Residents in Mountain Brook will soon have a new venue where they can choose locally-grown fruits and vegetables.The Mountain Brook City Council recently approved a request by Urban Cookhouse to open the Crestline Farmer’s Market on Vine Street.The new market will open June 4 and will run for 10 weeks through Aug. 6. The Crestline Farmer’s Market will be open from 4-8 … [Read more...]
Hoover: Craig Kelley Appointed to School Board
By William C. Singleton IIIJournal contributorThe Hoover City Council named current city parks board member Craig Kelley as its newest school board member recently.Kelley, 59, has served on the Hoover Parks and Recreation board for eight years. He will replace current School Board President Paulette Pearson, who is leaving the post in July. Kelley will begin his … [Read more...]
Vestavia Hills: City Will Host Health and Wellness Fair May 3
By Keysha DrexelJournal editorVestavia Hills residents looking for advice on how to make healthy lifestyle changes will have a chance to ask the experts during a community-wide event this weekend.The second annual Vestavia Hills Health and Wellness Fair, coordinated by the city of Vestavia Hills, will be from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. May 3 at the Vestavia Hills Civic Center … [Read more...]
City Council Rezones Two Lots Near Exceptional Foundation
By William C. Singleton IIIJournal contributorThe Homewood City Council recently approved the rezoning of two lots on Oxmoor Road so the Exceptional Foundation can build a youth center.The council by a 9-1 vote agreed to rezone two lots at 1610 and 1612 Oxmoor Road near the Exceptional Foundation from Neighborhood Preservation District to Institution District. … [Read more...]
Off Like a Shot: Clark’s Photo Now Circling the Globe on Postage Stamp
By Keysha DrexelJournal editorEverything about the process that led the United States Postal Service to issue a stamp featuring a photo taken by an Over the Mountain resident came about in a roundabout way, Gary Clark said.Take, for example, how the Crestline photographer learned the image he captured in Baltimore back in 2004 was making its way around the world … [Read more...]