By Kaitlin Candelaria And Emily WilliamsMohamad Karassi is a typical teenager. A junior at Hoover High School, he enjoys his newly acquired driver’s license and working at his part-time job. But until recently, his life was anything but typical for a suburban teen.Karassi immigrated from Syria in 2013. His parents and sisters moved to the United States first, leaving … [Read more...]
A Tasteful Brew: Andrew Pharo Incorporates Art into His Mountain Brook Home
By Emily WilliamsAndrew Pharo is a partner at Cahaba Brewing Co., a Birmingham brewery founded in 2011. The microbrewery on Third Avenue South near Pepper Place Market cranks out popular local beers like its American Blonde Ale as well as seasonal and specialty beers.To accommodate its growing business, Cahaba Brewing will be moving to a new location in the Continental … [Read more...]
A Nod to New Orleans: Bebe Goodrich Uses Roots to Create Comfortable Home
By Kaitlin CandelariaBebe Goodrich loves a lot of things about Birmingham.She loves the fact that she can see Vulcan from her back yard and cites it as the main reason she and her husband, Thomas, purchased their Mountain Brook home. She loves that people don’t live as close together as they did in her hometown of New Orleans. She loves that her two sons, Henry and … [Read more...]
Industrial Chic: Liberty Park Model Home Draws on Area’s Mining History
By Kaitlin CandelariaBirmingham’s industrial past and environmentally-conscious future collide in Liberty Park’s newest model home.The Miner model will be one of two models featured in the upcoming Parade of Homes. The model is the brainchild of Liberty Park’s senior builder, Josh Sexton and Shawn Arterburn, vice president of development at Liberty Park.The name is … [Read more...]
A Sense of Place: Decorator Says Mt Laurel Setting, Style Inspired Model Home’s Design
By Kaitlin CandelariaKay Green has added her touch of gray -- and a lot of it -- to Mt Laurel’s Designer Showcase Model Home.Green, an award-winning interior designer based in Orlando, Fla., relied on current trends and the inspiration she drew from the Mt Laurel community to decorate the new model home. The house at 110 Burnham Street will be featured in this year’s … [Read more...]