By Ingrid Schnader After more than a year of raising money and awareness to save the Homewood “Pink House,” the community can finally rest easy knowing the historic home is not being demolished. Holley Ellis and her family bought the house and will be restoring it to its 1920s splendor. When the house is finished, they will move in and live in it. “I couldn’t be happier that … [Read more...]
Brewing in Bluff Park: Bluff Park Mothers Plan Second Annual Community Witches Ride, Raise Funds for United Ability
Any Hoover-based witches looking to join in on pre-All Hallow’s Eve festivities need look no farther than the Bluff Park Witches Ride on Oct. 20. For the second year, Bluff Park mothers Laura Powell and Katie Dixon are coordinating a Witches Ride for their neighborhood as a means to give back. “We had seen it done in other communities and thought it would be a fun … [Read more...]
New Witches on the Block: Liberty Park Witches to Take Flight in Inaugural Community Witches Ride
The Liberty Park community will welcome its first witches ride Oct. 20, inviting kids to come catch candy as it is tossed by local women riding through the streets on decorated bikes and golf carts. Resident and mother Caroline LaFon was inspired to gather a group of witches together to celebrate Halloween while raising funds for Vestavia Hills High School’s Rise … [Read more...]
‘Energy and Passion’: Bucs’ Chapman Likes to Celebrate Every Chance He Gets
By Rubin E. Grant Kory Chapman doesn’t have the football in his hands often, but when he does, he wants to revel in it. “I’m thinking celebration after I score,” Chapman said. Twice this season, Hoover’s 5-foot-11-inch, 185-pound senior strong safety has had a rollicking good time with the ball in his hands. He returned an interception 40 yards for a touchdown against … [Read more...]
Two of a Kind: Doctors Ryan and Rothermich Realize Dream of Working in the Same Practice at Andrews Sports Medicine
By Rubin E. Grant From the moment Jenny Senske met her future husband, Dr. Mike Ryan, in 2010 in New York City, she heard about his best friend and college roommate, Dr. Marc Rothermich. Mike Ryan told her about their goal to work in the same medical practice. Senske was more than skeptical. “I thought it was a pipe dream,” said Jenny Ryan, who married Mike Ryan on New … [Read more...]