By Sarah Kuper The city of Mountain Brook prides itself on its Tree City USA designation, but this April, community leaders are celebrating and showcasing another one of the area’s natural wonders – Shades Creek. The inaugural Shades Creek Fest is April 7 at Jemison Park. City officials and local nature enthusiasts from Mountain Brook and Homewood are inviting the public to … [Read more...]
‘Hitting on All Cylinders’: Mountain Brook Mayor Welch Lays Out His Plans for 2018
By Sam Prickett Stewart Welch doesn’t like talking about the past. The Mountain Brook mayor, now in his second year in office, demurs when asked about his proudest accomplishments so far. “Let me take a little bit of a different angle,” he says after a pause. “My brain is all wired forward, so whatever’s in the past is in the past.”Instead, Welch lays out his plans … [Read more...]