By Lee Davis After helping lead Mountain Brook to the state 6A basketball championship in 2013-14, Alex Peters had a problem. Peters – a 6-8 forward – wanted to continue his career in college, but most major schools had overlooked him. “I had talked to some (NCAA) Division III schools, and Loyola of Chicago was interested, but that was about it,” he recalled, when contacted … [Read more...]
Rocky Soccer Show: Vestavia Club Has Grown in Recent Years
By Lee Davis Rocky Harmon wasn’t named after a famous boxer, but even at an early age he had a way of shaking things up. “When I was a baby, I kept trying to crawl out of the crib,” he recalled. “I literally was rocking my own cradle. So from that point on – everyone called me ‘Rocky.’” Harmon has spent the past eight years as executive director of the Vestavia Hills Soccer … [Read more...]
Championship Roles: Area Players Were Part of Tide, Gamecock Title Runs
By Lee Davis The University of Alabama’s 2015 national championship football team was packed with players who had Over the Mountain connections. A count of the official Crimson Tide football roster shows no fewer than eight players from area schools. While some – such as Hoover’s Marlon Humphrey and Michael Nysewander – had high profiles, others served in roles that garnered … [Read more...]
I-20/59 Expansion Under Fire: Birmingham Business Community Keeps Pushing Against ALDOT Plans
By Sarah Kuper Downtown Birmingham has many prominent features and landmarks. The recently renovated Lyric Fine Arts Theatre, the Birmingham Museum of Art and the McWane Science Center are just a few attractions drawing people in. But there is one feature many area business leaders find worrisome: the Interstate 20/59 corridor cutting through downtown. The Alabama … [Read more...]
Mega-Sports Complex: 120-Acre Development Near the Hoover Met Would Draw Events and Feed the Economy
120-Acre Development Near the Hoover Met Would Draw Events and Feed the Economy By William C. Singleton III The proposed $70 million Hoover Sports Complex won’t be nearly as grand as the “Wide World of Sports” complex at Disney World in Orlando.But the idea of attracting youth sporting events and teams nationwide like Disney does with its sports complex has city, … [Read more...]