By June Mathews When Alison Berman became the chief development officer of United Ability in 2015, she discovered the 67-year-old agency was lacking a signature event and set out to change that. “We wanted to do something different,” she said, “so three years ago, we chose to do a theater-style event where people could be entertained yet learn about the organization and … [Read more...]
Homewood Apartments Regaining Condo Identity as Market Rebounds
By Sam Prickett The Hill luxury apartments in Homewood were always meant to exist as condominiums, but developers say a downturn in the market got in the way. “It was always planned to be a for-sale product, or at least when it was designed and developed,” John Chapman, a portfolio manager for Farris Properties said. “And then the market condition at the time just didn’t … [Read more...]
Spartan Swing: Yarbro Represents on North Team Before Returning for Senior Year
By Blake Ells Outfielder Will Yarbro represented Mountain Brook High School at the AHSAA’s North-South Baseball All-Star Game at Riverwalk Stadium in Montgomery on July 16. His North squad lost two, seven-inning games by scores of 16-7 and 18-16. “It was definitely an honor to be selected,” Yarbro said. “It was cool to be able to play with a bunch of really good players … [Read more...]
Something New: Mountain Brook’s Golden Age Wines is Equal Parts Store and Bar, With a Story to Tell
By Emily Williams The Mountain Brook Shopping Center on Culver Road is home to a new concept in local wine offerings. An equal parts partnership and friendship between Brandon Loper and Trent Stewart has resulted in an equal parts wine store and wine bar, Golden Age Wines. The space opened officially July 19, offering low-intervention wines grown sustainably. … [Read more...]
Annual Dad Brigade to Clean up Hoover Schools July 27
Dads from throughout the Hoover City Schools system will spend July 27 lending a helping hand to the school facilities. The fourth-annual Hoover City Dad Brigade will have men from throughout the community and a number of high school students spruce up the campuses in preparation for the 2019-2020 school year. Groups will then break off to finish projects identified by … [Read more...]