By Donna Cornelius Amanda Nisbet will be making her first visit to Birmingham next month to speak at Antiques at The Gardens. But the nationally known designer, whose business is based in New York, doesn’t expect to feel like a stranger in a strange land. "I am so excited," said Nisbet, who is this year's featured speaker for the event’s Red Diamond Lecture Series. “Even … [Read more...]
Sewn Through Time: King Cotton Fabrics Celebrates 50 Years of Family Business
By Emily Williams Over half of a decade, two things have remained constant in the world of King Cotton Fabrics: family and fabrics. When Bill Haas had the opportunity to buy an established fabric store in Tuscaloosa, he knew nothing about the fabric industry. But he knew whom to turn to for advice: his wife, Janet. “I remember, right after he bought the business, he came … [Read more...]
He’s Seen the Light: Eclipse Experience Persuades Smith’s Variety Owner to Keep the Family Store
By Sam Prickett It took a once-in-a-generation event to convince him, but Smith’s Variety owner Jim Glazner has decided against selling the iconic Mountain Brook toy store. Aug. 21’s solar eclipse was the deciding factor for Glazner, who had been planning to sell the store after his mother, Mary Anne, passed away in April. Mary Anne had run the store since the death of her … [Read more...]
Back For More: Volleyball Coach Returns to Re-Establish Her Legacy
By Blake Ells Mandy Burgess returned to Vestavia Hills for her second stint as the head coach of the girls volleyball team last year. She led the team from 1999 to 2012 before hanging up her whistle to focus on her family. When the position opened back up in 2016, she couldn't fight off the itch to return. "The opportunity came back up and I was approached,” she said. “There … [Read more...]
OTM Students Named National Merit Semifinalists
On Sept. 13, 16,000 students were named semifinalists in the 2018 National Merit Scholarship Corp. competition, which awards approximately 7,500 scholarships each year. The list included a number of Over the Mountain students, each recognized as being among the highest-scoring students out of the 1.6 million high school juniors who took the 2017 Preliminary SAT/National Merit … [Read more...]