By Emily Williams While bells ring throughout the community, ushering in holiday cheer, those who aren’t feeling so merry and bright may find it hard to join in on the fun. Community Grief Support’s clinical director, Steve Sweatt, said those grieving a loss should make a plan for dealing with their emotions on a holiday, whether they choose to follow the traditions of the … [Read more...]
Over the Mountain Retail Centers Ready for Holiday Shopping Season
By Kaitlin Candelaria While children are tucked in dreaming of sugar plums and Xboxes and their parents lie awake thinking of massive shopping lists and entertainment plans, retailers in the Over the Mountain area have been working to satisfy both their expectations with care. They’ve strung millions of lights, booked times on Santa’s busy schedule, arranged special services … [Read more...]
Instagift Launches Group Gift Cards for Homewood, Crestline Areas
By Kaitlin Candelaria Gift cards are taking on a new look this holiday season thanks to Instagift, a Birmingham-based business founded on the premise of buying and selling egift cards and mobile gift cards on the internet. Instagift is housed in Innovation Depot in downtown Birmingham. It serves more than 1,000 clients across the country with a heavy emphasis on the … [Read more...]
Spartan Strut: School Officials Don Fashions for the Foundation
The Schaeffer Eye Center’s Fashions for the Foundation 2015 was held Nov. 9 at the newly opened Grand Bohemian Hotel Mountain Brook. More than 300 guests gathered in the elegant Grand Ballroom to see models sporting clothing and accessories from 16 local merchants and eyewear from Schaeffer Eye Center. l.a. Eyeworks designer Gai Gherardi was in attendance. Stylebriefs.com’s … [Read more...]
Holiday Hospitality: Four Houses, Church Open Doors for IPC’s Annual Tour
By Donna Cornelius The Independent Presbyterian Church Holiday House Tour is always a high point of the Christmas season for church members and tour-goers. The 2015 edition of the event ends the year on an especially festive note. The tour, along with the church’s Christmas Eve services, marks the culmination of IPC’s year-long Centennial Celebration. The church began … [Read more...]