Cahaba Heights News

Birmingham Hoopers will host world renowned hoop performer Brecken Rivara of www.hooping.me at a workshop in Homewood organized by Aurahoops this weekend at The Lee Center in Homewood.

It's a multi-day fashion showcase patterned after New York's Fashion Week and will include celebrity designers and runway shows later this week.

Tucked away in a row of artistic shops and eateries in Homewood, is Dreamcakes Bakery-a place where cupcakes, among other sweets, widen the smiles on people's faces.

Sipping a cup of Kenyan coffee next to 10,000 pounds of beans, Brett Burton talked about the big plans his three-person coffee roasting operation has for the upcoming year.