Posh Pet Place Will Open in DecemberFour-legged Over the Mountain residents will soon have a new place to get a resort-style experience.Merritt Milam has announced plans to open Wags 'n Whiskers Comprehensive Pet Care at 2804 Crescent Ave. in downtown Homewood in December.The business will offer dogs and cats an experience "defined by compassionate care, … [Read more...]
Alpha Church Supply Has New Home
November has been a month of celebrations for Alpha Church Supply in Homewood.The business capped off its 30th year with an open house event at its new store at 121 West Valley Ave. Nov. 9.Dozens of well-wishers mingled, shopped and toured the new store. The festivities wrapped up with a blessing of the building and the business by Chorbishop Richard Saad from St. … [Read more...]
Lights, Camera, Transaction
By Keysha DrexelJournal editorFilm crews from a MSNBC business show interviewed shop owners in Mountain Brook recently for an upcoming episode aimed at giving other communities ideas about how to best encourage “shop local” initiatives.The crew from “Your Business” started out at Continental Bakery in English Village on the morning of Oct. 18 and wrapped up … [Read more...]
Dorothy McDaniel Moves Flower Market
A business that called the Over the Mountain area home for almost four decades has settled into new digs in Birmingham.Dorothy McDaniel Flower Market, which was located in Homewood for 37 years, is now open at 3300 Third Ave. S. next to the Mayer Lighting Showroom.McDaniel first opened the flower market on Linden Street in Homewood in the late 1970s and moved the … [Read more...]
There’s No Slowing Down for Realtor Margi Ingram
By Donna CorneliusJournal features writerAn unexpected birthday present led Margi Ingram into a career she’d never even thought about.Ingram’s name is a familiar one in the Birmingham area real estate market. Her company, Ingram and Associates, is one of the largest new home marketing and sales companies in Alabama.She started Ingram and Associates in 1977 … [Read more...]