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HOMEWOOD THEN & NOW Take a look at photos from the 1930s, 1940s, 1950s and 1960s and see for yourself what has evolved and what remains in home sweet Homewood.
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LOVE & LOSS A grieving mother shares memories that saturate her heart—and how to be a good friend to someone who is hurting.
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arts & culture
17 Paperie Entrepreneur: The Face Behind Paper Eliza 24 Read This Book: Fantastic Audiobooks
schools & sports
25 We Will RISE: Bridging the Achievement Gap at Hall-Kent 32 Five Questions For: Homewood City Schools Foundation Director
food
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33 Thoughtful Fast Food: The Heroes of a Doughnut Shop
in every issue 6 Contributors 7 From the Editor 9 The Question 11 The Guide 76 Chamber Connections 78 Out & About 86 Marketplace 88 My Homewood
43 Five Questions For: Bandit Patisserie Chefs + Owners 44 Five Questions For: Homewood Bagel Co. Founders
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45 Cozy, Calm, Casual: Tour a Young Couple’s Hollywood Tudor 53 At Home: Outdoor Dinner Party 54 In Style: Pop of Color
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contributors EDITORIAL
Graham Brooks Stephen Dawkins Alec Etheredge Briana Harris Madoline Markham Keith McCoy Emily Sparacino Neal Wagner
CONTRIBUTORS
Kaitlyn Baker Lauren Brooks Jessica Clement Jake Collins James Culver Lindsey Culver Madison Freeman Jamison & Lindsay Kate Skinner Elizabeth Sturgeon Lauren Ustad
Kaitlyn Baker, Intern
Kaitlyn is a student at Samford University, studying journalism and mass communication and worship leadership. When she’s not writing for school, you might find her writing just for fun in a local coffee shop (Caveat is a fav) or writing songs in her room. She’s a multi-instrumentalist, often “winging it” at best. Her latest feat is the accordion!
Lauren Brooks, Writer
Lauren and her husband, Joel, moved to Birmingham 23 years ago for Beeson Divinity School at Samford University, and never left. Homewood was their first home—married student housing on campus—and holds a special place in their hearts. An Atlanta native, Lauren is a graduate of The University of Georgia and has worked for Southern Living, Oxmoor House, Birmingham Home and Garden, and Alabama Gardener magazine. Three daughters and Redeemer Community Church keep her busy most days.
DESIGN
Jamie Dawkins Kate Sullivan Green Connor Martin-Lively
MARKETING
Kristy Brown Kari George Rachel Henderson Daniel Holmes Rhett McCreight Kim McCulla Jordan Price Viridiana Romero Kerrie Thompson
ADMINISTRATION Hailey Dolbare Mary Jo Eskridge Katie McDowell Stacey Meadows Tim Prince
Jake Collins, Historian
Jake grew up on Roxbury Road in Mayfair and graduated from Homewood High School in 2001. He teaches 10th grade US History at Mountain Brook High School, where he also coaches varsity football and girls’ soccer. When he’s not teaching and coaching, Jake spends time with his wife, Katy, daughters Emily Ruth and Margaret Ann, and their beloved dog, Colonel Frederick Hambright.
Mary Michael Kelley, Writer
Mary Michael, M.Ed., MPA, is a writer, mom of one amazing 10-year-old boy, Thomas, and two incredible angel kiddos, Kathryn and Micah. She and Thomas live in West Homewood. Mary Michael is also the founder of the Mother’s Milk Bank of Alabama, which was a project of love that was born after Kathryn’s death. She works full-time at UAB School of Medicine, managing the UAB DETCT Program. She writes in her spare time on her blog, lifewithghosts.com and on various lifestyle/family blogs and was also a featured speaker for 2019 TedX Birmingham.
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from the editor
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ON THE COVER
The Face Behind Hero Doughnuts
Wil Drake dreams up and taste tests doughnuts and savory sandwiches from his Central Avenue shop. Photo by Jamison & Lindsay Kate Skinner Design by Connor Martin-Lively
A few summers ago I found myself around a kitchen table full of my parents’ friends I was meeting for the first time. Somehow at the end the table had ended up being ladies-only, and we got on the topic of “how we met” stories. Each woman took a turn sharing how she and her husband first interacted in college or at a friend’s house. I was well acquainted with my mom’s tale of a fateful car ride with her older brother’s friend, but the others I learned that day were new to me—a uniquely sweet set of happenstances decades ago that led them each to the man with them that day. In some ways, I think of this magazine like that lunch table. There, like in these pages, we had the time and space to delve into the back stories that don’t come up in our everyday busyness, the tales of how what is today came to be. Likewise when writer Lauren Brooks sat down with the mastermind behind Hero Doughnuts, they pressed past what doughnuts Wil Drake recommends we try to his early memories of Krispy Kreme and his grandmother’s cooking. And when I chatted with Joe and Ginny Leavens, we quickly got to how they had started baking bagels at home just for fun before starting a bagel company, and when I met Kristen Farmer and Victor King inside the old Octane/Sweet Jon’s space, we started by talking about how Kristen would bake with her daughters at home and deliver what they made to their neighbors before getting to how that brought them to opening a patisserie. Jumping around to other parts of the magazine, you are going to want to read about how Kornelia McDaniel was compelled to start a summer program for a small group of students to help bridge the achievement gap at her school, and how the Chandlers have made their quaint English Tudor cottage their own. Back stories can be super recent too, like the Samford student behind Paper Eliza and how her signature brand of art features people without faces. And while we are talking about back stories, of course you’ll want to compare snapshots from today’s Homewood streets to those in the past in our Then & Now feature. Photographer Lindsey Culver and I had fun on our early morning adventure matching up architectural similarities from then to now, and we hope you to do—except you can do it any time of day thanks to Lindsey’s photos. Lastly, Mary Michael Kelley has a heartbreaking back story to tell, so have your Kleenexes ready and prepare your heart for that one. It’s well worth any tears you shed along the way. Here’s to hoping we get to pressing into back stories—and not just skimming the surface—as we catch up with family and friends at holiday gatherings this season!
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“ ” THE QUESTION
What is the most magical part of the holidays in Homewood? The streets lined with trees, lit with clear lights in the Edgewood neighborhood. I love looking down the street when I stop at the intersection of Edgewood Blvd and Roseland.
One of my girlfriends Amanda Thames and I have been going to the Homewood Holiday Open house for years, it’s a tradition and kicks off the holidays for us!
Candle light at Dawson AND the lighting of the star!
The Dunns’ house across from all saints with 40000 million blow up decorations. Forget Disney world... we just go there and the boys are in a winter wonderland!
Getting a picture in front of the star at the parade every year!!!
All the fun gatherings with neighbors and friends. Homewood doesn’t meet a stranger!
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The Homewood star twinkling above the street with the shops all decorated with their holiday trimmings!! -Paige Crawford Willcutt
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The manger scenes set up in front of local churches! I love the one at my church, Our Lady of Sorrows! -Melanie Stickler Falconer
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THE GUIDE
DOWNTOWN HOMEWOOD CHRISTMAS PARADE + STAR LIGHTING DEC. 5 6:30 P.M. Downtown Homewood You can’t get much more Homewood than the lighting of the 18th Street star, and the annual parade is the same night to boot. After the parade ends at City Hall Plaza, a special visitor in a big red suit will arrive, the Homewood High School Band will play and the Christmas tree will be lit. Photo by James Culver HomewoodLife.com 11
THE GUIDE
WHAT TO DO IN HOMEWOOD
DEC. 13-15, 20-22
NOV. 7 Alabama Bicentennial: Marvin Clemons, Author of Great Temple of Travel: A Pictorial History of Birmingham Terminal Station, 1909-1969 Homewood Public Library 1 p.m. NOV. 14 Ghost Tour Reveal with the Southern Ghost Girls Homewood Public Library 6:30 p.m. NOV. 19 Homewood Chamber Luncheon: Small Business in Homewood The Club 11:30 a.m.
The Nutcracker Samford University Wright Center FRIDAY & SATURDAY 7:30 P.M. SATURDAY & SUNDAY 2:30 P.M. Did you know only eight companies in the
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world are licensed by The Balanchine Trust to perform the George Balanchine version of The Nutcracker, and one of them is the Alabama Ballet? Come get transported to the lands of sugar plum fairies and toy soldiers with Tchaikovsky melodies.
Legacy League Christmas Home Tour 10 a.m.–2 p.m. and 4-8 p.m.
Tour homes in all their festive glory—plus festive hors d’oeuvres and a holiday gift market at the Samford president’s home. Proceeds benefit the Legacy League’s scholarships to Samford University for students with significant financial need and challenging circumstances. For tickets visit samford. edu/legacyleague/. 12 November/December 2019
NOV. 19 Homewood Historical Preservation Forum with the Homewood Preservation Commission Homewood Public Library 6:30 p.m. NOV. 21 American Girl Tea Party with Felicity Homewood Public Library NOV. 27-29 Homewood City Schools Closed Thanksgiving DEC. 3 Homewood Chamber Business After Hours Alabama Goods 5 p.m.-7 p.m. DEC. 4 Niki Sepsas Presents - The Seven Ancient Wonders of the World Homewood Public Library 1 p.m. DEC. 5 Libraryflix - A Star is Born (2018) Homewood Public Library 3:30 p.m.
THE GUIDE DEC. 7 Miss Heritage Homewood High School 7 p.m. DEC. 10 Book Signing with Ruth Cook, Author of Magic in Stone Homewood Public Library 1 p.m. DEC. 15 Opera Birmingham Presents Sounds of the Season Samford University Wright Center DEC. 17 Homewood Chamber Annual Meeting and Business Outlook The Club 11:30 a.m. DEC. 20 Homewood City Schools Last Day Before Mid-Winter Holidays
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Holiday Open House Downtown Homewood 5 P.M. Get a head start on the holiday shopping season at this annual Homewood Chamber of Commerce event. Peruse your favorite downtown Homewood shops and enjoy refreshments, hors d’oeuvres, a trolley, shopping discounts and more.
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Get your holiday cheer on with this hilarious, madcap comedy from Homewood Theatre. It’s a behind-the-
scenes look when all goes wrong in a slapdash production of A Christmas Carol. Get your tickets at homewoodtheatre.com, and don’t forget the theater is now located inside Brookwood Village.
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THE GUIDE
AROUND TOWN
REAL ESTATE
NOV. 1-3 Disney’s Frozen Jr. Red Mountain Theatre Company Cabaret Theatre NOV. 1-10 You Can’t Take It With You Virginia Samford Theatre NOV. 2 Dia de los Muertos Pepper Place NOV. 2-3 Moss Rock Festival The Preserve, Hoover
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LONG LIVE THE PINK HOUSE The fate of The Pink House, a historic home in Edgewood, was unknown when Homewood Life researched its history for a story in our September/October issue. But in late September the Ellis family sealed the deal to purchase the home and its secret gardens and restore it. You can
keep up with its new chapter of life on the new @pinkhousehomewood account, and read up on the chapters that came before with Eleanor and Georges Bridges and Diana and Eric Hansen on homewoodlife. com. Props to all who have advocated for the house in the past year!
BUSINESSES
EATERIES COMING & GOING Say it ain’t so— 18th Street restaurants Lucky Photo by Mary Fehr Cat Rolled Creams and Mark’s Joint BBQ have closed, but a newly remodeled Jack’s reopened to serve up burgers and more in its new space just down the street from where Jack Caddell first opened Jack’s Hamburgers in 1960. Plus Real & Rosemary is planning to open a location at The Summit, hopefully in time to bring a taste of Homewood to trafficky holiday shopping trips, and you can read more about Bandit Patisserie and Homewood Bagel Company’s upcoming openings on page 40 and 41 of this issue. 14 November/December 2019
NOV. 7-10 Disney on Ice Presents Dream Big BJCC Legacy Arena NOV. 12 National Veterans Day Parade Downtown Birmingham NOV. 20-23 Market Noel Presented by the Junior League of Birmingham The Finley Center Hoover Metropolitan Complex NOV. 21-24 The Best Christmas Pageant Ever: The Musical Virginia Samford Theatre NOV. 23-24 Sesame Street Live! Let’s Party! BJCC Concert Hall NOV. 24 Handel’s Messiah Presented by the Alabama Civic Chorale Riverchase United Methodist Church NOV. 30-DEC. 1 The Nutcracker Presented by the Birmingham Ballet Alabama Theatre
THE GUIDE DEC. 6-23 Holiday Movies Alabama Theatre DEC. 6-22 RMTC Holiday Spectacular Red Mountain Theatre Company DEC. 11 Trans-Siberian Orchestra BJCC Legacy Arena DEC. 19 Birmingham Boys Choir Christmas Concert Briarwood Presbyterian Church DEC. 13-15 Once On This Island Presented by Broadway In Birmingham BJCC Concert Hall DEC. 20 Handel’s Messiah Presented by the Alabama Symphony Orchestra Alys Stephens Center
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Friends of the Homewood Public Library $5 Bag Sale Homewood Public Library 2-4:30 P.M. Looking for a good deal on books, movies and more? Come out and fill a grocery bag
full of them for only $5 per bag! Bags will be provided by the Friends of the Homewood Public Library. To donate books or for more information, contact the Friends Bookstore on the Lower Level of the library at 205-332-6651.
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ARTS
PAPERIE ENTREPRENEUR Eliza Bishop may technically still be a student, but she’s already running her own business: Paper Eliza. BY KATIE ROTH PHOTOS BY KASEY GULLEY HomewoodLife.com 17
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It’s pretty common to see young children holding up signs for a neighborhood lemonade stand. Some of those stands are open once or twice, and that’s the end of the children’s short-lived business career. But not for Eliza Bishop. Her entrepreneurial spirit never dimmed. Eliza was always looking for innovative new ways to make a couple extra dollars growing up, be it by selling her drawings to family members or making jewelry or wrapping Christmas presents. A South Carolina native, she even used the infamous pluff mud to make “pottery” and tried to sell it to fellow beachgoers. By third grade, she had started a camp for girls, which she ran all the way through her senior year of high school. “If there was an opportunity to sell something or make something, I was always constantly (doing that),” recalls Eliza. “It’s been my dream to own my own business since I was a little girl. I just loved taking nothing and building it into a business. I loved that after my hard work there was tangible evidence.” As someone who was always good with numbers and wanted to pursue a career in finance or marketing, Eliza “never set out to have (her) own stationery business.” It just fell into place. And now her style of work—mostly created digitally with her iPad, Apple pencil and Adobe InDesign—is easily recognizable as the people she draws do not have detailed faces. Eliza says she started depicting people that way because she wasn’t great with details, but now that unique look, often paired with bold pops of color, has turned into her signature brand. You’ll find it on her personalized stationery sets, wall prints, business card sets as well as her more recent custom wedding collections. Signage, seating charts, menus, place cards, RSVP cards, programs, you name it—Eliza creates it. Each of her products comes with her “unlimited changes” policy too. “Something that is so important to Paper Eliza and so important to me is that the customer loves the product,” says Eliza. “Not only is it important that I’m proud of it because my name is on the back of it, but I want the customer to be so proud to give it to someone or hang it on their wall.” Some of her favorite pieces to date include a boy’s stationery set for a fly fishing enthusiast, a print of a proposal speech and a series of favorite local places in which ideas were contributed by her Instagram followers, including Homewood favorites like Real & Rosemary, Nabeel’s Cafe and Market, Taco Mama and the Samford University football field. You might think running Paper Eliza and studying full-time at Samford would fill up Eliza’s schedule, but remember her business drive? She also currently works as a strategic planning intern at Regions Bank. “I don’t think I could just work in something creative or just work in something financial,” explains HomewoodLife.com 19
“I just loved taking nothing and building it into a business. I loved that after my hard work there was tangible evidence.” -Eliza Bishop Eliza. “It’s a great mix to be able to crunch numbers and have my drawing time. I get to exercise both sides of my brain!” It was actually another internship that accidentally introduced Eliza to the world of stationery. After Eliza completed her freshman year at Samford in 2017, she worked for a local branding agency, Emily Wells Design, and ended up working alongside both Emily Wells herself as well as Homewood High grad Jess Hinton of Empress Stationery. Through that experience, Eliza learned more about social media marketing and branding, small businesses and, to her surprise, stationery. “I got to see how Jess worked and interacted with clients, how she built out prints and proofs, what the process looked like of sending things to the printer and picking them up, paper types, really just 20 November/December 2019
the ins and outs of what it looks like to run a successful small business,” Eliza explains. That same summer, one of Eliza’s friends was going off to camp and asked her to create some personalized stationery, as Eliza had previously made some for herself. Of course, she said yes and called up PrintsWell printers in Pelham. When they asked what company she was printing for, Eliza panicked and quickly decided “Paper Eliza.” And her business was born. She first began selling to friends and friends of friends, but she now has clients in multiple states including Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Virginia, Texas, Colorado and of course, her home state of South Carolina. Paper Eliza has been going strong for over two years now, and Eliza has no plans of slowing down anytime soon. As Eliza finishes up her double major to graduate
Samford University student Eliza Bishop designs everything from wedding paper suites to wall art under her brand Paper Eliza.
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You’ll likely recognize the landmarks in this collection of wall prints by Paper Eliza.
in May 2020, she is also working to improve her business and take what she has learned through her past internships and classes and apply that knowledge to Paper Eliza. She runs her own social media account and website and is working on website updates and a set pricing model for her 22 November/December 2019
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READ THIS BOOK
Fantastic Audiobooks Recommendations from
Edgewood Elementary School Librarian Fran Woodruff
As we enter the season of holiday travel, don’t forget to pack the (audio)books! Celebrating my 20th year as the librarian at Edgewood, my favorite memories are watching kids listen to books being read aloud. My family often answers the question, “Remember that trip to…?” with “You mean when we listened to the Hank the Cowdog books?” Here are a few fantasy suggestions for moving the miles into memories—available as print books or audiobooks through the JCLC Libby app.
Wishtree
by Katherine Applegate Each spring, everyone writes their wishes to hang on the ancient red oak. The story of this ritual is told to us from the tree’s view as well as the neighborhood animals and people. With humor, compassion and awesome character names, Newbery Award-winning author Applegate addresses current issues of bigotry and the environment and weaves it into a magical tale of hope.
Wild Robot
by Peter Brown Robot Roz washes ashore on a remote island after her transport ship sinks in a storm. Can a robot with limited programming learn to survive? Can the island’s animals welcome a stranger? Although it’s maybe not the best book to listen to on a cruise, this technical adventure will keep you on the edge of your seat and spark discussions on life, machines and what it means to be community.
Gregor the Overlander
by Suzanne Collins Long before there were Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins, who attended the Alabama School of Fine Arts, wrote this epic quest of family, ancient prophecy and factions of the Underland. Eleven-year-old Gregor and his 2-year-old sister Boots accidentally fall to a subterranean world where cockroaches, bats, spiders, rats and humans live on the edge of war. Gregor is reluctant to be a warrior, let alone the hero, until he learns this unusual world holds the key to what happened to his father.
Fortunately, the Milk
by Neil Gaiman The best way to hear this book is for Dad to read it, as the father in this odd fantasy is the oddest of the odd. But hearing author Neil Gaiman read the audiobook is almost just as good! Dad went one morning to buy his family milk for cereal, and “then something odd happened.” This time-travel, sci-fi, mythical escapade is good enough and short enough to listen to twice!
Dealing with Dragons
by Patricia Wrede Warning: This is a four-book series, so be prepared—you WILL get hooked! While I am all about a royal fantasy complete with dragons, wimpy princesses are NOT my thing. Enter Princess Cimerone. Or, actually exit Princess Cimerone, a headstrong tomboy who is bored of hearing “That isn’t proper behavior for a princess!” as she runs away to live with Kazul, the most dangerous dragon of all. This playful fairytale reality is meant for today’s readers and tomorrow’s leaders.
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SCHOOL
&SPORTS
WE WILL RISE
Elementary students are bridging achievement gaps, and learning respect and trust along the way. BY MADOLINE MARKHAM PHOTOS BY LINDSEY CULVER HomewoodLife.com 25
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On a quiet summer morning, a Hall-Kent Elementary classroom is filled with 18 kids spanning six grades. This day, like the others before it and more to come, they start with familiar words that roll out of their mouths in unison. “I am a Hall-Kent Patriot who will RISE,” they recite together. “I am a Risk-taking Individual who Strives for Excellence. I accept the challenges to become the best that I can be.” “Yesterday’s failures are behind me,” they say. “Today’s success is now in front of me. I will make today the very best. “With my family and teachers I will determine what I will become, for the education I receive today will make me a leader of tomorrow.” “I will believe in myself. I will RISE!!” This is the creed and the mindset that begins each day at RISE, an enrichment program that is now in its fourth year. Its mission in some ways is to bridge
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the “summer slide” achievement gap that forms in time off between school years, one that generally grows wider and wider for some students who might otherwise spend their summers sitting on the job with their parents or on screens. After all research shows children from low-income families lose two to three months of reading proficiency each summer. Just as teacher Kornelia McDaniel first envisioned it, RISE helps a select group of students transition from one grade to the next with hands-on math, reading, writing, and character education. Each morning for six weeks the Hall-Kent students come to school in the mornings for teacher-led activities, and then they take a bus to the Mountain Brook YMCA for Zumba dancing, tennis, swimming and all sorts of activities for the remainder of the day. Last summer Kornelia had eight kindergarten to second graders for the program, and fellow teacher Faith Whitlock had ten
RISE participants conduct science experiments last summer.
in grades third through fifth. For the teachers, it’s intimate but still feels big. And it’s a whole lot of fun too. Last summer HMS teacher Erin Klotz led RISE students in science experiments, and Hall-Kent teacher Brooklyn McManus brought art activities. Elizabeth Choi and Justin Wallace from The Dance Foundation used dancing and music to help them learn about nouns and verbs, and “I get into it too,” Kornelia says. Volunteer Julie Gentry worked with the students to plant a tower garden they harvested and cooked from this summer, and in the spring as a part of an after-school component of RISE two days a week for the school year, they took a field trip to eat at Ash restaurant after learning about etiquette. At first the students fussed about only having three choices on their special menu, but in the end they loved it. “We had talked to them about if you yell at a restaurant to the waiter across the room and what
you can do while you are waiting for your food,” Kornelia says, noting that they got to put their lessons into action. Middle school volunteers often join in too, reading or playing math games with the younger kids while the teacher pulls individuals for more concentrated time, or playing chess and reading chapter books with the older kids. “And they love it!” Kornelia says. During share time, students can share anything and everything about their life. Sometimes it’s what they played over the weekend, others it’s that they got to see their mom or keep their siblings while their parent worked There’s no set curriculum for the summer. Instead the teachers assess what each kid needs from their teacher the previous year and from a testing program called STAR, and then they teach accordingly, noting areas where each student needs HomewoodLife.com 27
either academic or emotional support. “I can see the struggles or things they need, and then they tell you and know what they need to work on it,” Faith says. “Mine will say, ‘I don’t know it and I hate it.’ And I will say, ‘But we’re going to love it by the end!” Kornelia says, beaming with a determined enthusiasm as she speaks as if she is assuring her students. Three years ago, Kornelia had been teaching kindergarten within the same four walls at HallKent Elementary for 14 years when she felt like she needed to do more to connect with children outside of the classroom. So she looked to Ruby Payne’s A Framework for Understanding Poverty and started to present on it within Homewood City Schools, but still she wanted to do more, to become a special person that students in poverty could really trust and respect in their school. That’s when the brainstorm started: a lengthy list of programs and 28 November/December 2019
curriculum. Her principal advised her to start with a summer program, so that’s just what she did with the help of a grant from the Homewood City Schools Foundation. Today, Kornelia and Faith are quick to emphasize that there’s a whole community behind RISE, from administrators to teachers to community partners. EL teachers Abby Becker and Stacy Brooks translate to help them communicate with RISE parents. Teaching assistant Mary Jo Hipps connected them with getting snacks through her husband Tracy’s position at Christian Service Mission. Grace Fellowship Church provides hot breakfast twice a week in the summer. “It is never one man’s job, although it might be one person’s dream,” Kornelia says. “My dream was a seed, but in order for it to grow it needed soil, water, sunlight. The program is funded in part through Hall-
RISE founder Kornelia McDaniel works with a student during the program this summer.
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One of many facets of RISE looks like nurturing a tower garden.
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Kent’s Title I funds for the teachers and grants from organizations like SAILS, Kiwanis and Trinity United Methodist, but they are always looking for community supporters. When summer ends and school starts again, the RISE kids now have a story to tell. Some of their classmates come back with stories of their camps and travels, and the RISE kids have collected tales of Zumba classes, science experiments, dancing, swimming and more, all with their RISE family. One current fifth grader didn’t know how to swim three years ago when he started in the RISE program, but today he makes his way through the water with confidence. “If this hadn’t been in place for him, would that have been the case for him?” Faith asks. STAR testing data from the end of the summer shows that RISE is doing what it set out to do, but more than the barometer of change is intangible the teachers see in the kids. It’s about an increase in respect and trust—and really starting to believe the words of the RISE creed they recite each morning, that they will succeed and determine what they will become. “Who RISE?” Kornelia will call out. “We RISE!” the kids respond in unison. So as they learn numbers and letters, reading and multiplication, the refrain remains the same. “We gotta rise,” their teachers tell them. And indeed they do.
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Carlye Dudgeon
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With three kids in Homewood City Schools, Carlye Dudgeon is no stranger to supporting them through the Edgewood Elementary PTO and attending Homewood City Schools Foundation events like Grateful Dads and Homewood Grown. So stepping in to lead the foundation this summer as its new executive director was a natural next step, especially with her background working with nonprofits and her passion for creating unique experiences for kids that will spark new interests and passions. We chatted with her just before this year’s Grateful Dads event about what it’s like to work with the foundation. Stay tuned for updates this spring too since word is Homewood Grown is likely to have a new location. is working on, and how can the community get involved? Since this is the 25th year of the What distinguishes the foundation foundation, we’re kicking off a campaign from PTOs at our five schools? called Legacy for Learning. We’re trying Our capacity. Because we have financial to build up the endowment so we can do support from the community and from all some dream projects. We have a corporate five schools, we’re able to give out bigger division of about 15-20 folks just opening grants that we hope make an even bigger doors for the campaign, to talk to people difference. about what we’re doing. Then there’s the community group. I think they have 30What do you love most about giving 35 parents so far, who have signed on to have parties and talk to friends and get What does the foundation primarily grants? I just think it’s all the good feelings. It’s everybody to donate. support with its biannual grants for the taking people’s hard-earned money and The idea of the community portion of school system? We have three categories. One is putting it back into something they care the campaign is that I’ll invite 20 of my innovations, which is for technological about so much. I mean, the people who closest friends to my house, and it might advancements for programs, like robots. live here love our schools, and they love be a football party with chips and dip, or Then there’s enhancements to existing their kids, and they love their neighbors. it might be a sit-down, fancy affair. programs, something they’re already So being able to give back to something Regardless, we just tell people what we’re teaching but figuring out a way to teach it that helps everybody learn better is trying to do to support our schools. Learn more about the foundation’s differently or better. Then there’s exciting to me. work and how to support it at professional development, which PTOs cannot support, so that’s a huge chunk of Is there anything special the Foundation homewoodcityschoolsfoundation.com. Can you tell us what it’s like to work with the foundation? I just love the foundation. It doesn’t even feel like I’m going to work. I love being able to work with the board. It’s a dynamic, hardworking group of folks who really care. They’re not just sitting there signing their names to stuff. Everybody is invested in the schools and the community. And then I love getting to know the teachers and the administrators too.
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THOUGHTFUL FAST FOOD
Brioche isn’t the only hero at this Central Avenue doughnut (and sandwich) shop. BY LAUREN BROOKS PHOTOS BY JAMISON & LINDSAY KATE SKINNER HomewoodLife.com 33
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Even though he’s the brains and brawn behind Hero Doughnuts, Wil Drake wears an apron, not a cape, to work every morning. But ever the gentleman, he deflects the glory of the operation and spreads it around to others. “You’re the hero when you bring a box of doughnuts to work or school,” Wil says. “We love making people happy and our customers are heroes when they share our doughnuts with others.” On a subway-tiled wall inside the Central Avenue restaurant, a blue neon sign glows, “Everybody needs a hero” as a reminder to the owners and customers alike of the name Wil and co-owner Jason Wallis chose after sifting through a long list of possibilities. They wanted something short for branding and something that wasn’t hard to pronounce, and as he researched the story behind ring-shaped pieces of
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sweet fried dough, Wil says he was surprised to learn that doughnuts have a patriotic history, which also supports the hero theme. “Doughnuts are an all-American pastry,” he says. “During World War I, the Salvation Army volunteers served U.S. troops doughnuts overseas. They were so easy to make because you just drop them in hot oil.” In fact, National Doughnut Day, the first Friday of June, is a holiday that honors the sacrifices made by Salvation Army volunteers and soldiers. This past June, Wil says they sold nearly 2,800 doughnuts on National Doughnut Day—their record so far. “We maxed out, literally as much as we could do in our space,” he says. “We sold everything. It was a marathon. It went so well without hiccups.“ Making doughnuts is a three-day process when it’s done Hero-style. Dough is made a day or two in advance and then is given time to allow the magical
“We want to stay familiar enough so people can get the flavor doughnut or sandwich they want but we love seasonal and holiday moments to get to play around and try new flavors.� -Wil Drake
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HERO BY THE NUMBERS 800-1,000
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process of fermentation to occur. The staff then cut out the doughnuts and let them rest again. The next morning around 3:30 a.m. (the staff takes turns with this early shift), they are pulled out of refrigeration so they can rise, and then are fried and glazed and ready for the first customers by 7 a.m. Most doughnuts are glazed before the shop opens so they are ready for hungry customers. But on weekends when people are more likely to visit later in the day, the Hero staff ends up frying and glazing throughout the day. Besides the doughnuts that made them famous, the restaurant also serves breakfast and lunch sandwiches on buns made with the same brioche dough—a yeast bread made with eggs and butter. “Our double cheeseburgers are best sellers and then thanks to the Popeye debacle (when fast food chain ran out of inventory after two weeks of serving their chicken sandwich in August). We have doubled our Super Crunch (chicken sandwich) sales,” quips Wil. “We make thoughtful fast food—we treat our cheeseburger and our bacon and egg sandwich the same way we would treat a steak or lobster.” Wil credits his grandmother with inspiring him to develop the Super Crunch chicken sandwich. “Everything stems from something and these inspirations, or seeds, helped get my creative juices going,” he says. “I grew up eating my grandmother’s 36 November/December 2019
fried chicken—hers was the best. We wanted a fried chicken sandwich that was crunchy but not greasy so we came up with a secret crust recipe that we are so proud of.” Over the course of his culinary career, Wil has been a private chef and a butcher, he’s planned and prepared meals for an eating disorder clinic, and he’s worked in various restaurant kitchens—and he’s on his third pair of Birkenstock kitchen shoes. He says that opening a doughnut shop happened organically. “I had been wanting to do something on my own,” he says. “I was cooking at a private dinner and for dessert I made a platter of brioche doughnuts. Everyone started taking photos and asking questions about them.” So, Hero Doughnuts began in 2016 as a pop-up shop at Seasick Records in Crestwood, which led to an invitation to sell at the Market at Pepper Place on Saturdays where Wil sold out of his doughnut supply every week. After gaining two more partners, Nick Pihakis and Paul Yeck, they took the plunge and went the brick-and-mortar route. The homemade craft doughnut shop opened on Central Avenue, in the former Homewood Musical Instrument Co. space, two years ago on Halloween, and this year they celebrated the anniversary by doubling their space.
A secret crust recipe makes the Super Crunch chicken sandwich fitting to the name.
WIL’S PICKS We had to twist his arm to pick these favorites. 1. Start with a hot glazed doughnut. 2. Then follow with a bacon, egg, and cheese sandwich and wash it down with a Domestique cold brew coffee. 3. If you are not too full, send two options for lunch—double cheeseburger and Super Crunch chicken sandwich.
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They had outgrown their 1,300 square feet and needed a larger dining area since their sandwiches are selling so well. Nabeel’s moved their market to their top level of their longtime restaurants space, which allowed Hero to knock down a wall to create more seating and storage. “It’s a good move for both of us—lower rent for them, more space for us,” Wil says. “We are thankful for our neighbors, being able to work with Nabeel’s, and are so excited about expanding. Homewood has been awesome and such a good supportive community to us.” It was actually another doughnut chain, Krispy Kreme, that gave Wil some ideas about what he would want for his own shop. He recalls going with his father on Sunday nights after church to order a dozen hot doughnuts and quart of milk—not all of which was consumed, he points out. “I would watch that conveyor belt and be mesmerized,” he says. “How can you not want one of those? We like for people to see our process too.” Although there isn’t a conveyor belt at Hero, giant windows allow customers a peek inside what goes into making the doughnuts and sandwiches. They’re doing a lot back there. Besides the doughnuts and sandwiches, they make sidekicks (doughnut holes), apple fritters, cinnamon rolls and frozen custard. “We make all of our fillings, glazes, dough and custards,” Wil 38 November/December 2019
If forced to pick favorites, Wil Drake calls out he pistachio and Boston cream doughnuts. Pistachio ice cream inspired the hero doughnut, which has crushed pistachios in its glaze.
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says. “We want to stay familiar enough so people can get the flavor doughnut or sandwich they want but we love seasonal and holiday moments to get to play around and try new flavors.” Although resistant to name a favorite doughnut, Wil concedes that he can’t resist Boston Cream and a hot glazed Pistachio. “We make our glaze with raw pistachios,” he says. “Pistachio ice cream is my favorite, and it inspired me.” As he reflects back over his doughnut success, Wil points out that he graduated with a degree in nutrition and dietetics from Samford University. “I was pre-dental and was going to be a dentist or a nutritionist,” says Wil. “Now I’m encouraging cavities and calories.” He laughs but says he loves making, and eating, doughnuts. “It’s all about moderation,” he says. “It’s fun and I’m thankful I can sustain a business selling sweets.” Note: Hero Doughnuts is opening a location in downtown Atlanta in early 2020 but have no fear—Wil says he’s staying in Birmingham. Hero Doughnuts is located at 3027 Central Avenue and can be reached at 205-623-1017. 40 November/December 2019
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Kristen Hall & Victor King
Bandit Patisserie Owners + Executive Chefs PHOTO BY STACY ALLEN
Kristen Hall takes croissants very seriously, and that will certainly be the case when she and Victor King open their new bakery café in the former Octane location on Central Avenue. Inside you’ll find a bright, light space where you can see pastries being made and can sit and enjoy them and/or a meal seven days a week, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. The newly painted white brick exterior is just one sign of the new life you’ll find inside when it opens by early November, but to tide us over we got a sneak peek chatting with Kristen and Victor in the new space. Can you tell some of the back story on your baking ventures? Kristen: I started baking with my daughters in the summer of 2013 as a way for me to get them acquainted in the kitchen. We started delivering packages to our friends and neighbors with pastries. To make it more exciting, we’d ring the doorbell and run away, and that’s how we became known as the Baking Bandits. In 2014 I won the Big Pitch through REV Birmingham to open a retail storefront. About that time Victor and I met and had natural conversations about food and Birmingham, and we started working on our first café, Feast & Forest.
next to The Essential, and due to some lease issues, we ended up not being able to open there and started looking for another space. We finally landed here in Homewood, and we are thrilled! How have you updated the space? Kristen: We painted everything white including the ceiling, and wallpaper lovers will not be disappointed. We have a 12-foot pastry case you’ll see when you walk in the front door, and you can look to the left and see an open production facility. You’ll order at the counter, and we’ll give you a number for your food and coffee.
salt, brown butter snickerdoodle, all different kinds of shortbread—and probably a seasonal cake by the slice. Breakfast is from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., and our lunch menu starts at 11 a.m. We’ll serve beer and wine too. Victor: For breakfast we’ll have a couple of sandwiches and some composed toasts, and some gluten-free options. Lunch will be sandwich- and salad-centric with all local ingredients and super fresh.
In some ways this sounds really similar to Feast & Forest. What will be distinct about it? Kristen: We’ll have retail bread for the first time: brioche, burger buns, baguettes Can you tell us about the pastry and and sourdough bread. We’ll produce all of food menu? And then what happened? our pastries and breads for The Essential Kristen: We’ll have four to five different Kristen: Feast was a really busy shop, here. There are plugs in all the banquettes croissants each day, and scones and and we outgrew the space. From there it was always the concept to have a café and muffins. We’ll have pop tarts all day: a and power for your laptop everywhere. We bakery that worked synergistically. We Nutella, a fruit-based and some sort of will have a holiday order menu with opened The Essential in July of 2018. We seasonal one as well. We’ll also have all the holiday pies and more. We’ve also been were supposed to open a bakery, Bandit, cookies we had before—dark chocolate sea planning for to-go orders. HomewoodLife.com 43
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FIVE QUESTIONS FOR
Joe & Ginny Leavens
Homewood Bagel Company Founders PHOTO CONTRIBUTED
The Leavens family has long wanted a bagel shop in Homewood, and now there will be one in the former Icing on the Cookie storefront on Central Avenue thanks to them. They’ve been baking bagels for the past two years after their full-time jobs end and their four kids go to bed and admit they haven’t slept much—but the support from the community has kept them going all along. We chatted with Joe, the baker of the operation, and Ginny, the cream cheese creator and marketing/PR voice of the bagels, about how they got here, what’s to come when the shop opens in late December and how they want it to be a casual, affordable place families like theirs can enjoy. How did you first start making bagels? Ginny: I am a big-time bagel lover, and we’d travel outside of Homewood with our kids and sometimes it got to be too much of a round trip. Joe: My dad made bread when I was a kid, and my aunt owned a bakery. Ginny: We called them up and did research making bagels, and then we made them at home. Joe: And then Christmas came in 2016, and instead of giving cookies or brownies we gave bagels to neighbors on our street. The next day one of them texted and asked us where we got them and asked for more. She later asked us to cater a breakfast she was having for other moms, and some of them contacted us after that. From there it spread from word of mouth.
the weekends or late at night when we bake. When our oldest child was playing soccer, we’d be hungry at 8 a.m. soccer games. They were happy to have us for our pop-up bagel shop at the fields, and then we decided to start a pop-up at Icing on the Cookie. The delivery started around that time as well. How did the storefront come to life? Ginny: We were at capacity a year ago and had to turn down orders. When we had our fourth child, we took a break from Homewood Bagel Company to plan the shop. We just really enjoyed baking in the Icing on the Cookie space, and there’s a whole side that isn’t being used now where we will blow out some walls to create a casual café with seating. We’re excited about what Byrom Building is doing with it—they are also our neighbors three doors down at home. Quick service is our goal.
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Joe: The loaded cream cheese is a big hit, and cinnamon sugar for the sweet lovers. And there’s a niche of people who always ask for pickle and dill, which is my favorite. The people on our street really like the sea salt bagel. Ginny: We have a loyal following for our pepper jack jalapeno bagel. Our everything bagel is also popular, and we get a lot of requests for the Patriot. What will be new on the shop menu? Ginny: We’ll have New York deli classics for lunch, and a breakfast bagel with sausage, egg and cheese. We’ll have a birthday bagel dressed with sprinkles and strawberry syrup and a sweet cream cheese, and a Magic City bagel with candied crumbles and chocolate sauce. We’ll have more than just bagels too. We’ll have wraps and potato salad, pasta salad and fruit as lighter options. A monster cinnamon roll in development is bigger than your head, and we will have really good coffee. There will be a catering menu and grab-and-go items too.
&STYLE
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CALM, COZY, CASUAL How a young couple freshened up a Hollywood Tudor to make it their own. BY MADOLINE MARKHAM PHOTOS BY LAUREN USTAD HomewoodLife.com 45
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The Chandler home looks like it came straight out of a storybook. In the summer all sorts of colors spring up from a garden adjacent to its quaint English Tudor architectural details. Its character is, after all, what made Ashley-Rose and Lane Chandler fall for it in 2016. When the Chandlers moved in, the home was filled with deep reds and golds, dark woods and formal furnishings from its renovation around 2000. But Ashley-Rose knew she wanted to make the style their own as newlyweds in their 20s, and the need for a roof replacement kick started a set of projects to do so. First, Ashley-Rose enlisted the design mind of Catherine Pringle since her mom and sister had worked with her in the past, and together they worked on an elaborate game of musical furniture. Ashley-Rose had some pieces from the previous homeowners that now made more sense in her sister’s home with her small children, and her sister had pieces that fit better in Ashley-Rose’s Hollywood Tudor. Their parents had recently moved from her
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childhood home, so Ashley-Rose picked up some pieces with sentimental value too. And then it was time to bring it all together and put her own spin on things. Ashley-Rose is all about calming blues and leopard print accents, so they introduced those elements to freshen up the look of the rooms too. When it came to the dramatic ceilings and high walls, they coated them with Benjamin Moore Ballet White downstairs and Classic Grey upstairs in the master suite, and they brightened up the dark oak kitchen cabinets with fun Santorini Blue paint. In the end, the home now feels like Ashley-Rose likes—calm, cozy and casual. Its deep living room and adjacent kitchen/dining room are spacious yet cozy, and with four bedrooms, including a large master suite on the third floor, and a media room in the basement, there’s plenty of room for their family to grow in the years to come. There’s certainly room for future games of musical furniture with her family too, all within the same storybook exterior that’s been on the house for around 100 years.
Master Suite Like the rest of the house Ashley-Rose wanted a bedroom palette with a calm vibe and a hint of her favorite “neutral,� leopard print, and she brought in casual and practical with an indoor/ outdoor rug that she says is perfect for their dogs. AshleyRose found antique lamps at an estate sale that she put new shades on as an accent on dressers she purchased from Three Sheets.
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Master Bathroom The two original house front double doors now separate the master bedroom from the bathroom, and the main area of the bathroom from the toilet area. Not pictured: To coordinate with the Santorini Blue door and brighten up the bathroom, AshleyRose found just the right curtains from Smith & Noble, an affordable online brand that Ashley advises friends to watch for sales on.
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Kitchen Island Ashley-Rose brought in an antique (literal) butcher’s block from England to add even more character to the newly freshened kitchen.
Kitchen To freshen up this space, Catherine suggested they paint dark oak cabinets a Santorini Blue. One thing she definitely didn’t want to change though was the leaded glass windows.
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Dining Room Once a natural linen, these dining chairs now pop with blue leopard print and fit well around Ashley-Rose’s sister’s former dining room table, which she was happy to trade for one she had that was a too big for the space and just right for her sister’s family with young kids.
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Living Room Wooden ceiling beams were inherently the base of this room’s style, but Ashley-Rose’s secondary base element was antique weathered doors her mom found at the beach. The space around these doors is a bit more formal with antique accents from her family combined with a coffee table and end tables from At Home and features that boast Ashley-Rose’s preference for comfy, cozy and casual.
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Garden Ashley-Rose built on the legacy of the full-sun front yard last spring with the help of her mom’s green thumb after ivy that once crawled up its walls had died. She and her husband also added a new gate to lead to their side patio.
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Make this season of family and friend get-togethers even more memorable with an outdoor dinner party. Create a cozy setting by blending a soft color palette with a natural linen tablecloth, plaid scarf and slate napkins with mirrored lanterns and gold candlestick holder. Lastly, add in organic layers with seasonal pumpkins, birch coasters and orange roses to enhance the natural backdrop.
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&Now Then
Then Photos Curated by Jake Collins & Courtesy of Birmingham Public Library | Now Photos by Lindsey Culver
If you flip through photos of Homewood from the decades that followed its 1926 incorporation, some buildings will look unfamiliar in 2019. Today you can no longer see places like the original Hollywood Country Club and Edgewood lake pavilion, but many other buildings, like Union Baptist Church and Shades Cahaba School, still very much look the same. Still other places in Homewood bear some resemblance to their early portraits in the 1930s, 1940s, 1950s and 1960s, yet have changed too. Here we juxtapose old pictures and new side-by-side so you can see for yourself what has evolved and what remains in home sweet Homewood.
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The Original Homewood Theatre Did you know Cahaba Cycles was once Homewood Theatre? It might no longer show films, but the top section of the building still looks the same.
1952 The simple box of a building Homewood Barber Shop now occupies was a dry cleaner in 1952. The front faรงade door and windows still are in the same place, but much of the original marquee is now a simple white.
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1947 The roof has been modernized, but this corner building still holds its original shape from this 1947 photo as home to Nations Boutique next to Cookie Fix. You can also note there’s now no open space to the building’s right as it connects to a more recent structure.
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1947 The Real & Rosemary building on 29th Avenue South has been home to many businesses over the years including a beauty salon in 1947, but its exterior shape is still quite recognizable.
1962 Jack’s hasn’t always been in its current location across from Soho Square. When this photo was taken in 1962, it made its home just down the street on a corner lot where the Homewood Police Station now stands. HomewoodLife.com 59
18th Street Flashback Complete Feet’s brick structure towers over its neighbors now as did its predecessor in the brick building on 18th Street. Mantooth Interiors now operates where Ben Franklin Stores was, and B. Bayer & Co. is in a former garage space.
1965 Caveat Coffee renovated an old home into its coffee shop. Its front has evolved since this photo taken in 1965, but the left side and fireplace are still in place.
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1949 In the spring of 1949 tall skinny trees stood in the view from Homewood Central Park where the playground is now looking across Central Avenue to where Hero Doughnuts and Nabeel’s CafÊ stand today.
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Edgewood Tried & True This quaint signature corner in Edgewood has largely remained unchanged, except that a street car once ran up Broadway and into Oxmoor Road. Today it’s home to Edgewood Frame Shop and Trilogy Leather.
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1939 In 1939 Huffstutler & Co., the name a hardware store in Central Avenue now bears, was a real state, rental and insurance business in the brick building where O’Henry’s now serves up coffee and pastries.
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1944 In 1944 there was more green on Central Avenue surrounding the Howard Cuthrell Building and the millwork repair business inside. Today the building houses Iron Tribe Fitness.
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1939 You can still see how the tops of this brick building on 18th Street are shaped the same as today’s Bob’s Bikes as it was when it was Artistic Beauty Shop in 1939.
Please join us for a Veterans Day Service of Thanksgiving and Remembrance for all who served our country Monday, November 11 11:00 am
American Village Please help us to remember, thank and honor our Veterans. There will be a Service of Thanksgiving and Remembrance in the Colonial Chapel at 11 a.m. followed by a wreath laying at the National Veterans Shrine. This event is free and open to the public.
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Love &Loss By Mary Michael Kelley | Photos by Lindsey Culver
It was April 13, 2011. I was 32 weeks pregnant with my second child, a baby girl to be named Kathryn. A few weeks earlier, I had contacted my OB’s office, concerned that I was larger than I should be at that point. I knew I wasn’t crazy, considering my oldest son Thomas was only 16 months old at the time, and I basically felt like I’d spent the last decade pregnant. The nurse looked up my file and told me that I was measuring fine at the previous visit, she wasn’t concerned, and they would double check my measurements at the next appointment. A couple of weeks later, my OB pulled
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out the measuring tape to measure my belly—every centimeter equates to one week of pregnancy. So a full-term pregnant woman should measure about 40 centimeters across the midline of her belly. I was 36 weeks at that time. I measured 74 centimeters. That was the moment my world changed. Two weeks later, after transitions to specialists, a multitude of tests and STILL no answer as to what was causing my baby to be so sick, I was the size of someone carrying full-term quadruplets. I couldn’t walk up the stairs, couldn’t fit
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Mary Michael and her son Thomas look back at photos of his brother Micah.
behind the steering wheel and couldn’t turn over by myself in bed. Torture only begins to describe it. By that point, the doctors had sympathy for me, and they delivered. She was beautiful. Born on Friday, May 13, Katy had a head full of brown hair and weighed over 9 pounds, but most was due to swelling and fluid buildup. She let out a tiny little squeak, and then was rushed off to be intubated. Katy fought hard for 12 days before I held her at 1 a.m. on May 25th as she took her last breath. That was the first and last time I got to hold her. Her dad and I walked out of the hospital at 4 a.m. into the dark silence of early morning Birmingham without our daughter, and without a clue as to what killed her. It was the first worst moment of my life. I never imagined that I would be the mom who belonged to this club. But just like that, there I was: the newest member. That summer was a blur. Eventually, family and 68 November/December 2019
friends went back to their routines, and I was left trying to find some semblance of new normalcy as a bereaved mom with an 18-month-old little boy who still needed his momma actively present. The adjustment was difficult, and I couldn’t shake the fears and “what ifs” of my new life. In August of that year, the call finally came through: the autopsy report was ready, a piece of information that was vital to know for purposes of future family planning. The report revealed a suspected Congenital Chylothorax, which is a leak in the thoracic duct. Kathryn’s, it seemed, was severe enough that it ruptured some point after birth, causing severe fluid accumulation throughout her body. The good news, they said, was that this was a structural birth defect “unlikely to recur.” “Like being struck by lightning twice,” they said— those were the odds of recurrence. The following year, three days after what would have been Katy’s first birthday, I took a pregnancy
test. It was positive. The anxiety you feel upon finding out this news after losing a child is suffocating, and it kicked in immediately. I reminded myself there HAD to be goodness in this. This world had plans I could not comprehend, I told myself, and my job as that little one’s mother was to trust those plans, let go of fear and embrace the time, whatever time, I had with that little bean growing inside of me. Obviously, every appointment was full with dread. I went into ultrasounds knowing that I could relive my worst nightmare at any point. I started to relax a little by my 12-week appointment, when the ultrasound still showed a healthy baby, and a baby boy, at that. At that appointment, my doctor looked me in the eye and said, “RELAX – all I want for you to worry about from this point forward is what you’re going to name this baby boy.” His name was Micah, after my favorite Bible verse, Micah 6:8. I had six weeks of bliss, with Micah supposedly healthy in my womb. I felt good physically as friends and family learned of our upcoming arrival. The day I went in for my 18-week appointment, I went by myself, as I was so sure that things were going well. During the ultrasound, the tech got very quiet. If you’ve been through it, you know what I’m describing. She went to get the doctor, who came in, looked at the screen, and then said, “I have a few concerns.” Once again, life was a blur. Micah had fluid build-up in his lungs and severe edema—diagnosed as fetal hydrops—the same HomewoodLife.com 69
Micah made memories with his family at the beach and beyond.
complication as Kathryn. Fetal hydrops is a complication with hundreds of causes, but since this had now occurred twice, we knew we were likely dealing with a rare genetic disorder. I walked out of the appointment that day alone, but surprisingly, not in shock. Instead, I was angry. And I made the decision at that point to channel my anger into action—determined to do everything to find a way to save Micah. One week later, we were back in the office to have an intra-uterine procedure to place shunts into Micah’s chest cavity to drain the fluid off his lungs. Ultimately, we had to do that procedure three times because Micah kept pulling out the shunts, which my doctor told me was a good thing. It showed he had spunk and was a fighter. He couldn’t have been righter. Micah was born Thanksgiving night, 2012, at 28 weeks, after I suffered a placental abruption. He was the sickest baby I’d ever seen. Micah was taken immediately to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), but this time, his team knew not to sugarcoat things with us. Having been through this before, transparency and honesty, no matter how difficult to hear, was the most important piece. If they didn’t think Micah was going to pull through, they knew not to provide any false hope. 70 November/December 2019
His doctors told us within a few hours that they didn’t expect Micah to pull through the next 24 hours, that he was simply too sick. My ears rang upon the news. Darkness came across my eyes, and all I could hear was the muttering of family, my best friend by my side, and the beeping of the machines. Once my vision cleared and the shock settled, the plans began. Grandparents arrived, as did aunts and uncles, and they brought Thomas to the hospital to meet his little brother, whom he had been so excited, albeit reserved, to meet. Our dear friend, a photographer, drove back from Georgia to take pictures of us with him. My mother brought the beautiful nightgown she had monogrammed for him. Most get these clothes for going home, yet I had her get for his pictures upon his passing. We were ready. As ready as you can be. But Micah just kept fighting. And boy did he fight. On Christmas day, a little over a month after he was born, I held him for the first time. Then, about two months after that, he took to the breast and drank, like a real human baby. I was in awe every day of the true miracle I was witnessing. Micah spent NINE months in the NICU. When he came home in July of 2013, he had a g-tube for tube
feedings since he was so slow taking a bottle, was on full-time oxygen support, and was on 14 medications. We trained for months to transition our home into one for a child with special needs. Even still, it was an adjustment, especially for Thomas. Considering it all, it was thrilling. Thomas even allowed himself to grow close to his brother, especially once he saw him at home, and that closeness continued to grow. Over the next few years, after enrolling in the UAB Genetics Undiagnosed Diseases Program, Whole Exome Sequencing revealed that Micah and Kathryn had inherited two mutated copies of a dominant blood disorder, making them compound heterozygous for a dominant disorder. This discovery, however, also helped identify a brand new recessive hereditary Lymphatic Dysplasia. When Micah was 14 months old, he had his first of what we referred to as an “episode,” where he would spike a very high fever, break out in a rash on his legs, complete with systemic, body-wide inflammation and an incredible amount of pain. Six months after that, Micah was diagnosed with Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (SJIA). Also known as Still’s Disease, we learned it’s an autoinflammatory disease and is the most severe form of juvenile arthritis. These flare-ups continued about
Mary Michael holds Micah in the NICU just after he was born.
every four to six weeks and continued to worsen with severity. Still, Micah thrived. He was off all oxygen, was eating more by mouth, and even started walking at two and a half years old. What a joyful day that was! Micah began preschool in addition to his classes at The Bell Center, and he was LOVING the social interaction. The child was, quite literally, A HOT MESS, and I loved every single second of it. Fast forward to Mother’s Day 2016. I was out of town that weekend with my own mom in Mobile. When I arrived home that evening, Micah wasn’t
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WHAT GRIEVING PARENTS WISH YOU KNEW I asked some friends of mine, all moms who have lost children, if they’d share with me some things that they wish their friends knew about what to do and what NOT to do immediately after loss, and even as time goes by. Here are a few of their responses.
This Photo: Family and friends gathered for Kathryn’s memorial at Vulcan Park. Bottom Right: Today a bench at Samford University is inscribed in her memory.
“Please don’t say she is in a better place. Hugs are good.” “People usually say, ‘This is a silly question, but how are you?’ I don’t mind that question. I know they mean well.” “Let me cry and listen to me remember my girl. Remember her with me, even better!” “I’ve had friends tell me that they will sit with me in my grief. And I think that’s a really sweet thing to say.” “I think some people are afraid to mention my child for fear it will upset me, and the opposite is true. I always appreciate it when people remember him!” “Right after our loss, someone said to me, ‘Well, at least you have two other healthy children.’ That was very upsetting to hear. I know she meant well but it was not received well.” “If I haven’t called in a while, it’s because I’m just so mentally exhausted from living this normal life, when I feel anything but normal inside. But I LOVE when you call me. It lets me know you love me and are thinking of me and don’t think I’m a total bummer to be around, which honestly helps me more than you can ever know.” “SAY THEIR NAMES.” “It always helps me when people comment on my memories of my child on social media—it makes me feel like he’s not forgotten.”
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feeling well and had a temperature of 106 degrees. We immediately took him to the emergency room, where he was admitted into the special care unit. By midnight that night, he had been transferred to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and was intubated on full support. His last new word that Friday after school had been “yellow.” We were standing in the kitchen , and I pulled out a little chick he’d made in school and told him how proud I was of him. He walked over to me, pointed to it, smiled and said, “yewowe.” I’ve never been prouder of him. What an amazing kid. What happened from Sunday to Tuesday happened incredibly quickly. There was talk of infection, talk of complications of his Still’s Disease, confusion, and for me, sheer despair. At one point, I walked into the bathroom, shut the door, and screamed my tears, moaned and punched the walls in anger and exasperation. I called my best friend in Baltimore, Cheryl, and told her I needed her, that it may be time. I had the
same phone call with my parents. By Monday afternoon, doctors were running out of options, and by this point, it was confirmed that Micah had caught an infection that triggered the most severe complication of his Still’s Disease called Macrophage Activation Syndrome, and it had attacked almost every major organ in his little body. On Monday night, those of us closest to Micah took turns holding him throughout the night. On Tuesday morning, I walked outside for some fresh air before the sun came up, with that dark, still Birmingham morning all around me, I looked up to the heavens, and I let him go. Micah passed away in my arms, surrounded by all our family and closest friends after the sun came up, because I was determined to never walk out of a hospital after my child died in the middle of the night again. But I’ll tell you something—it was dark and still no matter how sunny it was that morning. I’ve spent the past three years working through this complicated grief of being
the mother of two children who’ve passed away, and during this time, I’ve learned a great deal over what it does to you physiologically and how it affects your relationships with family and friends. For those of us grieving, there are times each year that are the hardest—like birthdays, death anniversaries and the holidays. But there are also other touchstones, like the first day of school, when you think about how old your child would be, what grade they’d be in, and you see all those first day of school pictures on Instagram. Those moments can be just as tough. If you’re a friend of someone whose life has been forever altered through the PTSD of child loss, you likely know that your relationship with them has changed as well. They may seem more isolated, more reserved and sometimes even disinterested. Please know this is not personal. This is a survival technique for them. Sometimes, putting yourself out there with friends is simply too hard to see the lives that you either had or wanted so much, and yet for whatever reason, you lost your child, and they didn’t. It’s not a jealousy or bitterness—it’s a deep sadness. And often that sadness takes time and internal processing to work through. Other times, they need nothing more than to hear from you, even if it’s just to send a text
that says, “Hi, Love you.” Sometimes that’s all it takes to brighten a day. Micah and Kathryn are with me every day. After LOTS of therapy, trauma counseling and group work, I know that the best thing I can do to honor their lives is to live mine FULLY. This isn’t the life I ever thought I’d lead. But it’s mine. For many of your friends and neighbors, it’s theirs as well. Don’t be afraid to speak their names. Don’t shy away from asking them the hard questions. They LIVE the hard questions. And they just may be living right next door.
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Ribbon Cutting for Susan Gordon Pottery 12 p.m.
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Holiday Open House Downtown Homewood 5 p.m.-8 p.m.
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November Membership Luncheon: Small Business in Homewood The Club 11:30 a.m. Doors open Noon Meeting convenes
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2019 Lighting of the Star and Homewood Christmas Parade Downtown Homewood 6:30 p.m.
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Patriot Day Event Recap The City of Homewood hosted Patriot Day on September 11. The Cities of Mountain Brook, Vestavia Hills and Homewood rotate this annual commemorative ceremony to honor the first responders in the three communities each year. The ceremony was held at SoHo Square and the featured keynote speaker was Lieutenant Colonel Marvin Chandler. Attendees included elected officials, fifth-grade students from Shades Cahaba Elementary, Hall-Kent Elementary and Edgewood Elementary, dozens of first responders from Homewood, Vestavia and Mountain Brook and many other members of the communities. Musical interludes were provided by Homewood High School Band soloists Tyler Peek on saxophone and Walker Smith on trumpet, as well as a bagpipe
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Football season kicked off early with this annual fundraiser for the Bell Center for Early Prevention Programs and its mission to maximize the potential of children from birth to 3 years of age who are at risk for developmental delay. 1. Aubrey and Jeanne Garrison, Ann Everett Pruet, and Emily and Meg Krawczyk
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The Homewood City Schools Foundation held its annual “dad band jam” fundraiser on Sept. 20 at Cahaba Brewing Co. 1. Enslen Crowe and Sara Williams 2. Celeste Butler and Elizabeth Studinka 3. Carlye Dudgeon and Carrie Carter 4. Terry Smiley and Mandy Schwarting 5. Amy and Chris Snow 6. Paul and Rebekah Trinh 7. Alison Henninger and Jann Giles 8. Suzanne and Mike Pirkle 9. Amanda and Brent Flavin 10. Tina and Jeff Gray 11. Trae and Becky Bedsole 12. Pallavi and Anand Iyer 13. Rachel and Joe Resha, with Joseph and Jacob
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The 2nd annual Play Date for Pitt Hopkins took place on Sept. 17, the day before the official Pitt Hopkins Awareness Day in Alabama. With a DJ, bounce house, face painting, balloon animals and more, this family-friendly event helped raise awareness and money for Pitt Hopkins Syndrome. 1. Chandler Townsend and Ezra Gordon 2. Greg and Brody Key 3. Walter Fincher 4. Sharon Powers with Arthur 5. Meredith Moorer with Lottie, Upton and Lillian 6. J. Feltham 7. Rob and Becca Shaw with Scout 8. Eva Cordry 9. Sam and Barnes Blitz, and Anne Marie and Jackson Kennedy 10. Joseph, Aimee and Griffin Julian 11. Savannah Ross 12. Wilder Alford
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•Stucco •Water Damage Repair $$FREE ESTIMATES$$ Please Call: 205-502-6023 NOW HIRING!!! • CDL DRIVERS • ASPHALT EQUIPMENT OPERATORS Apply Online Today! www. dunnconstruction.com • Bright Future • Great Pay • •Unheard of Benefits• HOME EVERY DAY! #DunnTheRightWay EOE/Minorities/Females/ Disabled/Veterans ETS RESTORATIONS • Retaining Walls • Concrete Work • Demolition • Landscaping • Construction • Tree Removal • Tree Trimming • Bobcat Work •Hardscapes • Hauling Residential & Commercial FREE ESTIMATES!!! CALL NOW (205)209-7787 $2000 SIGN ON BONUS NEW PAY SCALE TO QUALIFYING DRIVERS EVERGREEN TRANSPORT, is accepting applications for local drivers in the Calera and Leeds, AL, area. Must have Class A CDL, good driving record, 1 yr verifiable tractor trailer experience. Good pay and benefits. Apply in person at 8278 Hwy 25 South, Calera, AL, or call for info 205-668-3316. Now Hiring Heavy Equipment Operators and CDL Drivers Competitive pay and benefits. Pre-employment drug test required Equal Employment Opportunity Employer Call: 205298-6799 or email us at: jtate@forestryenv.com
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SHEETMETAL & MANUFACTURING HELP WANTED •Sheetmetal/Layout, •Manufacturing Helpers, •Sheetmetal Machinery Operators, Multiple positions Paid holidays, typical shifts are 6:00am2:30pm Must be reliable & on-time Call RICK: 205761-3975
Heritage Christian Academy is now accepting enrollment for K3-12th Grades. Don’t miss this amazing opportunity! Call 205978-6001, to schedule a Campus Tour! Office Manager Full-Time Position Must have experience in Bookkeeping, Quickbooks MondayFriday 8am-5pm Apply in person: 1110 Highway 31, Calera Call 205-663-1511 Industrial Coatings Group, Inc. is hiring experienced -Sandblasters -Industrial Painters - Helpers. Must be able to pass drug test and e-verify check. Must be willing to travel. Professional references required. Please send resume to: icgsecretary@ hotmail.com or call (205)688-9004 Owner Operators Wanting Dedicated Year Round Anniston, AL www.pull4klb.com
Now Hiring!! • Caregivers-ADL’s, assist with medications and some lifting 7am-3pm, 3pm-11pm, 11pm-7pm •Activity Director PartTime •Cooks-some 12/hr shifts Call Shay McNeal 205-620-2905 Marble Valley Manor. Affordable 1 and 2 Bedroom Apartments for Elderly & Disabled. Many on-site services! 2115 Motes Rd, Sylacauga. 256-245-6500 •TDD#s: 800-548-2547(V) •800548-2546(T/A). Office Hours: Mon-Fri, 8am4pm. Equal Opportunity Provider/Employer Are you a motivated professional? Are you looking for a dynamic career? Are you ready to control your own level of success? See why McKinnons’ is an exciting place to work and grow. Now accepting applications for Sales, Service, and Detail
Shop. Apply with the receptionist. 205-7553430 Shake up your career!!! Are you looking for something new and FUN? Milo’s is always looking for great managers to come join our growing and dynamic team. Apply online at miloshamburgers.com Montgomery Stockyard Drop Station at Gray & Son’s in Clanton. Call Lane at 205-3894530. For other hauling arrangements, contact Wes in Harpersville 205965-8657 Oxford Healthcare in Montgomery currently hiring certified CNA’s and/or Home Health aides in the Clanton, Marbury and Maplesville areas. Must be able to pass complete background check, have reliable transportation and have a strong work ethic. Serious inquiries only. Call 334-409-0035 or apply on-line at www. Oxfordhealthcare.com Help Wanted - full time/part time available! Warehouse enviroment assisting with painting, building, designing props and scenes. Visit www.phobiafactory.com to submit your application. Looking for a house to rent in Shelby County? We can help. Call for available rentals and specials (205)433-9811 Coosa Pines Mill in Childersburg hiring Entry Level Technicians •Full time positions w/ comprehensive benefits package •Starting rate $15.70/hr w/an increase up to $21.93/hr after 90 days •18 years or older with High School Diploma or GED We are also accepting
applications through the Talladega or Alabaster Career center *All successful applicants will be required to pass a preemployment drug screen and criminal background check* Specializing in all your hair care needs SERENITY SALON Barber/Stylist Chairs Available for Rent 2 Convenient Locations •2005 Valleydale Rd. •Pelham •3000 Meadow Lake Dr. Suite 107 Call Nichole 205-240-5428 CLOCK REPAIR SVS. * Setup * Repair * Maintenance. I can fix your Mother’s clock. Alabaster/Pelham. Call Stephen (205)663-2822 Electrician - FT Supreme Electric, local-based company in Pelham. Must be willing to learn & work hard. Go to: supremeelectric-al. com Print employment application under Contact Us. Mail to: Supreme Electric 231 Commerce Pkwy Pelham, AL 35124 or call 205-4539327. Become a Dental Assistant in ONLY 8 WEEKS! Please visit our website capstonedentalassisting. com or call (205)5618118 and get your career started! White Oak Transportation is hiring CDL-A drivers in your area. Great Pay! Excellent Benefits! Visit our website www.whiteoaktrans.com for more information EOE-M/F/D/V Acceptance Loan Company, Inc. Personal loans! Let us pay off your title loans! 224 Cahaba Valley Rd, Pelham 205663-5821
Pharmaceutical Grade Pharmaceutical Grade CBD Oil, a unique concept for sublingual absorption. Helps pain, anxiety, energy & more. Order from home 205-276-7778. www.CiliByDesign.com/ BrendaGlaze Merchandise and DSD (Direct Store Delivery) Workers-Needed! •7am-Start/5pm-End •Base+Bonus •No weekends/nights •Able to travel locally •Health/ Dental Available •Able to lift/push items up to 50lbs,with/without aid of dolly Apply on-line: www.citywholesale.com Interview Call: 205-7954527 Package Store 2398 Greensprings Hwy Homewood,AL NowHiring!! Requirements: •21yrs•Retail experience •Able to multi-task,work any shift,lift kegs,and check in orders •Beer,wine,& liquor experience a plus Call: 205-322-3333 DREAMER’S SCHOOL OF COSMETOLOGY GRAND OPENING SEPTEMBER 2019 NOW ENROLLING NEW STUDENTS! Now Hiring: •Secretary with Computer Skills •Licensed Cosmetology Instructor -Serious Inquiries Only844 Highway 31, Suite E Alabaster, AL 35007 Call 205-624-4676 Commercial Cleaning Company hiring General Cleaners in Columbiana. Part-time position Monday-Friday, 5:30pm until 8:30pm. Duties include sweeping, vacuuming, dusting, mopping, sanitizing restrooms and trash removal. Email resumes and/or your contact information to dave@ eaglecleaningservice.com
Trucking company hiring qualified local delivery drivers •Must have clean driving/criminal background •Verifiable commercial driver experience •Good communication skills a must Serious Inquiries Call: 205-3109810 $Cash Paid For Used RV’s!$ Motor Homes, Travel/Enclosed trailers, consignment welcome, Cars and Trucks, Pick up available, Mccluskey Auto and RV Sales, LLC 205833-4575 Construction Workers Needed for Local Construction Company. Must be experienced and dependable. Job is five days a week. Salary based on skills. Must have remodeling experience. Call Adam 205-863-9059 Small Engine Technician Full-Time Must have knowledge of: -Lawn Mowers -Pressure Washers -Chainsaws -2-Cycle/4-Cycle Weed Eaters MUST BE DEPENDABLE! Call: (205)281-0565 Email: qtr@mindspring.com Service Tech, Inc. Heating & Air Conditioning AL Cert# 89282 Now Hiring Full-Time Certified Technician •Minimum 5 years experience •Residential, Commercial and Refrigeration •Ipad Experience •On-Call Rotation Apply at: www. servicetechhvac.com Sitting Angels Home Care, LLC NOW ACCEPTING NEW PATIENTS Doctor Appointments, Bathing/Dressing Meal Preparation, Errands, Laundry,Light House Keeping and More. Lenette Walls, Owner 205-405-6991
HOME REPAIR/ REMODELING SST Properties, INC. Home Repair & Remodeling. Licensed & Insured! Call: 205-808-2482 Shelby County Openings: Loaders: •1st shift 7am-4pm, MondayFriday •2nd Shift- 4:30pm Finish, Sunday–Thursday $11.00/hr Packers1st shift 7am-4pm, Monday-Friday $11.00/ hr Replenisher-1st Shift 6am-3:30pm $12.00/ hr Standup Forklift Operators 1st Shift-6am3:30pm $12.00/hr Apply online: www.mystaffmark. com The Harvest Place Christian Church Join us for worship every SUNDAY The Harvest Place Christian Church 14 Westside Ln, Columbiana, AL 35051 Bishop Wales Williams, Jr Chief Apostle •Morning Worship Sunday 11am •Life Enrichment Classes Sunday 10:15am •Join Us Every Tuesday Night at JOYFEST •Midweek WorshipBegins at 6:30pm www. getyourharvest.org Experienced Termite Technician or someone experienced in routeservice work and wants to learn new profession. Work-vehicle/equipment provided. Must drive straight-shift, have clean driving record/be 21/ pass background/drug test. Training provided. Insurance/401K offered. M-F 7:00-4:30 + 1 Saturday/month. Pay $13hr. Send resume to facsmith@charter.net WASTE PRO IS NOW HIRING CDL DRIVERS & MECHANICS Go online to WWW. WASTEPROUSA.COM to fill out an application today!
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MY HOMEWOOD RACHEL AWTREY
Host of Behind the Bliss Podcast + West Homewood Resident
Satisfying Your Sweet Tooth
Big Spoon Creamery What’s the perfect treat after a long day or a quick celebration? Ice cream! Big Spoons flavors mix it up a bit, though, and I’m grateful for that. You can also take home a pint.
Fresh Flavors
Greenhouse When I’m craving something flavorful and fresh, Greenhouse is a great option! I’m always leaving full of energy after lunch at one of their outdoor tables with a friend.
In Style
Shea Davis Boutique Here’s a fun new spot to snag a new basic wardrobe piece that goes with any outfit. You can find anything you’re looking for to wear on your next outing.
Go-To for Gifting
Fab’rik Boutique Also on a fashion note, Fab’rik is a great place to find a new fun dress, your statement earrings or a gift for a friend. This is where I buy a lot of my friend’s birthday gifts. Shh, don’t tell them!
More Than Coffee
Caveat A good coffee shop for me has to have more than good coffee. When the decor is inspiring, the staff is friendly and the lattes are a hit, I consider it a hit. This is Caveat Coffee to me! Make sure to try their oat milk latte. You can thank me later.
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