By Maggie GoveMichael and Linda Adler have been creating memories together for more than 42 years, and now each year they help hundreds of brides and grooms make their own memories at The Barn at Shady Lane. Running a wedding venue was not always the couple’s dream. It came along after years of serving and singing alongside one another. Michael has been serving at … [Read more...]

By June MathewsIn 2021, Dr. Charles Clark of Mountain Brook was ready to retire. Forty years in a demanding neurosurgical practice, he figured, was enough. It was time to kick back and enjoy a more relaxing way of life.Then something big happened to change his plans. Son Paul, who was finishing up a neurosurgical residency out-of-state, was interested in returning home … [Read more...]

By Ally MorrisonWhen Bradley Metrock, a 1999 graduate of Vestavia Hills High School, moved back to the Birmingham area after living in Nashville for 20 years, he was faced with a twinge of loss. He missed City Stages.So, Metrock meshed his love of music and technology together along with a dash of nostalgia to bring music back to the Magic City on … [Read more...]

The Kiwanis Club of Homewood-Mountain Brook recently presented two Walter Zeller Fellowship Awards for outstanding service to the Homewood community.Members of the Graphos family received the medal and certificate awarded posthumously to Sammy Graphos, a fixture in the Homewood main business district before his passing in October.  Graphos was owner and operator of … [Read more...]

By Ally MorrisonThe American Cancer Society will host the 42nd annual Hope Gala on Aug. 20 at the Birmingham Country Club to raise money for cancer research and education. Anna Comer, Kristin McPherson and Sumner Starling will be this year’s co-chairs, and the gala will feature four honorees: Lee Edwards, Lesly Simon, Cary Wahlheim and Dana Wolter. This … [Read more...]