By Ingrid HowardOn top of having three kids and one more on the way, Joe and Ginny Leavens are lawyers by day, bagel bakers at night.“We divide and conquer,” Ginny said. “It’s a two-person process to prepare the bagels, shape them and get them ready, but the baking and the seeding in the mornings can usually be done by one of us. And the other one will get the kids off … [Read more...]
Spring Fashion Forecast: Local Retailers Say Bold Prints, Muted Colors and Neutrals All On-Trend this Season
By Ingrid HowardAccording to Over the Mountain clothing store owners, bold prints aren’t going anywhere.Second Hand Rose store owner Gina Saab said that pink seems to be really big in fashion now, but there are definitely lots of prints in the items her store carries.“There’s still lots of camouflage out there,” she said, “and florals and plaids. There have been … [Read more...]
King of the Mountain: Russ Chambliss Prefers His Mentone Farm to Any Castle
By Donna Cornelius Russ Chambliss Sr. doesn’t need a palace to feel like a king. He and his wife, Ann, have a lovely home in Mountain Brook. But many of their happiest days are spent high atop Lookout Mountain at their 3,000-acre Little River Farm. “We raise Angus cattle and enjoy our Tennessee Walking Horses, which are great for trail riding,” Russ said. On March 1, he’ll … [Read more...]
Vestavia to Recognize Community Leaders
On Feb. 26, Frank Hernandez of Regions Bank and Dr. Martin Heslin of the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB will be honored at Leadership Vestavia Hills’ annual Leadership Award Banquet. The community leadership organization will present Hernandez with the Lifetime Achievement Award and Heslin with the 2019 Distinguished Citizen Award.The father of two … [Read more...]
Remembering Your Veteran
By Emily Williams The names of more than 11,000 Alabama veterans who have lost their lives in service to the United States of America since 1900 are immortalized at the Alabama Veterans Memorial Park. The park is always adding to its memorials. One of them, the StepStone memorial, allows people to honor any veteran, living or dead, with a paver in the park’s courtyard. Park … [Read more...]