By Sarah Kuper Organizers from the Homewood GreenSpace Initiative said 105 people showed up to the group’s first public forum at the Homewood Library on Sept. 12. Members of the initiative spoke at a City Council meeting in August to introduce the idea of replacing the old judicial center in downtown Homewood with a pocket park instead of selling the property when the new … [Read more...]
Turn Down the Volume, Turn Down the Lights: Area Businesses Work to Create Autism-Friendly Spaces
By Annie Howard A Barons game recently highlighted a lot more than baseball. The April 23 game, designed to be autism-friendly, points to a growing Birmingham trend: inclusion of people with developmental disabilities. “A typical baseball game is loud, noisy and unpredictable,” said Brooke Bowles, director of the nonprofit Triumph Services, which helps adults with … [Read more...]
Local Author’s New Children’s Book Celebrates Strange, Scary Species
By Emily Williams From the office of Charles Ghigna’s “treehouse,” a 1927 English Tudor in Homewood, the poet and author has pumped out more than 100 children’s books, and on Oct. 1 he will celebrate the release of a book he calls his “biggest and baddest.” Backed by Time Inc.’s Animal Planet and Discovery, Ghigna has written “Strange, Unusual, Gross and Cool Animals,” a … [Read more...]
OLLI Bonus Program: Dolley Madison
OLLI of Greater Birmingham will host a presentation entitled "Dolley Madison: Political Player" presented by Joanne Bruer, retired history instructor at Jacksonville State University. The program will be held at the Homewood Library from noon-1:30 p.m. and covers the events, actions and influences that led Dolley Madison to become a strong political figure in an age when women … [Read more...]
Homewood Library Block Party
The Homewood Library Foundation's annual fundraiser will take place from 5-8 p.m. The event will include food and beverages from local Homewood restaurants, music by Mike Sheehand and Eric Watters, inflatables, a climbing wall and more. Adult food tickets are $30. Children's tickets for ages 4 and up are $10 and include food as well as access to activities. For more … [Read more...]