By Emily Williams According to the team behind Mountain Brook High School’s 2016 Relay for Life event, this year is all about reaching out. An annual event hosted by many local high schools, Relay for Life traditionally includes a fundraising campaign for the American Cancer Society held throughout the school year and culminating in a large event in the spring. But Mountain … [Read more...]
Grand Opening of Lane Parke Marks New Legacy for Evans Family
By Emily Williams When the ribbon is cut on Lane Parke retail development Oct. 20, developers Rele Evans and his son, John, will celebrate more than a job well done. They will celebrate the product of a decade worth of work. Though the buildings across the space are new, the land that rests beneath the Lane Park apartments, the Grand Bohemian Hotel, the retail space and the … [Read more...]
Western Style: Company’s Bigger, Better Store Will Open Next Week
By Donna Cornelius Loyal customers of Mountain Brook’s Western Market will see some new faces when the company opens its brand-new store in Lane Parke next week. But that’s not because workers at the old store in the Mountain Brook Shopping Center are being replaced. “All of our old employees will be here,” said Darwin Metcalf, Western’s president and chief operating … [Read more...]
Local Roots : Landscape Designer Todd Dorlon Inherited a Love of Gardening from His Grandmother
By Donna Cornelius It’s no big deal for a landscape designer to improve gardens by digging up plants. But it’s another thing to transplant a whole family. Todd Dorlon, who owns TMD Landscape Designs, did just that when he decided to leave the financial world and pursue something he’d always wanted to do. After graduating from Birmingham-Southern College and working for a … [Read more...]
Antiques at The Gardens Returns for 11th Year With Old Favorites and New Twists
By Donna CorneliusThis year’s edition of Antiques at The Gardens has all the elements that have made the event so popular over the last 10 years: fascinating lectures, tasteful and creative displays, and opportunities to learn and to buy. But the Birmingham Botanical Gardens fundraiser, set for Oct. 6-9, is always fresh and lively thanks to the people who participate … [Read more...]