By Ingrid HowardOn top of having three kids and one more on the way, Joe and Ginny Leavens are lawyers by day, bagel bakers at night.“We divide and conquer,” Ginny said. “It’s a two-person process to prepare the bagels, shape them and get them ready, but the baking and the seeding in the mornings can usually be done by one of us. And the other one will get the kids off … [Read more...]
Spring Fashion Forecast: Local Retailers Say Bold Prints, Muted Colors and Neutrals All On-Trend this Season
By Ingrid HowardAccording to Over the Mountain clothing store owners, bold prints aren’t going anywhere.Second Hand Rose store owner Gina Saab said that pink seems to be really big in fashion now, but there are definitely lots of prints in the items her store carries.“There’s still lots of camouflage out there,” she said, “and florals and plaids. There have been … [Read more...]
King of the Mountain: Russ Chambliss Prefers His Mentone Farm to Any Castle
By Donna Cornelius Russ Chambliss Sr. doesn’t need a palace to feel like a king. He and his wife, Ann, have a lovely home in Mountain Brook. But many of their happiest days are spent high atop Lookout Mountain at their 3,000-acre Little River Farm. “We raise Angus cattle and enjoy our Tennessee Walking Horses, which are great for trail riding,” Russ said. On March 1, he’ll … [Read more...]
Camp 101: Winnataska Begins Second Century of Summer Fun
Check out our 2019 OTMJ Camp Guide (on page 20). By June Mathews In the summer of 1918, a group of soon-to-be campers boarded a train in Birmingham and set out for the adventure of their lives. Traveling the last 5 miles of the journey on foot, they ended up on the banks of Kelly Creek in southern St. Clair County at a new camp called Winnataska. The camp’s … [Read more...]
Back Where It All Began
By Ingrid Howard When Diana Hansen closed the downtown Homewood location of White Flowers and moved into Brookwood Village, she originally thought she would operate there for only a few months. But she said she liked it there so much that she decided to stay. “I like the comfortableness of this mall,” she said. “And I think it’s pretty the way they’ve fixed it up.” This … [Read more...]