By Keysha DrexelAt a time when most of his peers are content to slow down and reflect on their lives, a Vestavia Hills man is proving that learning is a lifelong adventure that never stops.David Roberts IV, 70, retired from teaching philosophy and ethics at the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 2001, but that doesn’t mean he’s still not a familiar face on … [Read more...]
Teen Trendsetters: Young Designers Shine in Rising Star Challenge
By Keysha DrexelThe Over the Mountain area was well represented at this year's Birmingham Fashion Week with several local budding designers making it to the final night of a competition in which they had to make garments using unconventional materials.Several of the 40 finalists in the 2014 Rising Design Star Challenge were from Vestavia Hills, Homewood, Hoover, … [Read more...]
Miami Takes Birmingham
By Margaret FrymireMiss Alabama and a Vestavia Hills salon owner are teaming up to bring a bit of the hot Miami fashion scene to the Over the Mountain area next week in an effort to help children with autism.On May 21, the first-ever show will be presented by Joelle Salon and will feature Miss Alabama. The fashion show will be poolside at The Hill, a luxury apartment … [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...]
African Adventure
While most people bring back souvenirs from their family vacations, not all return home with the kind of things one Vestavia Hills family came home with after visiting Africa over the summer.The Champions traveled to Africa as part of Young Life, a Christian ministry that has outreach programs for students in the U.S. and in 70 countries around the world. While there, the … [Read more...]