By Emily WilliamsThe civilization of “cavaliers and cotton fields” may be gone with the wind, but its fashion lives on.Young women throughout the Birmingham area have been stepping into the past for over 45 years, donning antebellum gowns for belle societies.Linda McIntosh of Hoover has been making antebellum-style gowns for the Hoover, Vestavia and Arlington … [Read more...]
Ice to Meet You: Homewood Couple Brings Italian Treat to Birmingham
A Homewood husband and wife have given a Southern accent to a treat that’s more well known up north than down south.Birmingham native David Shaw and his wife, Wani, who’s from West Africa, met in Washington, D.C., and also lived in Delaware. That’s when they discovered Italian ice, they said.“It’s as popular there as iced tea is in the South,” Wani said.Italian ice … [Read more...]
Steel Magnolias: Spartans and Lady Bucs Claim Golf Titles, Spain Park’s Martin Ties Record
By Lee DavisAfter a three-year dry spell, the Mountain Brook boys’ golf team found an oasis at the Class 7A championships at the Magnolia Grove Falls Course in Mobile last week.The Spartans shot a two-day total of 10-over-par 587 on the par-71 course to claim their first state title since 2011. Mountain Brook won by 19 strokes over second-place Fairhope, which shot 606. … [Read more...]
Trophy Life: Eagles, Lady Cavs, Knights Take Soccer Titles
By Lee DavisThe Over the Mountain area proved itself again as the soccer capital of Alabama last week.Four schools claimed state championships at John Hunt Park in Huntsville, and one of them – Oak Mountain – swept both the boys’ and girls’ Class 7A titles.John Carroll Catholic’s Lady Cavaliers claimed a second consecutive title by winning the Class 6A crown. They … [Read more...]
Oak Mountain, Spain Park Win State Lacrosse Titles
By Tyler WaldrepLacrosse is slowly but surely establishing itself in Alabama, and a few dominant programs are starting to corner the market on state championships.The Oak Mountain varsity girls’ team beat Mountain Brook 11-6 to claim back-to-back state titles. The Spain Park varsity boys’ team beat Vestavia 14-12 to earn the school’s third championship in the last five … [Read more...]