ago in Mountain Brook is full … [Read more...]
Rubbing Elbows: Bobbye and Emmett Weaver’s Collection of Entertainment Memorabilia Blends History and Friendship
By Emily WilliamsIt all began with a wink.Home from college for Christmas break, Bobbye Weaver, nee Williamson, winked at a handsome young Emmett Weaver, editor for the Pell City News-Aegis, as he stood on her doorstep. He took it as an act of flirtation rather than what it was – a small little tick. The two went across the street for a coke and what … [Read more...]
Hometown Hero: Jeremy Downey Is the Alabama Seafood Cook-Off Champ
By Donna CorneliusChef Jeremy Downey wanted to impress the judges when he competed in the Alabama Seafood Cook-Off June 13. But there was one person he wanted to please even more: his grandmother, 93-year-old Tensie Johnson. “She was sitting front and center while I was cooking,” said Downey, whose Bistro V restaurant in Vestavia Hills draws rave reviews from … [Read more...]