Personal Experiences Highlight Prevention EventBy Emily Williams“I was on the right track, or what seemed like the right track, to doing everything you would want to do in life and everything that parents would ever want from their kid,” said Brad Blount, his image playing on a large screen in the crowded ballroom of Vestavia Country Club.A room packed with people … [Read more...]
French Connection
Kali Martin McNutt and François Braine-Bonnaire Story by Donna CorneliusFriends of Kali Martin McNutt and François Braine-Bonnaire could have been traveling to Louisiana last summer to the couple’s wedding. Instead, some 60 American family members and friends ended up adding a few extra miles to their journeys.Kali, who is from Vestavia Hills, and François, a … [Read more...]
Over the Mountain Dancers Headed to Orange Bowl
Competitive dancers from Linda Dobbins Dance in Mountain Brook will leave Dec. 28 to perform in the Capital One Orange Bowl in Florida.The Over the Mountain dancers will perform with the country group Little Big Town during the Orange Bowl.Linda Dobbins said the group is the only dance company representing the state at this year's Orange Bowl and the first Alabama … [Read more...]
Painting the Town
By Keysha DrexelJournal editorA book recently published by the Birmingham Historical Society chronicles a Mountain Brook artist's half-century love affair with the Birmingham metro area.Released in late November, "Bob Moody's Birmingham–A City in Watercolor" features 107 watercolor paintings of iconic buildings and scenes created by the former graphic designer, … [Read more...]
Tucker’s ‘Con’ Job
By Keysha DrexelJournal editorJust two years after he first signed with a talent agent, a Vestavia Hills third-grader is making his film debut and counting such Hollywood heavyweights as Robert Redford and Emma Thompson as his co-stars.Tucker Meek stars in "The Santa Con," a holiday film premiering on Lifetime Television at 7 p.m. Dec. 13.And next year, … [Read more...]