By Lee DavisJournal Sports Writer Spain Park’s visit to Mountain Brook had Class 7A playoff implications, but as the teams kicked off, nobody could know who was going where.Hoover and Oak Mountain had long ago clinched the top two spots in Region 3, leaving the Jaguars, Spartans, Vestavia Hills, Tuscaloosa County and Hewitt-Trussville in a bizarre battle … [Read more...]
Inspiration Home’s ‘Man Cave’ Designed with Dad in Mind
By Keysha DrexelJournal editorWhen Nancy Gowens was charged with creating an in-home getaway for the man of the house in this year’s Inspiration Home, the operations manager at the Pelham Issis & Sons Furniture Gallery said she was faced with a “good” problem.Gowens said the most challenging part of putting together the “man cave” for the Birmingham Home … [Read more...]
Inspiration Home Opens Nov. 13 at The Preserve
By Keysha DrexelJournal editorVisitors to Birmingham Home & Garden magazine’s Inspiration Home Tour this year will not only get a chance to get ideas from some of the Over the Mountain and Birmingham metro areas’ top retailers and manufacturers, they will also be able to do some shopping.The magazine selected a two-story home in The Preserve neighborhood in … [Read more...]
Lights, Camera, Transaction
By Keysha DrexelJournal editorFilm crews from a MSNBC business show interviewed shop owners in Mountain Brook recently for an upcoming episode aimed at giving other communities ideas about how to best encourage “shop local” initiatives.The crew from “Your Business” started out at Continental Bakery in English Village on the morning of Oct. 18 and wrapped up … [Read more...]
Room to Grow
By Keysha DrexelJournal editorWhen she and her business partner were approached to design a room for this year’s Inspiration Home Tour, Emily Rhodes said she immediately knew how they would go about putting together a nursery for the Birmingham Home & Garden magazine-hosted event.Rhodes, who co-owns Swaddle in Homewood with Marisa Mitchell, said she took … [Read more...]