By Lee Davis For those people who think that summer seems to be shorter every year, here’s some evidence that proves your theory: High school football practice in Alabama starts in less than three weeks. As incredible as that sounds, it’s true. The Alabama High School Athletic Association designates Aug. 1 as the first day teams can practice for the 2016 season. So if you’ve … [Read more...]
The Five Fs of Fatherhood: Dr. Ron Henderson Reflects on His Life in New Memoir
By Emily Williams You can call Dr. Ronald E. Henderson, better known as Ron, a lot of things. You can call him a doctor – an OBGYN to be exact. You can call him an entrepreneur, leading him to found the Southeast’s first stand-alone surgical center. You can call him an advocate, writing a book on how to cope with myasthenia gravis. But you also can call him a farmer, the … [Read more...]
Indian Wedding With a Southern Twist: Mountain Brook Jewelry Designer Weds in Five-Day Ceremony
By Sarah KuperAs a jewelry designer who owns a business with her mother in English Village, Avani Patel had a pretty good idea of the engagement ring she wanted when the right man came along. But when her fiance, Milind, also named Patel, said he wanted to surprise her with the ring, Avani went to her mother for a little insurance that she would still get her dream … [Read more...]
Marrying the Past and Present: Tuscaloosa’s Drish House Finds New Life as Event Venue
By Donna Cornelius Tuscaloosa’s historic Drish House has been a home, a church, a school and even an auto parts garage. Recently, it was the setting for an event that hadn’t been held there in many years: a wedding. The house, built in 1837, has new life and a new purpose thanks to Nika McCool of Mountain Brook. When she bought the empty building in May 2014, she wasn’t sure … [Read more...]
Wealth Management Entrepreneur Stewart Welch III to run for Mountain Brook Mayor
By Sarah KuperWhen Stewart Welch III was approached by a City Council member about running for mayor of Mountain Brook, he went straight to the leading expert for advice – current Mayor Terry Oden. "I just said, 'Let me talk to Terry.' We had a long meeting where he filled me in on the state of the city and I left encouraged and excited," Welch said. Oden has … [Read more...]