Visitors can tour five homes show- casing unique architectural elements and festive seasonal decor during Samford Legacy League’s Christmas Home Tour on Dec. 8. Proceeds from the sixth annual tour and Holiday Gift Market will help fund scholarships for students with significant financial need and challenging circumstances, includ- ing disability or death of a parent or … [Read more...]
Toy Talks: OTM Toy Stores Put the Focus on Fun
By Emily WilliamsAt a toy store, one thing is always certain, things are going to be fun.Over the Mountain toy stores Homewood Toy and Hobby, Smith’s Variety and Snoozy’s Kids are in the business of fun, and this year that business will please both parents and kids alike.“I wouldn’t say we are selling educational toys, but that the toys themselves get your … [Read more...]
Shining out of Darkness: Story Painter Offers Hope and Happiness Through Art
By June MathewsAs a youngster, Amy Grimes would look at picture books for hours, soaking in the artistry of the illustrations and dreaming of the day when she, too, might share stories through art.Now that she’s a grownup and her dreams have become reality, she uses those very same books as sources of inspiration.“I still have them,” she said, “and I keep them open … [Read more...]
Valley Boys: Early Mounties Blazed Playoff Trail
By Lee DavisThe next time you’re daydreaming about football, imagine a high school team that had the best players from Homewood, Cahaba Heights, Irondale and, for good measure, add some from Mountain Brook. Do you think there might be a playoff-worthy team coming from that talent pool?In 1966, you didn’t have to imagine. The Shades Valley Mounties had that exact mix, … [Read more...]
Never Too Young: Two MBHS Students Take the Main Stage at Inaugural TED-Ed Event
By Emily WilliamsWhen the global idea-sharing non-profit TED created an opportunity for schools to form clubs three years ago, Mountain Brook Junior High teachers Andrew Cotten and Suzan Brandt got to work recruiting students.The clubs were so successful that the organization created an entire youth and education initiative for school clubs called, TED-Ed.Two of the … [Read more...]