By Rubin E. GrantBen Foy had bounced around from job to job for several years. Less than two years ago, he was working for a grocery store, putting in long hours and sometimes not getting home until after midnight. “It took a toll on me,” Ben said. About the same time, Ben’s dad, Preston Foy, was looking to expand his woodworking business, Urgent CareFurniture … [Read more...]
City of Homewood Holds Its Own Despite Sharp Revenue Drop
By Caroline Rice Though the first half of April shows that Homewood is down 40% in revenues, the city has not needed to discuss layoffs or cuts in city services because of the coronavirus, the mayor said. Mayor Scott McBrayer said that, while many of the smaller businesses in Homewood have been closed temporarily, he believes the bigger box stores and grocery stores … [Read more...]
In Bloom: Oak Street’s Better Late Than Never Garden Attracts Life Amid Pandemic
By Emily Williams A few weeks ago, while the greater Birmingham area was still in stay-at-home mode, the small community garden on the Emmet O’ Neal Library lawn in Mountain Brook’s Crestline Village was abuzz. Dubbed the Better Late Than Never garden, it is a pollinator garden, featuring plants that attract bees, butterflies, hummingbirds, caterpillars and other … [Read more...]
The Graduates
Editors note: We reached out to local schools and collected graduation messages to the Class of 2020 from some of our areas top ranking graduates, featured student speakers and valedictorians. Mountain Brook and Vestavia Hills students are featured here. We’ll include others in our next issue. Mountain Brook High SchoolJohn Nathan, honor graduate Obviously, this is not … [Read more...]
‘It Was So Joyful’: Couple Scales Down Their Wedding and Finds It Is Just as Perfect
Since their engagement in July 2019, Homewood residents Ashley Martin and Andy Echols had been planning and looking forward to a large wedding celebration at St. Paul’s Cathedral in downtown Birmingham. “We had over 400 people send in their RSVP to the wedding,” Martin said. “We had people coming from near and far.” The couple made the decision amid the coronavirus pandemic … [Read more...]