By Kaitlin Candelaria One Mountain Brook resident is using his passion for clothes to help children in the community suffering from life-threatening illnesses. Brennan Peck, a 2011 graduate of Mountain Brook High School, was inspired to start Hartbrook Clothier by his mother, Laura, while he still was in high school. Peck’s mother noticed when shopping for Brennan and his … [Read more...]
Runway Roll-call: Funding is in Fashion for the Mountain Brook Schools Foundation
By Emily Williams Brookwood Forest Elementary Assistant Principal Christy Christian does not consider herself a fashionista, but for the third year, she will walk the runway at the Mountain Brook City School’s Foundation’s annual Fashions for the Foundation Nov. 9. Christian said that one of her favorite experiences from the show is coming in contact with local clothing … [Read more...]
Tour de Frances
By Lee Davis Although Frances Patrick already has helped Mountain Brook win four state cross-country championships, there is still one aspect of the sport she doesn’t enjoy – snakes. “I hate snakes,” Patrick admitted when contacted last week. “I’ve seen a few of them while running, but I haven’t been bitten yet. Knock on wood.” Patrick may not care for snakes, but it hasn’t … [Read more...]
AWARE Mountain Brook Meets to Discuss Suicide
By Emily Williams The grass-roots group AWARE Mountain Brook will host a fall meeting Oct. 13 featuring guest speaker and self-proclaimed “survivor of suicide” Mary Turner of Tuscaloosa. At age 16, Turner came in contact with suicide on a personal level through the loss of her father. Unable to answer why her father ended his life, Turner said she turned to alcohol to deal … [Read more...]
Pedia-Trick or Treat
By Kaitlin Candelaria Mountain Brook residents should add some change to the candy bowl this year on All Hallow’s Eve. What started out as a school project has turned into a full-blown Halloween fundraiser for pediatric cancer awareness. Last year, Sean Fridella and his Mountain Brook Junior High classmates were given an hour each week in English class to work on personal … [Read more...]