Members of the Cherokee Rose Garden Club gathered at Irondale Furnace Trail on Sept. 6 to dedicate a picnic table. The club, based in the Cherokee Bend area of Mountain Brook, is currently celebrating its 50th anniversary. To commemorate this milestone, members worked with the city's Parks and Recreation Department to donate a picnic table to the trail. Leading the project … [Read more...]
They Came to Play: Birmingham-Born The Brook & The Bluff to Release First Album, Headline ASC’s Emerge Fest
By Emily Williams Since relocating to Nashville, the Birmingham-born band The Brook & The Bluff has entered a new era of performance and sound. The four-man group – composed of frontman Joseph Settine of Bluff Park; and guitarist Alec Bolton, drummer John Canada and bassist Fred Lankford, all of Mountain Brook – spent the better part of January through May regularly … [Read more...]
Morning Glory: Early Runs With Mom Set Patriots’ Phelps on Cross-Country Course
By Rubin E. Grant Lainey Phelps began running as a way to spend time with her mother, Alli, even though it meant the then-6-year-old had to get up before sunrise. Mother and daughter started out running a mile and eventually worked their way up to running three-mile loops in their Homewood neighborhood. “That was the most exciting part of my day, getting up at 5:30 a.m. and … [Read more...]
Perchance to Dream: Two Dreamers Combine Talents in Forest Park Boutique
By Lauren Helmer The jewel-box interior juxtaposes a deep, soulful blue wall with a golden-dijon velvet antique sofa. Striking art, handmade leather goods, imaginative stationery and journals, fragrant elixirs and lotions, chocolates, books and candles are displayed in arrangements. The originality of this curated collection is no accident. Dreamer’s Supply Co. owners Kaitlin … [Read more...]
Nick Mullens Wins 49ers’ Backup Quarterback Job, Becomes a Dad
It’s official. Nick Mullens will be the San Francisco 49ers’ No. 2 quarterback at the start of the 2019 NFL season. The 49ers announced earlier this week that Mullens will back up starter Jimmy Garoppolo, although Mullens told the media that head coach Kyle Shanahan had informed him last Friday that he had beat out C.J. Beathard for the backup position. Moments after … [Read more...]
