By Keysha DrexelJournal editorThe place where generations of Over the Mountain residents have gone to buy gifts for special occasions for more than 50 years will close its doors later this month.The Briarcliff Shop, which opened in Mountain Brook’s English Village more than half a century ago and moved to Homewood four years ago, is closing May 21, owner Mary … [Read more...]
Bridal Pair: Mom, Daughter Love Working Together at The White Room
By Keysha DrexelJournal editorAlmost 10 years ago, Carolyn Kelley had had enough of pulling weeds and mowing grass in her yard, so she decided to find someone to do it for her so she would have more time to sew.That decision led Kelley to open The White Room Bridal Salon, a business that lets her work side by side with her daughter, Cathy Kelley, every … [Read more...]
Fun on the Dance Floor: Festive Fundraiser Connects Developmentally Delayed with Their Community
By Keysha DrexelJournal editorMore than 400 people kicked up their heels for a good cause at an April 4 event aimed at raising money for older teens and adults with developmental delays.A crowd of dance-goers from the Exceptional Foundation in Homewood, the United Cerebral Palsy Center and the Horizon Center in Birmingham and members of Parents Advocate for Down … [Read more...]
Off Like a Shot: Clark’s Photo Now Circling the Globe on Postage Stamp
By Keysha DrexelJournal editorEverything about the process that led the United States Postal Service to issue a stamp featuring a photo taken by an Over the Mountain resident came about in a roundabout way, Gary Clark said.Take, for example, how the Crestline photographer learned the image he captured in Baltimore back in 2004 was making its way around the world … [Read more...]
Mother Strives to Help Children with Arthritis
By Keysha DrexelJournal EditorNot long after she moved to Mountain Brook in 2003, Blair Newman read an article that sent her knocking on the door of the Arthritis Foundation and eventually led to the founding of a fundraising event that is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year.Newman, who now lives in Guntersville, was one of the founding members of the … [Read more...]