By Tally Reynolds Dettling Photos by Jordan Wald, summer baker and courtesy the Hope for Autumn Foundation A mother, compassionate neighbors, a child battling cancer, a Crawfish Boil, a children’s book, and a mural—these are the roots of the Hope for Autumn Foundation.Amanda Knerr, founder and Executive Director of the Hope for Autumn Foundation, … [Read more...]
A Resort-Style Ideal Home
By Madoline Markham KoonceTwo putting greens. A peninsula that extends onto a lake. A pool with tanning ledges and a bar. More than 6,500 square feet of interior space. It all sounds like a resort design, but in fact it’s a home–the 2025 Parade of Homes Ideal Home.Touring its colossal primarily stone-exterior is sure to feel like a vacation too. Located on a private … [Read more...]
A Not-So-Split-Level: A 1960s Brookwood Forest home with a recent facelift will be on this year’s Parade of Homes
By Madoline Markham Koonce Photos Courtesy of J.Fante StudioDrive down Stoneridge Lane off Overton Road in Mountain Brook, and you might do a double take if you’re familiar with homes on the street. Where a white split-level home sat not too long ago on a corner lot, you’ll now see a ranch home with a darker coat of paint that no longer looks so split in … [Read more...]
Faith Walk: Homewood churches gather for the Way of the Cross
By Barry Wise SmithFor the past 30 years, starting in 1994, a group of Homewood churches, from different denominations, have gathered on Good Friday to honor the walk of Christ to the Cross. This year, to mark the 30th Homewood Way of the Cross, the churches—All Saints Episcopal Church, Bethel A.M.E. Church, Dawson Memorial Baptist Church, Edgewood Presbyterian … [Read more...]
Mudbugs & Madmen: Chef Wylie’s Cajun Cuisine and Billy Bob’s Étouffée
By Chad McCowanMy favorite time of the year is here…and of course I should mean spring weather, Easter or even the Masters. But the return of crawfish season gets us mudbug lovers dragging our kettle boilers out from the garage and stocking up on the Cajun essentials. Crawfish boils are the epitome of Louisianna and all things Cajun; with fun music, full-of-life people and … [Read more...]