5 reasons a skate park for Hoover just makes sense
Skateboarding has caught the attention of downtown Birmingham and the City of Huntsville; with the public support of legendary skateboarder Tony Hawk. However, there is still a need for a significant home base in the state. While City Walk in Birmingham attracted over 45,000 visitors in just 6-months, the [...]
A Man About Town: A conversation with local designer Channing Estell
For this month's A Man About Town column, Randall Porter speaks with Channing Estell about growing up in the South and her clothing line, Garden of Eden. The mission of the brand is spreading love and bringing awareness to the importance of mental health through fashion. May is Mental [...]
Transforming Tastes: Verde Lusso owner is reshaping the way Alabamians view beauty
Beauty is a highly subjective concept that is constantly being reshaped and reworked over time. With certain beauty standards and ideals seeming to find themselves in nearly all aspects of modern society, many have tired and shifted their focus away from rigid concepts of what makes one beautiful, instead [...]
A Man About Town: How to cultivate your personal style
The problem isn't necessarily that you have nothing to wear, but that you have nothing you like to wear. This happens when you shop without your personal style in mind. And it can change with each season. We have all been there and out of all of the choices, nothing feels like you.
Ambition, drive and a rock ‘n’ roll vision helped two Auburn graduates build a global outdoor lifestyle brand
Corey Cooper ’05 walks to the edge of the roof of his guest house and stares down at the pool below. His wife, Magda Cooper ’05, lounges on an inflatable dock and faces the poolside photographer, who is waiting to see what Corey will do. Will he jump in [...]
Jackie Of All Trades is elevating Tuscaloosa’s interior design scene
Whether it was rearranging and painting her bedroom furniture as a child, or, as an adult, helping her church friends “fluff” their homes, Jackie Skinner was always the type of person who had an eye for improving things. After years of friends calling her to help them shop for [...]
