By June Mathews About eight years ago, Dina Marble and her husband, Will, began noticing a disturbing trend among teens. As a licensed professional counselor and an experiential educator, respectively, both Marbles worked with students on a regular basis. “Teenage anxiety and depression seemed to be up, and their resiliency and coping skills seemed to be down,” said Dina … [Read more...]
Ready for a Cool-Down?: New Pool Complex at Patriot Park Opens May 18
By Ingrid Schnader A group of Homewood residents joined the Homewood mayor, City Council and Park Board members May 3 in cutting the ribbon on the new Patriot Park pool. The pool features a zero-entry shallow end, a splash pad, a slide and lap lanes. The splash pad is open to the public now, and the full pool will be open May 18. During the ribbon-cutting, Homewood Mayor … [Read more...]
Opening the Cahaba to More Active Tourism
By Kennedy McJunkin This summer, you won’t have to look far for your recreational water getaway. The Cahaba Blueway has dedicated 10 new canoe and kayak launching sites and swimming access points along the Cahaba River in Mountain Brook, Irondale, Trussville and other locations. “The Cahaba River has always been a recreational outlet in our community, but you have to be a … [Read more...]
Proctor U Tries to Take Cheating Out of the Testing Process
By Ingrid HowardAfter hearing about the recent Varsity Blues Sting – the college admissions scandal that involved celebrities such as Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman – people might have thought that was just rich people doing rich people things.But Jarrod Morgan, founder of Proctor U, said manipulating the education system isn’t just for the … [Read more...]
Keeping it Classic: Mountain Brook Driving Club to Kick off Barber Historics with Car Parke 2019
By Emily Williams Historic, sport and racing cars will fill the streets of Lane Parke on May 17 to kick off the annual Barber Historics Race weekend with Car Parke 2019. Spearheaded by Alan Thacker of the Mountain Brook Driving Club, the Car Parke event will be co-presented by Barber Historics and will include classic cars, sports cars and even a few race cars that … [Read more...]