Get ahead on your holiday shopping and help raise money for community projects at the 2012 Junior League Shop Save & Share event, which begins Oct. 24 and runs through Nov. 4.The Outlet Shops of Grand River will host a Sip and Savor kickoff party for the fundraiser Oct. 25 from 6-9 p.m. The event is open to the public with the purchase of a Shop, Save and Share … [Read more...]
Alabama Charity Clays Event Takes Aim at Breast Cancer
As far as James Alison is concerned, participating in the Alabama Charity Clays shooting event is a blast. That’s why he has taken part in the annual Baptist Health Foundation fundraiser every year since it began in 2008.“It’s good friends, good camaraderie and a lot fun,” says Alison, vice president and chief engineer at Birmingham-based Steward Machine Company. “The first … [Read more...]
OTM Guys Open Tasting Room
Four friends from Over the Mountain have opened what they are calling Birmingham's most authentic tasting room experience.Eric Meyer of Hoover, along with Homewood's Andy Gwaltney, Taylor DeBoer and Burton Dunn are the owners of the Cahaba Brewing Company Tasting Room, which had a grand opening Sept. 24. The event featured live music from local artists and food from Cantina … [Read more...]
It’s All in How You Wear It
By Keysha Drexel Journal editorAnna Sibley Barclay dreamed of being a fashion designer while growing up in Mountain Brook.And now with her first line of scarves and a showroom in Atlanta, the 28-year-old is living that dream.Anna is the owner and designer of A.Barclay Designs, an evolving collection of scarves and resort wraps aimed at giving the accessories … [Read more...]
Matchless Decorating
By Keysha Drexel Journal editorWhen Elizabeth Knight Hubbard decorates her Mayfair Drive home for the fall season, the Homewood artist usually starts by throwing all the traditional guidelines out the window."When it comes to outfitting your space, you have to make it your own, and that means following your own rules," Elizabeth said.As an artist, Elizabeth … [Read more...]