By Donna Cornelius Most Southerners don’t need this type of advice, but the internet is full of tips on how to welcome friends to your home: Greet them warmly. Invite them inside. Offer to give them a tour of your house. Volunteers at the Decorators’ ShowHouse tick all those boxes. “I can honestly say about ShowHouse that it’s a lot of work, but I absolutely love it,” said … [Read more...]
Hoover Breaks Ground on Dedicated Police Training Building
By Ingrid Howard Hoover Mayor Frank Brocato and other members of the Hoover community attended a groundbreaking April 10 on a new police training facility. The $4 million facility, next to the Hoover fire station on 800 Municipal Drive, is something police Chief Nick Derzis has been dreaming of for a while. “We’ve probably talked about it for 20 years, honestly,” he said. … [Read more...]
Protective Life Secures Naming Rights to New Downtown Stadium
Protective Life, a life insurance company based in Birmingham, has secured the naming rights for the new stadium soon to be built near the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex. Protective will pay $1 million a year for the next 15 years in exchange for the 55,000-seat stadium being named Protective Stadium. The announcement was made at a ceremonial groundbreaking at the … [Read more...]
No Poaching Allowed! : Area Mayors Sign Pledge to Work Together for Economic Development
By Ingrid Howard Twenty-two Jefferson County mayors signed a pledge this month to work together to foster economic development rather than competing against each other for businesses. Mayors for Homewood, Hoover, Vestavia Hills and Mountain Brook joined 18 other mayors in the new pact to stop poaching businesses from each other and, instead, put their efforts toward pursuing … [Read more...]
Waggoner ‘Totally Surprised’ with Distinguished Sportsman Honor
By Rubin E. Grant James Thomas “Jabo” Waggoner has a lengthy association with the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame, but he never imagined a day when he would be recognized by it. On April 27, Waggoner will be honored as the 2019 Distinguished Alabama Sportsman at the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame 51st annual induction banquet and ceremony in the Birmingham Ballroom at the Sheraton … [Read more...]