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July 2012 |
neighborly news & entertainment for Mountain Brook
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Volume 3 | Issue 4 | July 2012
Market Day sales set for July 21 By MADISON MILLER
July in Mountain Brook Village means the shop owners are planning sales for the 11th annual Market Day. The event will be held July 21 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. “It’s the sale of all sales,” said Suzan Doidge, Mountain Brook Chamber of Commerce executive director. “The merchants go the extra mile to make it fun and festive. Hopefully, the weather will cooperate for us.” Many village shops such as Charlotte Wooden Antiques, Constance Longworth Collection and The Shop for Pappagallo will host sales of their merchandise. Some locations, such as Smith’s Variety, will have small sidewalk sales outside of their stores. “It’s a pretty big deal here,” Katherine Sudduth, manager of Smith’s Variety said. “It was great last year, and it’s a good day for us.” The Dande’ Lion will hold a drawing for a lamp, a tradition that has been carried out for several years at the store. They will also offer refreshments and a 50 percent off sale outside the store. There will be more
See MARKET DAY | page 13
July Features Bobbie Jean Bailey Crime report Every Girl Fitness Silent Majority Library calendar Kari Kampakis Ninety-Ten Shoes Restaurant Showcase Village Sports School House Business Spotlight Dale Wisely Calendar of Events
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Shoppers look through discounted items outside Mountain Brook Village stores during last year’s Market Day. This year the sale event, held by the Mountain Brook Chamber of Commerce, will take place on July 21. Photo by Dan Starnes.
A Southern cultural renaissance New school A conversation with Time Inc.’s Sid Evans grading scale approved By KATEY COURTNEY
You moved here last August. What do you think of Birmingham so far?
Starting this fall, Mountain Brook Schools will replace its 8-point grading scale with a new 10-point grading scale for grades 7-12. The Mountain Brook Board of Education approved the change on June 15. The new scale will consider any grade 90-100 an A, 80-89 a B, 70-79 a C, 65-69 a D and 65 or below an F. According to a report by parents and school staff on the Grading Scale Committee, the new scale will “level the playing field” for students for college admissions, scholarships and honors programs. The previous 8-point system classified 92-100 an A, 80-91 a B, 70-79 a C, and 65-69 a D. “I believe the change in Mountain Brook’s grading scale, now in line with other schools, will result in more undergraduate scholarships being awarded to our students,” said Amy Jackson, the parent of a rising senior, junior and freshman.
See EVANS | page 24
See GRADES | page 11
Mountain Brook resident Sid Evans serves as the group editor of magazines including Southern Living and Cooking Light from their offices off Lakeshore Drive. Photo by Madoline Markham.
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By MADOLINE MARKHAM Sid Evans is the kind of guy you can’t help but feel at-ease to talk with. The group editor of Time Inc.’s lifestyle magazines, including Southern Living and Cooking Light, made his family’s home in Mountain Brook close to a year ago. Curious about the magazines and his experience in
Birmingham, we sat down with Evans to talk publishing, food, Birmingham and the South from his office off Lakeshore Drive.
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