The Bell Center for Early Intervention Programs is launching the inaugural Bell Center 5K and Children’s Run, helping fill the fundraising and community outreach void left after The Mercedes-Benz Marathon was retired last year.The new run, presented by Daniel Corp. with Trak Shak also sponsoring, will take place March 16.The center, which provides early intervention … [Read more...]
Sweets for your Sweeties: Local Sweets Shops Offer Special Preparations for Valentine’s Day
By Susan SwaglerShow some love to those you care about and to local women-owned businesses this Valentine’s Day with artisanal chocolate of all kinds. We spoke to three women, Kathy D’Agostino, above, Geri-Martha O’Hara, above right, and Susan Notter, right, all known for their bespoke sweets about what they’re offering right now.Elizabeth Moore ChocolatesPastry … [Read more...]
All in the Family: Tradition Means a Lot to 2024 Krewe King Ricky Bromberg
By Donna CorneliusBeing chosen as King of the Beaux Arts Krewe is always a big honor, but this year’s merry monarch has a special reason to appreciate his selection: He’s continuing a family tradition. King Frederick Wilkinson Bromberg, better known to family and friends as Ricky, is following in some familiar regal footsteps. His father, Frank Hardy Bromberg Jr., … [Read more...]
Groundbreaker: Landscape Architect Nimrod Long to be Honored with Jemison Visionary Award
By Anne RuisiA retired landscape architect well-known for leading major improvement projects in Mountain Brook over the past 30 years will be honored Jan. 31 by the city’s Chamber of Commerce with the Jemison Visionary Award. “The award is just a great honor,” said Nimrod E.W. Long III, (right) who over decades has led efforts on a variety of projects, such as … [Read more...]
Wooded Retreat: Wellon Bridgers Makes a 1960s Home Overlooking the Cahaba River Her Own
By Madoline Markham KoonceWellon Bridgers gasped the first time she walked inside the home on River Bend Road last year. She’d known the Cahaba River was behind it, but when she saw the way the entryway opened up to a wall of windows overlooking the river, she was taken aback by its beauty. Next, she entered the dining room and could envision her family of six … [Read more...]