The Monday Night Dancers hosted a dance on Aug. 5 to celebrate longtime volunteer Zella Listerman and the last dance at the Vestavia Hills Seniors Lodge.Listerman has served as the volunteer leader at the lodge for the past 11 years, and will hand her duties over to Carl Jones and Doris Kinney. Due to Wald Park renovations, the lodge will be removed and dancers will … [Read more...]
A Business in Three Acts: Service-Oriented Nations Boutique “Does Beautiful” in New Homewood Location
By Emily Williams After a successful two years operating Nations Boutique on Cahaba Valley Road, owner Lisa Ann Muir-Taylor of North Shelby County heard fate’s call to expand. Marrying equal parts retail, mission and female empowerment, Nations Boutique opened a second location this summer in the heart of Homewood, on 18th Street. Muir-Taylor’s vision for the … [Read more...]
Life Lessons: Mountain Brook Scout Troop Celebrates Golden Anniversary
By Sam Prickett It’s been a half-century of scouting for Mountain Brook’s Boy Scout Troop 320, which will celebrate its 50th anniversary later this month. For Frank Tynes, the troop’s current scoutmaster, the milestone is an opportunity to appreciate the past while remaining firmly focused on the present. “For those that are currently in the troop, I think we owe a debt of … [Read more...]
View From the Top: 1920s Vestavia Hills Home Transforms to Suit Today, Maintains Memories of the Past
By Emily Williams Some of the oldest homes in Vestavia Hills dot Shades Mountain, built well before the city’s incorporation in 1950. The area was first established in the late 1800s by former two-term Birmingham Mayor George B. Ward, who built his Greco-Roman-inspired “Vestavia” estate where Vestavia Hills Baptist Church now stands. A wave of people built grand homes along … [Read more...]
Stories of Survival: Alabama’s Holocaust Survivors to Be Honored at Holocaust Education Event
By Rubin E. Grant Esther Levy will never forget and she hopes no one else will, either. Levy is a second-generation Holocaust survivor and heard stories of the horrifying events of the World War II tragedy from her mother, Tobi Kamornik Gerson, who lived through it. “We can’t forget the lessons of the Holocaust,” Levy said. “Humanity can’t let something like that happen … [Read more...]