By Rubin E. GrantTy Davis doesn’t know how old he was the first time he picked up a basketball, but seemingly he has had one in his hands his entire life.That’s not surprising considering Mountain Brook’s 6-foot-5 junior guard belongs to a family of ballers.His dad, Tyler Davis, grew up in the Hoosier State basketball hotbed of Elkhart, Indiana, playing AAU for his … [Read more...]
‘A Long Time Coming’: Spartans Claim First Ever State Wrestling Championship
By Rubin E. GrantThe Mountain Brook wrestling team made history last week.The Spartans had never won an Alabama High School Athletic Association state championship of any kind, not in the traditional state tournament which began in 1959 or the State Duals tournament which started in 2017.But last Friday, the Spartans were able to hoist a championship trophy after … [Read more...]
Rethinking Wedding Photographs: Couple Brings Elegance and Authenticity to Wedding Art but Never Cheese
By Anne RuisiShots of the bridal party, a mother adjusting her daughter’s veil before the ceremony and the happy couple cutting the cake are scenes every wedding photographer captures on the job.Then there’s the Indian wedding where the groom got bucked off a horse during the baraat, part of an outdoor, prewedding groom’s procession, at an Over the Mountain hotel, … [Read more...]
Forever Flowers: Wedding Flowers Are Timeless Treasures in Resin Art
By Anne RuisiYour great-grandmother might have saved her wedding bouquet by pressing individual blooms in a book kept wrapped in the attic, but you now have the option to treasure your flowers as an artistic memento of the day you said your vows and display it in your home long after your Golden Anniversary.Preserving wedding flowers by encasing them in artistic shapes … [Read more...]
‘Big Accomplishment’: Homewood Edges Mountain Brook to Claim Regional Duals Title
By Rubin E. Grant Since the inception of the Alabama High School Athletic Association wrestling duals in 2017, Homewood had won its regional championship just once. And that was in the first year of the competition.The Patriots finally secured another regional duals title last Friday, but just barely. Homewood edged Mountain Brook 32-31 in the finals of the Class … [Read more...]