Royalty reigned at Boutwell Auditorium on March 1 as the Beaux Arts Krewe celebrated its 52nd Krewe Ball. The event benefits the Birmingham Museum of Art and the Krewe Acquisition Fund. This year’s theme, “Under the Big Top,” celebrated a night at the circus. Reigning over the ball was King Russell Warren Chambliss Sr., joined by his wife, Ann, and Queen Madeline … [Read more...]
Working Dogs: Puppy Love Keeps Customers Going Back to Mountain Brook Village Shops
By Ingrid Howard All across Mountain Brook Village, shop dogs can be seen greeting customers at the doors of their owners’ shops. It’s no different at the Cook Store. In addition to pottery and cookware, customers are likely to find a fuzzy pup snuggled in a chair by the entrance. Lucy, a 10½-month-old goldendoodle, has been the store’s “shop dog” since she was 7 weeks … [Read more...]
Where There’s a Till, There’s a Way: Cahaba Heights Couple Launches Local Produce Delivery Service Over the Mountain
By Emily WilliamsIf the first year of marriage is the hardest and starting your own business is like riding a roller coaster, combining the two milestones could seem as bad an idea as chewing tobacco on a tilt-a-whirl á la the opening scene of “The Sandlot.”The opposite has been the case for Will and Hayley DeShazo of Cahaba Heights, who have spent a large portion of … [Read more...]
The Bagel Tradition: Homewood Couple Turn Hobby Into a Growing Business
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...]