By Lee DavisJournal sports writerLet’s be honest, most people don’t think of Mountain Brook as a haven for professional wrestling.For at least one wrestling legend, however, the City of the Old Mill is home. Sam Tenenbaum–also known as the Great Kaiser–once filled arenas throughout the Southeast as he took on some of the sport’s biggest names. Although he’s not … [Read more...]
Trinity Medical Center to Become Grandview
By Keysha DrexelJournal editorTrinity Medical Center's new hospital on U.S. 280 will be known as Grandview Medical Center.The new name was unveiled last week on the site of the unfinished HealthSouth hospital on Grandview Parkway.Representatives from Community Health Systems, Trinity's parent company, joined officials from Trinity Medical Center and Gov. … [Read more...]
Recipe for Change
By Donna CorneliusJournal Features WriterChefs worth their gourmet sea salt have to be ready to make adjustments when a recipe isn’t working out.Chef Beth Leon had to handle an even more drastic change. Instead of cooking up restaurant food, she’s now whipping up lesson plans.Leon, a 25-year-old Pelham resident and John Carroll Catholic High School graduate, … [Read more...]
Heavy Into Metal
By Keysha DrexelJournal editorIn a workshop on First Avenue South in Birmingham near Sloss Furnaces, where the rise of the Magic City was forged, a group of blacksmiths is creating functional pieces of art through a centuries-old craft.The staff at Red Mountain Ironworks, a blacksmith and ornamental iron shop headed up by Nolen Graves of Mountain Brook, focuses on … [Read more...]
Rocking the Pool
By Keysha DrexelJournal editorWhen Betty and Jody Saia built their Mountain Brook home in 1995, adding a pool and outdoor living area was a must. The couple knew their three children, who were young at that time, would get countless hours of enjoyment swimming, diving and hanging out by the pool in the backyard of the Brooke Mountain Lane home.But what they didn't … [Read more...]