Mountain BrookAware Mountain Brook Town TalkApril 17, 6 p.m.Park LaneAware Mountain Brook, a group formed in February to create an environment and forums for residents to speak freely about depression, substance abuse and other issues, will host a Town Talk at 6 p.m. April 17 at Park Lane, 2717 Cahaba Road in English Village. The event will feature Mountain … [Read more...]
OTM Self-defense Classes Are Geared to Women
By William C. Singleton IIIJournal contributorDeborah Godfrey of Vestavia Hills said she emerged from an hour-long self-defense class hardly a karate expert but with enough knowledge to reduce her chances of becoming a crime victim.“One thing I was not sure about was when I’m out walking and I see people, I didn’t know whether to look at them or avoid eye … [Read more...]
Mountain Brook AIDS Researcher Earns National Award
A noted AIDS researcher and Mountain Brook resident was one of only three doctors from the U.S. to receive the Clinical Excellence Award at the National Physician of the Year Awards ceremony in New York City March 31.Michael Saag, professor of medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and director of the Center for AIDS Research, received the award at a … [Read more...]
Carpenter’s Book Strives for Complete Picture of His Father
By Keysha DrexelJournal editorWhen Douglas M. Carpenter of Mountain Brook set about to write his father's biography, the retired minister of Saint Stephen's Episcopal Church in Vestavia Hills knew a part of that book would include how his father was the first of eight clergy members addressed in Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Letter from a Birmingham Jail" during Holy Week … [Read more...]
Mediterranean Manor
By Donna CorneliusJournal features writerSpringtime in Birmingham means putting away winter coats, getting out the gardening tools—and visiting the Decorators’ ShowHouse.The annual Alabama Symphony Orchestra fundraiser lets designers create one-of-a-kind rooms in splendid settings. This year’s 38th ShowHouse, which will be open April 26-May 11, is the … [Read more...]