By Blake EllsAs the Vestavia Hills basketball team works toward its championship goals, it spreads the ball around.The Rebels average just less than 60 points a game, but no player averages double figures. Rian Shields is the leading scorer at 9.7 points per game, while Luke Champion is adding 9.3 points per game, Luke Couch is adding 8.7 points per game, and Paul … [Read more...]
Art to Make You Blink: Gala Set to Raise Funds for UAB’s Cancer Center
Birmingham local artists will create works of art during UAB’s ArtBlink Gala and auction them off to raise funds for the UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center.The 33rd annual ArtBlink Gala 2018 will take place at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 10 in The Kirklin Clinic of UAB Hospital, 2000 Sixth Ave. South.Funds raised will go toward the Cancer Center’s Fund for Excellence, which … [Read more...]
Customer-Focused Service: It’s No Accident the Word‘Service’ Comes Right After ‘Guin’ in Company Name
By Sam PrickettOn a recent, cold January night, Joseph Braswell woke up to a ringing phone. Even though it was the middle of the night, he answered it.The person on the other end — a customer of Guin Service, Braswell’s family business — was having a particularly bad night. The freezing weather had caused their pipes to rupture.“So I woke up and found somebody … [Read more...]
License to Cure And Care: Jefferson County Commission President to Be Honored at This Year’s Roar Gala
By Sarah KuperThe 7th annual James Bond-themed gala benefitting Radiation Oncology Accelerated Research is known for swanky styles, one-of-a-kind auction items and, of course, raising money and awareness for local cancer research.Every year, the gala honors someone in the community who has contributed to the cause and to the community.Jefferson County … [Read more...]
‘Changing the Mentality’: Hoover Mayor Spends His First Year in Office Focused on the Next 50 Years
By Sam Prickett Frank Brocato’s first year as mayor of Hoover coincided with the city’s 50th anniversary, and Brocato spent most of that milestone year, he said, refining and implementing a vision for what the city’s next half-century will look like. Brocato was elected mayor in August 2016 with 52 percent of the vote, beating out incumbent Gary Ivey and challenger Steve … [Read more...]