By Sarah Kuper Growing up, Al Elliott dreamed of making his living teaching kids to ride bikes."But the older I got the more I realized that wasn't a real job," Elliott said. Now, the Green Valley Elementary teacher is an educator, a filmmaker and a rapper. Elliott will be speaking at the March 12 TEDx event in Birmingham. He was chosen because of his work in film … [Read more...]
Spartan Spike: O’Quinn and Carr Lead All-OTM Volleyball Team
By Lee Davis After winning the state Class 7A championship in 2014, it was hard to imagine how the Mountain Brook volleyball team could do just as well or better in 2015. But that’s exactly what the Lady Spartans did. Mountain Brook posted a 57-6 record and defeated powerful McGill-Toolen in the finals in three sets to win a second consecutive title. “We trusted each other,” … [Read more...]
Historically Inclined: Vestavia Hills’ Anne Boston Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
By Emily Williams Anne Boston lives and breathes Vestavia Hills, and she has the ink-filled calendar to prove it. On March 3, the community will recognize her devotion by presenting her with Leadership Vestavia Hills’ 2016 Lifetime Achievement award. “I certainly didn’t expect it,” Boston said. “When they called me to tell me, I was just taken aback because, frankly, I … [Read more...]
Ticket to Write: Former Judge Debra Goldstein Gives Back With Newest Book
By Emily WilliamsAfter graduating college, a semester early at that, Debra Goldstein decided to take a leap of faith and move to New York City with two goals: to get a job in publishing and a spot on “Jeopardy.” “I thought I knew everything, when really I didn’t know anything,” Goldstein said. Yet, she accomplished both goals, although the publishing world wasn’t all … [Read more...]
Women of Distinction: Girl Scouts of North Central Alabama Honor Women at Luncheon
By Sarah Kuper Several Over the Mountain women are being honored by the Girl Scouts of North-Central Alabama as Women of Distinction. The award recognizes women who have given significant contributions in their professions and in their communities. The honorees are: Alice Womack is a client adviser with Oakworth Capital Bank in Mountain Brook. Womack has worked in the … [Read more...]