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...]
The Personal Touch
By Keysha DrexelJournal editorDr. Helen Krontiras doesn't take lightly her role in helping women live through what can be the darkest times in their lives.And with the rapid advancements in breast cancer research and treatment, the co-director of the University of Alabama at Birmingham Breast Health Center says she thinks a more personalized approach to women's … [Read more...]
A Bewitching Event
By Keysha DrexelLater this month, Janie Ford Mayer will put on the most outlandish witch's costume she can find, deck out her bike with streamers and signs, and ride through the streets of Homewood cackling as loud as she can.And she knows all of that would make her mother proud.Mayer is organizing the second annual Homewood Witches Ride Oct. 30 in an effort to … [Read more...]