By Sam PrickettAfter adjusting to local concerns and criticism, plans for a new, full-service hotel in Homewood are moving forward.The four-and-a-half-star hotel – as well as an accompanying spa – is slated to be built on the corner of 28th Avenue South and 18th Street South, the former location of Hatfield Auto, Little Professor Bookstore and Wolf … [Read more...]
Seeing is Believing: Alabama Wedding Magazine Teams Up With Grand Bohemian for Bridal Showcase
By Emily WilliamsAs owner, publisher and editor-in-chief of Alabama Wedding Magazine since 2001, Michelle Van Every is using everything she knows about the wedding industry to give Alabama brides a new resource for choosing their vendors. In the spirit of the magazine, Van Every is hoping the Believe Bridal Showcase will introduce future brides to the professionals who … [Read more...]
Art History: Mountain Brook Graduate Heads Grand Bohemian Gallery
By Lee Davis When Katherine Miller graduated from Mountain Brook High School in 2005, she knew exactly what she wanted to do – attend Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., and study pre-medicine. “I was dead set on becoming a doctor,” she recalled. “So I went through the pre-med program for about a year and a half. Then about halfway through an organic chemistry class, I … [Read more...]