By June MathewsSituated amid the natural beauty of Vestavia Hill’s Forest Creek neighborhood, created with the skill of a seasoned craftsman and refined by a strong attention to detail, Birmingham Home & Garden’s 2023 Inspiration Home lives up to its name. The house is loaded with imaginative ideas for anyone seeking to build a home, upgrade, renovate or simply … [Read more...]
Family Man: Legion FC President Heaps Relishes Being a Dad to His Athletic Children
By Rubin E. GrantAs has become his Father’s Day tradition, Jay Heaps will go into the kitchen Sunday and make fondue to go with the goodies his wife, Danielle, prepares.“I grew up with fondue,” Heaps said. “I love it.”His wife is glad he does because otherwise the cooking is left up to her. “He doesn’t cook any other time,” she quipped.While fondue is … [Read more...]
Family Style: Teenie’s Take-Home Market Delights Customers with Take-and-Bake Specialties
By Anne RuisiIt’s not surprising that Tina Liollio would make a career in food. Her family roots are in the restaurant business and her own years in the industry made it natural to open a shop of her own.In May, six months after Teenie’s Take-Home Market opened on Petticoat Lane in Mountain Brook Village, she gained not only a following of loyal customers, but a … [Read more...]
Preserving Childhood Memories: Restored Pedal Car Brings Joy to Owner 9 Decades Later
By Anne RuisiIn a sepia-toned photo from his early childhood in Mississippi in the 1930s, Stan Sims smiles at the camera as his hands grip the wheel of what was at that point the best present ever: a shiny red and white Chevrolet pedal car any child would envy.Ninety years later, the beloved toy holds pride of place in the living room of Sims’ Vestavia Hills home, next … [Read more...]
‘College With No Regrets’: Simmons’ Latest Book Offers Advice for Students Heading to College
By Rubin E. GrantRichard E. Simmons III had a front-row seat to college life for the past decade as he put three children through school.What he saw provided the inspiration for his latest book: “College With No Regrets – Wisdom for the Journey.”“I witnessed all kinds of issues young people have to deal with that I didn’t have to deal with when I was in college,” … [Read more...]