In the heat of the summer, Mountain Brook Village merchants will open their doors and fill the sidewalks for the annual Market Day.The European-style tent sale, in its 17th year, gives village businesses a chance to open their doors to customers new and old and offer them sales and other opportunities. The event will run from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on July … [Read more...]
Shelby Humane Society’s Bark and Wine to Auction Decorated Hydrants
Anyone who has been searching for a one-of-a-kind work of art that they and their four-legged friends can enjoy might find it at the Shelby County Humane Society’s annual Bark and Wine.Taking place July 21 at the Grand Bohemian Hotel, the auction fundraiser will feature 12 fire hydrants donated by the Mueller Company Water Products Division and transformed by … [Read more...]
Putting It All Together
By Sue Murphy Breathe, breathe. It’s only a few short weeks until the football season begins. I love watching football, especially when I don’t have a dog in the hunt, although I don’t care what team I’m watching, when some poor kicker stands facing a win-or-lose field goal, I have to leave the room. It’s excruciating. Poor guy, out there all alone. In golf, every … [Read more...]
Peyton’s Place: Hoover All Star Baseball Player Has No Plans to Return to Football this Fall
By Rubin E. GrantPeyton Wilson hasn’t changed his mind about football.Even though the defending Class 7A champion Hoover Bucs have an opening at quarterback this year, and even though both of his brothers are former state championship Hoover quarterbacks, Peyton Wilson has no plans to play the sport again.He made the decision to walk away … [Read more...]
All Star Honors: John Carroll’s Bernal Relishes Being a Soccer Player Like Her Sister
By Rubin E. GrantGabriel “Gabby” Bernal wanted to be just like her older sister Nicole.Nicole started playing soccer when she was 4, and Gabriel couldn’t wait until she could join in the fun of kicking the ball around.But at the outset, Bernal lacked assurance in her ability, so she really didn’t start playing until she was … [Read more...]