By June Mathews Celebrating the past comes naturally to Bonny Hanna Picard. It’s been her business for 40 years. The founder and president of Hanna Antiques, Picard has long lived her passion through buying, selling and often restoring treasures from bygone eras. Still in her 20s when in 1979 she established a small furniture refinishing business in an oversized building on … [Read more...]
GreenWise Concept Market Opens in Mountain Brook Village
By Sam Prickett Many retailers claim to offer a “unique shopping experience,” but Mountain Brook’s new GreenWise Market comes closer than most. The Publix-owned store, which focuses on all-natural and organic products, opened late last month – and it’s one of only a handful of its kind nationwide. The store took over the Lane Parke location formerly occupied by … [Read more...]
No Small Feat: Former Second City Performer Elise Mayfield Returns to the RMTC Stage for Matilda the Musical
By Emily Williams As the 40th anniversary season for Red Mountain Theatre Company comes to a close, a familiar face will return to the stage for the final show, “Matilda the Musical.” A Birmingham native, Elise Mayfield will grace the stage in the production, inspired by Roald Dahl’s “Matilda.” She will play the role of Matilda’s less-than-supportive mother, Mrs. … [Read more...]
Chateau Du Dave
By Sue Murphy The Epcot Flower and Garden Show is dangerous for me. On my last visit, I saw a topiary shaped like Kermit the Frog who was riding a bicycle with a basketful of French baguettes. It was lovely and whimsical at the same time. The danger is that I now know that creating a Kermit the Frog topiary is indeed possible, and if that is true, it follows that, with … [Read more...]
All American: Accolades Pour in for Former Hoover Baseball Star DiChiara
By Rubin E. Grant Sonny DiChiara was somewhat awed at the outset of his freshman baseball season at Samford back in February. “The first few games were eye-opening,” DiChiara said. “I couldn’t believe I was playing Division I baseball.”The former Hoover first baseman struggled as he adjusted to college ball, but it didn’t last long. Once he figured things out, he put … [Read more...]