By Milan BallardGloria White said she has a love of all things beautiful, and that's what led her to open a shop in Homewood which specializes in bringing one-of-a-kind “wearable art” to Over the Mountain residents.White said her lifelong love of discovering unique items around the world inspired her to open Jezebel's on 18th Street in downtown Homewood in … [Read more...]
LJCC Jewish Food Festival Moves Outside This Year
By Donna CorneliusJournal features writerCooking for a family dinner can take hours of preparation. Cooking for the Friedman Family Foundation LJCC Jewish Food Festival takes quite a bit longer.Food prep for the 12th annual festival, set this year for Oct. 19 at the Levite Jewish Community Center, begins about six weeks before the event, said LJCC Executive … [Read more...]
Vestavia’s Francie Harris is Auburn’s Miss Homecoming
By Keysha DrexelAuburn University’s homecoming week may have come and gone, but the Vestavia Hills native named Miss Homecoming 2014 isn’t resting on her newly-crowned laurels.Francie Harris, who raised more than $6,000 during Auburn’s homecoming week for a pediatric cancer organization started by another Auburn student and Over the Mountain native, said she is … [Read more...]
Eagle Tout
By Lee DavisJournal Sports WriterEven as Oak Mountain rolled through August and September with a 5-1 record, doubters quietly wondered if the Eagles were legitimate contenders for a long playoff run or merely riding a wave that will eventually come to a screeching crash.While it was true enough that Coach Cris Bell’s team had collected some quality wins, there … [Read more...]
Stocked for the Season
By Donna CorneliusJournal features writerDinnertime usually isn’t a “please pass the fried chicken and potatoes” occasion for Deborah Stone and her family.“We’re better grazers than we are at sitting down to a meal,” said Stone, the owner of Stone Hollow Farmstead in Harpersville and The Pantry in Crestline. “We like to put out a spread of things like cheeses, … [Read more...]