By Emily Williams The grass-roots group AWARE Mountain Brook will host a fall meeting Oct. 13 featuring guest speaker and self-proclaimed “survivor of suicide” Mary Turner of Tuscaloosa. At age 16, Turner came in contact with suicide on a personal level through the loss of her father. Unable to answer why her father ended his life, Turner said she turned to alcohol to deal … [Read more...]
Trinity and Oakmont Churches to Merge
By Ana Good One church, two campuses. That is the motto two United Methodist Churches in Homewood recently adopted to lead them through an upcoming transitional phase. This month, Trinity and Oakmont United Methodist churches will begin merging the congregations. In September, the church councils of both Trinity and Oakmont voted in favor of the merger, one that would leave … [Read more...]
Fight Like a Girl: Ginny Bourland Spreads the Word About Ovarian Cancer Symptoms
By Emily Williams Ginny Bourland wasn’t sure about sharing her cancer battle with a support group at first. Shortly after the Vestavia Hills resident was diagnosed with stage IV ovarian cancer in 2011, at the age of 37, a member of the Laura Crandall Brown Ovarian Cancer Foundation emailed her and invited her to attend a support group for women in similar conditions. “I … [Read more...]
Skin Care Specialist: Dr. Monheit Has Seen Shifts in Women’s Skin Concerns
By Emily Williams Since the birth of Total Skin & Beauty Dermatology Center in 1977, Dr. Gary Monheit of Mountain Brook has seen many changes in skincare issues for women, some for the good and some not so much. “It’s a very exciting place to be now and there are all sorts of new things that are going on now in the research areas of rejuvenating skin, changing skin, … [Read more...]
Fall Community Showcase: Visitors Can Tour Houses in Best New Home Communities
By Emily Williams The Greater Birmingham Association of Home Builders will hold its second annual Fall Community Showcase featuring some of the best new home communities the greater Birmingham area has to offer. The event will take place over the course of two weekends, Oct. 10-11 and Oct. 17-18, and will stretch across the Birmingham area, taking visitors to communities from … [Read more...]