By Keysha DrexelGrowing up in India, Sandhya Garg had just one Barbie doll and just one dream."When I was 8 years old, I just had that one doll, so I started making clothes for it and I decided at that moment that I would someday be a fashion designer," the Mountain Brook resident said. "I knew from an early age that this was the only path for me."Twenty years … [Read more...]
Strength to Face Each Day
By Keysha DrexelJournal editorWhen Cathy Connor released a white balloon into the air on June 14 at Community Grief Support Services’ first Walk to Remember event, the Hoover woman said she knew it was a big step in coming to terms with the death of her husband.Connor said since her husband of 26 years, Scott, passed away in October, she's struggled to face each … [Read more...]
UAB Retiree Returns to School as a Student
By Keysha DrexelAt a time when most of his peers are content to slow down and reflect on their lives, a Vestavia Hills man is proving that learning is a lifelong adventure that never stops.David Roberts IV, 70, retired from teaching philosophy and ethics at the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 2001, but that doesn’t mean he’s still not a familiar face on … [Read more...]
Harbert Employee Celebrates 90th Birthday—Then Gets Back to Work
By Keysha DrexelWhen Van Hoover’s colleagues at BL Harbert International threw a party for her earlier this month, the occasion not only celebrated her 90th birthday but also honored her more than half-century of service at the company.Hoover, a Bluff Park resident, has worked as an executive assistant at the company since Jan. 1, 1951.But when she first came to … [Read more...]
Teen Trendsetters: Young Designers Shine in Rising Star Challenge
By Keysha DrexelThe Over the Mountain area was well represented at this year's Birmingham Fashion Week with several local budding designers making it to the final night of a competition in which they had to make garments using unconventional materials.Several of the 40 finalists in the 2014 Rising Design Star Challenge were from Vestavia Hills, Homewood, Hoover, … [Read more...]