By Rubin E. Grant From the moment he took over as Mountain Brook’s boys basketball coach last summer, Tyler Davis told anybody who would listen that his team’s goal was not to win a state championship. Sure, the Spartans won five state championships under his predecessor, Bucky McMillan, between 2013 and 2019, becoming the dominant basketball program among large schools in … [Read more...]
McBride Earns 300th Career Win in Soccer at Homewood
Sean McBride earned his 300th victory as a head soccer coach at Homewood when the Patriots’ girls varsity team shut out Briarwood 5-0 on Feb. 26.McBride has been a soccer coach at Homewood High School since 2001, when he took over the boys varsity program. He won five state championships with the boys’ team (2003, 2005, 2006, 2014 and 2018) and in 2020 took over as … [Read more...]
Two Birmingham Restaurant Families Collaborate to Open Doughnut Shop
Ryan and Geri-Martha O’Hara, founders of Big Spoon Creamery, have partnered with close friends Jim and Amy Watkins, who founded Steel City Pops, to launch a new doughnut concept in Avondale, Sons Donuts. According to a press release, Ryan O’Hara notes that the doughnut shop will be a new doughnut experience, serving mini doughnuts cooked hot to order with choices of sugar … [Read more...]
Game Changer: Board of Realtors 2021 President Kelli Gunnells Discusses Residential Housing Market Trends
By Emily Williams-Robertshaw Homes perhaps have never been more important than during the year of social distancing and quarantines. Perhaps that is why the residential real estate industry has seen an expansion of work rather than the shrinkage many other industries have experienced. When asked to describe what she has seen trending in the market, the Birmingham Board of … [Read more...]
Virtual Village 2 Village Run to Conclude March 13
The 2021 GreenWise Market Village 2 Village 10K and 7.5K is already up and running. This year, the city of Mountain Brook’s annual running event has gone virtual. Runners can register at any time through March 13, with $35 entry fees benefiting the Mountain Brook Chamber of Commerce. Participants can enter their results by March 13 on the event’s Run Sign Up page and email … [Read more...]