By Kaitlin Candelaria One Mountain Brook resident is using his passion for clothes to help children in the community suffering from life-threatening illnesses. Brennan Peck, a 2011 graduate of Mountain Brook High School, was inspired to start Hartbrook Clothier by his mother, Laura, while he still was in high school. Peck’s mother noticed when shopping for Brennan and his … [Read more...]
All in the Family: Wind Charmer Offers Vintage-Inspired Children’s Clothing
By Emily Williams When sisters-in-law Jamie, Mary Beth and Sandi Meeks went into the clothing business together, they stuck to what they knew best: girls and dresses. Married to three brothers from Vestavia Hills, the women are mothers to a collective eight girls under the age of 11. “It’s been so much fun,” Mary Beth said. “Just our family coming together to start (Wind … [Read more...]
Runway Roll-call: Funding is in Fashion for the Mountain Brook Schools Foundation
By Emily Williams Brookwood Forest Elementary Assistant Principal Christy Christian does not consider herself a fashionista, but for the third year, she will walk the runway at the Mountain Brook City School’s Foundation’s annual Fashions for the Foundation Nov. 9. Christian said that one of her favorite experiences from the show is coming in contact with local clothing … [Read more...]
Fountain of Memories: Altamont Student Raises Money for Fountain to Honor Uncle
By Kaitlin Candelaria Arjun Lakhanpal was inspired by his uncle’s death, but more importantly by the way he lived his life, to raise funds for a fountain on Jemison Trail. Sundeep Caplash, a Mountain Brook resident, was struck and killed by an off-duty Mountain Brook police officer in 2011 while running along Montevallo Road. He was busy training for his first Mercedes … [Read more...]
Mother’s Milk: Homewood Mother Uses Personal Tragedy to Enrich the Community
By Kaitlin Candelaria Homewood resident Mary Michael Kelley never knew about the need for a milk bank in Alabama until her own personal tragedy brought the issue to the forefront. After losing one child shortly after birth and almost losing another, Kelley was more than aware not only that there were infants who needed milk, but also that there were mothers who needed or … [Read more...]