The Linly Heflin Unit will celebrate its 63rd annual Scholarship Fashion Show on Oct. 12.The annual cocktail gala is the primary fundraiser for the organization and will be held at The Club. This year’s fashion show again will be coordinated with … [Read more...]

By Anne RuisiBy 2013, Kenya Buchanan was so miserable working in the corporate world that one day she decided to just quit her job with an industrial distribution company.“In that cubicle, I was losing my mind,” the fashion designer and owner of Homewood atelier Kenya B said. “I quit cold turkey.”Now, she’s designing a luxurious gown that will be featured in the 2nd … [Read more...]

By Anne RuisiIf he’d had a colonoscopy earlier, Jamey Hollingsworth might not have died of colon cancer in his Mountain Brook home, he, his family and friends said.One of his brothers died from colon cancer and polyps were removed from two other brothers when they were first screened, his wife of 21 years, Dany Hollingsworth, said. “Jamey missed the notice to … [Read more...]

By Rubin E. GrantGil Franks can hardly wait for the Warblers Club to take the stage again.The singing group has been around since 1929, when it was formed as the boys glee club at Woodlawn High School. In the mid-1970s, the Warblers existence as a high school group ceased, but in 1988, many of the group’s alumna decided to form a men’s choral group, which has performed … [Read more...]

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...]