Mountain Brook Chamber of Commerce will hold a luncheon May 6 with entrepreneur John Cassimus as the featured speaker.Cassimus will talk about his entrepreneurial endeavors, such as Zoë’s Kitchen, Maki Fresh, Jinsei, Crazy Cazboy's and Sawtooth Plantation. Cassimus was born in Birmingham, where he grew up and attended Mountain Brook High School. Cassimus was a … [Read more...]

By Ally MorrisonPlans to build The Bray Town Center at Liberty Park with more than 600 single-family homes were approved by the Vestavia Hills City Council during a meeting March 14. Intended to be a live, work and play environment, the 700-acre mixed-use property is now in the early stages of development. According to the proposal, green space, retail, … [Read more...]

By Ally MorrisonWhen he was just 15 years old, Lew Burdette was kidnapped. He was held at gunpoint in the alley behind his father’s Roanoke grocery store and then taken into the woods, where he would end up shot, stabbed and left for dead in an old 30-foot water well. Burdette said he battled for his life at the bottom of that well, later was given only a … [Read more...]

By Ally Morrison Family, friends and colleagues of Mountain Brook City Manager Sam Gaston gathered at Mountain Brook City Hall March 14 for a surprise ceremony during which a new council chamber name would later be revealed. Gaston thought he was going to a routine City Council meeting. As he walked into the room he had been in just hours before to change a … [Read more...]

By Ally Morrison When Mountain Brook cardiologist Dr. Jan Skowronski heard about the unrest happening in Ukraine, he knew he had to do something. On March 14, Skowronski announced the launch of Fortuna Clinical Foundation for Ukraine, an initiative that supports medical institutions in Ukraine as well as mothers fleeing the war with children. In an … [Read more...]