By Emily Williams One of the most challenging moves for the McCune family was when it came time for the late matriarch, Lena McCune, to move into the skilled nursing unit at Fair Haven at the age of 87. A very close-knit family, Debbie McCune and her brothers, Steve and Bradd, spent the years leading up to the move researching the options open to them. “All of the monthly … [Read more...]
Golden Age: Champion Bucs And Rebels Lead All-OTM Team
By Lee Davis By any measure, 2017 was a golden season for Over the Mountain baseball. Briarwood, Homewood and Oak Mountain produced outstanding seasons. Vestavia Hills had a strong April-May push that nearly put it in the Class 7A championship finals, and Hoover brought home the big blue trophy, emblematic of the 2017 state title. As a result, the 2017 All-Over the Mountain … [Read more...]
Get Snacking: Pizitz Students Participate in New Heal Inc. Snack Challenge
By Emily Williams Vestavia Hills-based organization Heal Inc. has unveiled a new program that supports its mission to teach children how to live a healthy lifestyle. Throughout the school year, teacher Kendall Kennedy’s family and consumer science classes at Louis Pizitz Middle School in Vestavia Hills participated in lessons on healthy eating, and they put what they learned … [Read more...]
Grocery Store Guru: Full Pantry Offers Personalized Supermarket Shopping
By Donna Cornelius Watch Madison Murphy navigate Whole Foods Market, and you’ll see a supermarket specialist at work. Murphy started Full Pantry, a boutique grocery store shopping and delivery service, in January 2016. A year and a half later, the 24-year-old has a customer base that includes singles, young married couples and even one family with 10 children. “I thought I … [Read more...]
A Bigger Heart: Changes to Art From the Heart Will Accommodate Larger Crowd
By Sarah Kuper On June 11, Studio by the Tracks will present its 28th Art from the Heart event benefiting arts programming for adults with autism spectrum disorders and emotionally conflicted children. In past years, the art auction has been held at B&A Warehouse near Railroad Park. But Executive Director Suzanne Boozer said the event needed a change ofvenue for … [Read more...]