A business that called the Over the Mountain area home for almost four decades has settled into new digs in Birmingham.Dorothy McDaniel Flower Market, which was located in Homewood for 37 years, is now open at 3300 Third Ave. S. next to the Mayer Lighting Showroom.McDaniel first opened the flower market on Linden Street in Homewood in the late 1970s and moved the … [Read more...]
Less Stress for the Season
By Keysha DrexelJournal editorFor Sharon and Robert Maddox of Vestavia Hills, the approaching holiday season means even more chances to welcome family and friends to their home.But in between work, church and shuttling their four children to school and extracurricular activities, the couple has little time or energy left to decorate for every holiday on the … [Read more...]
The Memory Keeper
By Keysha DrexelJournal editorSitting in his office on Montclair Road, Charles Collat Sr. is surrounded by more than half a century’s worth of memories stored on every medium imaginable.And while the 82-year-old can vividly recall almost every moment preserved on the films, slides and tapes, he knows his beloved wife, Patsy, doesn't recognize much about the 61 … [Read more...]
Memory Maker
By William C. Singleton IIIJournal contributorWhat began as one Hoover teen’s efforts to keep the memory of her friend alive has become a memorial to other Hoover High students whose lives have been cut short.After three years of planning, 17-year-old Abbey Greer’s memorial to her friend, Dallas Golson, and two other students has become reality.During a … [Read more...]
A Cause Close to Her Heart
By Keysha DrexelJournal editorThe first time Veronica Wehby participated in the Susan G. Komen North Central Alabama Race for the Cure almost 10 years ago, she didn't realize how many people across the Birmingham metro area have been touched by breast cancer until she saw the sea of pink at Linn Park, she said.The second time the Homewood resident took part in … [Read more...]