By Keysha DrexelJournal editorA birthday present from her husband five years ago led a Vestavia Hills attorney to hang up her briefcase and take up a paintbrush.Libby Pantazis received painting lessons from her husband as a gift and loved it so much, she retired in 2010 from Wiggins, Childs, Quinn & Pantazis, where she practiced civil rights law. Now she is … [Read more...]
Remembering 9/11
By Keysha DrexelJournal editorThree Over the Mountain cities are joining forces again this year to mark the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.The Patriot Day ceremony, hosted by the cities of Homewood, Mountain Brook and Vestavia Hills, will be held at the new Mountain Brook Municipal Complex this year and will include the dedication of the city's … [Read more...]
Homewood Band Mom’s Pimento Cheese Will Help Fund Trip to Pasadena
Fundraising in Good Taste:Homewood Band Mom’s Pimento Cheese Will Help Fund Trip to PasadenaBy Keysha DrexelJournal editorWhen the Homewood High School Band was invited to perform in the 125th Tournament of Roses Parade on New Year's Day, band parents and school officials immediately began to wonder where the money would come from to send the more than … [Read more...]
Father-Daughter Optometrists Will Show Their Style at Fashion Show
By Keysha DrexelThat old idiom about the apple not falling far from the tree fits Dr. Brooke Kaplan in the most stylish way.Not only is the 32-year-old optometrist in an eye care practice with her father, but she is also following in his fashionable footsteps to help raise money for Mountain Brook schools.Kaplan and her father, Dr. Jack Schaeffer, will … [Read more...]
Megan LaRussa’s Style Has a Southern Accent
By Donna CorneliusCollege football fans go through a lot for their teams, traveling cross-country to away games, showing up to cheer when it’s 100 degrees in the shade and putting off that pesky house payment to buy ever-pricier tickets.But one thing that needn’t be on the sacrificial athletic altar is style.Megan LaRussa, a Birmingham-based fashion event … [Read more...]