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| April 2012 |
neighborly news & entertainment for Mountain Brook
MBHS Sprinig Sports -pg 12
CBS Talent Show -pg 20
Volume 3 | Issue 1 | April 2012
Local artists to gather at annual show in Crestline By BRITTNEY HARRISON What began as a handful of local artists gathering together to show and sell their work has grown into a day-long event featuring artists from a 50-mile radius. The Mountain Brook Art Association will hold its 31st Annual Art Show on April 21 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the athletic field at Crestline Elementary School. This year more than 65 tents will be strewn across the spacious green field in Crestline. Artists of all ages and experiences will be displaying and selling their artwork at all price ranges. “It’s a place [for artists] to put their work out and get their feet wet a little bit, people start here and go onto professional careers but still come back,” Show Chairman Gayle Hurley said. In addition to the art, the event will feature lunch vendors, ice cream and, new this year, live music from the Mountain Brook High School Jazz Ensemble. The Art Show is a great way for residents to support the local art community while spending a spring day with family and friends. For more information on the art show, visit www.mountainbrookartassociation. com.
April Features City Council Mountain Brook Events Mountain Brook Artists Treeline Expeditions Food Truck Roundup Kari Kampakis Village Sports School House Business Spotlight Restaurant Showcase Dale Wisley Around the Villages Calendar of Events
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Families gather at the annual Mountain Brook Art Association Show on the athletic fields at Crestline Elementary. Photo courtesy of Gayle Hurley.
See page 7 to learn more about Mountain Brook artists at the show.
Caring for Coyoles
New Lane Parke plan receives Helping change lives one surgery at a time positive response By MADOLINE MARKHAM
“Honestly, I was looking for a place where I could do reconstructive surgery in the morning and relax on the beach in the
A third plan for the Lane Parke development in Mountain Brook Village received a positive response from residents at the city’s Planning Commission public hearing on March 5. “I am thrilled,” said Sallie Johnson, who lives a few blocks from the village. “I think it’s a good plan, and the way [Evson] responded to criticisms [of previous plans] was very respectful. I hope the inn works as well.” The public hearing will continue Monday, April 2 at the auditorium at Mountain Brook Junior High School. Once all remaining details have been discussed, the commission will vote on whether to grant the development Planned Unit Development zoning before it goes before the City Council. John Evans of Evson, Inc., the family business that has owned Mountain Brook Shopping Center and Lane Parke apartments since 1947, began the presentation by saying he hoped this hearing process would complete their
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See LANE PARKE | page 14
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Dr. Gordon Robinson, Carrie Wilder and Mallie Ireland of Mountain Brook pose with a patient outside the Honduras clinic. Photo courtesy of the Robinson Foundation.
By ABBY FRAZER Dr. Gordon Robinson tries to stifle his smile as he describes what he was looking for on his first mission trip to Coyoles, Honduras, in 1979.
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