By Keysha DrexelIt's only fitting that a working mother of three is behind bringing a children's clothing line called Busy Bees to Over the Mountain shoppers.The classic-inspired collection for boys, girls and tweens has found a new home in several local clothing boutiques thanks to its chief financial officer, Shannon Spotswood, who recently moved to Mountain Brook … [Read more...]
Father-Daughter Optometrists Will Show Their Style at Fashion Show
By Keysha DrexelThat old idiom about the apple not falling far from the tree fits Dr. Brooke Kaplan in the most stylish way.Not only is the 32-year-old optometrist in an eye care practice with her father, but she is also following in his fashionable footsteps to help raise money for Mountain Brook schools.Kaplan and her father, Dr. Jack Schaeffer, will … [Read more...]
Growing a New Career
By Keysha DrexelAt a time when most her peers were retiring from the everyday grind, Frances Gorrie embarked on a second career.And the retail veteran who has owned and operated Blackjack Gardens and Blackjack Farms for the last 15 years said she has no plans to retire anytime soon."I was retirement age when I started this, but I think if I had gone the traditional … [Read more...]
Rising Designers Use Recyclables to Rule Runway
By Margaret FrymireOver the weekend, Annie Bloomston got her birthday wish.The Mountain Brook High School student was named the Rising Design Star during the finale of the 2013 Birmingham Fashion Week on Saturday and celebrated her dream come true on her birthday on Sunday."All I wanted for my birthday was to win this contest. It was the best present," Annie … [Read more...]
Extremely Happy Wanderers
By Donna Cornelius Life’s a trip – especially when friends are along for the ride.Susan and John Kidd, Peggy and Jim Lee, Carol Sue and Chris Mitchell, Lee and Mark Rives and Lowell and Ken Adams have found that it’s fun to vacation together. The couples have traveled en masse to Europe and, most recently, to Wyoming, laughing pretty much all the way.“We all … [Read more...]