By Kaitlin Candelaria One Mountain Brook resident is using his passion for clothes to help children in the community suffering from life-threatening illnesses. Brennan Peck, a 2011 graduate of Mountain Brook High School, was inspired to start Hartbrook Clothier by his mother, Laura, while he still was in high school. Peck’s mother noticed when shopping for Brennan and his … [Read more...]
All in the Family: Wind Charmer Offers Vintage-Inspired Children’s Clothing
By Emily Williams When sisters-in-law Jamie, Mary Beth and Sandi Meeks went into the clothing business together, they stuck to what they knew best: girls and dresses. Married to three brothers from Vestavia Hills, the women are mothers to a collective eight girls under the age of 11. “It’s been so much fun,” Mary Beth said. “Just our family coming together to start (Wind … [Read more...]
Mother’s Milk: Homewood Mother Uses Personal Tragedy to Enrich the Community
By Kaitlin Candelaria Homewood resident Mary Michael Kelley never knew about the need for a milk bank in Alabama until her own personal tragedy brought the issue to the forefront. After losing one child shortly after birth and almost losing another, Kelley was more than aware not only that there were infants who needed milk, but also that there were mothers who needed or … [Read more...]
Fight Like a Girl: Ginny Bourland Spreads the Word About Ovarian Cancer Symptoms
By Emily Williams Ginny Bourland wasn’t sure about sharing her cancer battle with a support group at first. Shortly after the Vestavia Hills resident was diagnosed with stage IV ovarian cancer in 2011, at the age of 37, a member of the Laura Crandall Brown Ovarian Cancer Foundation emailed her and invited her to attend a support group for women in similar conditions. “I … [Read more...]
Spreading the Word
By Kaitlin Candelaria Jefferson County Commissioner Sandra Little Brown is the only woman among 29 men involved in the Real Mean Wear Pink campaign. As the female face of the American Cancer Society’s campaign and a cancer survivor herself, Brown said awareness and early detection are the most important things she wants to emphasize to the community. “I made up my mind that … [Read more...]