By Lee Davis Ben Fuller never met Bradley Johnson, but he completely understands the shining legacy left by the late Spain Park golf star. Johnson was one of Alabama golf’s brightest young stars when he was killed in an automobile accident March 25, 2006. His legacy is about far more than golf. People of all ages and walks of life – golfers and non-golfers alike – still tell … [Read more...]
A Feast for the Family: Saint Mark the Evangelist Church Event Is About All Things Italian
By Donna Cornelius Donna Francavilla’s Greystone home turned into a bakery on March 12. Friends and fellow church members from Saint Mark the Evangelist Catholic Church became chefs for a day to make traditional Italian cookies called pizzelles for the church’s annual Feast of Saint Mark, set this year for April 30. During the party, volunteer bakers of almost all ages … [Read more...]
Imagination Station: Lesley McRae’s Upstairs Bedroom Is a Haven for Creativity
By Donna CorneliusLesley McRae’s muse for the design of her Decorators’ ShowHouse room is someone she knows very well. “With this room, I had my own daughter in mind,” McRae said. Charlotte McRae, an 18-year-old Mountain Brook High School student, writes poetry and paints, her mother said. That’s why the designer’s ShowHouse space – an upstairs bedroom – has places … [Read more...]
Remembrance of Things Past: Libby Greene’s Living Room Holds Antiques – and Memories
By Donna Cornelius Like other designers participating in this year’s Decorators’ ShowHouse, Libby Greene has been spending a lot of time in the room she’s designing. And she’s not the first member of her family to do so. Greene had a special reason for choosing the living room as her ShowHouse space. Her grandmother, June Henderson, was in the room many times when Katherine … [Read more...]
Sweet Memories: Kate Millhouse Recalls Fun, Family Life at the McTyeire House
By Donna CorneliusVisitors to this year’s Decorators’ ShowHouse will see a stately house with notable architecture and wander through rooms artistically created by designers. For Kate Millhouse, the house was more than a beautiful place. It was home. Her parents, Katherine and Bill McTyeire, were both busy and successful business owners. Katherine McTyeire’s father, … [Read more...]