By William C. Singleton IIIThe Vestavia Hills City Council recently approved two economic incentive deals that paved the way for a new business and will allow an existing one to expand.The council agreed to extend incentive deals to Issis and Sons Furniture Gallery, which in December opened a new store in Vestavia Hills, and Royal Automotive Inc., which is expanding its … [Read more...]
Sidewalks, Bridge Would Link Homewood and Mountain Brook
By William C. Singleton IIIHomewood and Mountain Brook are a step and stride closer to their goal to build sidewalks that will link the two cities together and make crossing the Hollywood Boulevard bridge safer for runners and pedestrians.Both cities have asked Birmingham for permission to use property it owns at the Hollywood Boulevard overpass to build sidewalks … [Read more...]
Snowy Ceremony: Samford Honors Hoover Residents
Two Over the Mountain residents were recently honored for their service at Samford University.Longtime Samford University professors Gretchen S. McDaniel and Lowell C. Vann, both of Hoover, received top university awards Jan. 28 during an especially memorable opening convocation for the 2014 spring semester.Snow flurried outside Samford’s Wright Center as J. Bradley … [Read more...]
Blowing Hot and Cold
Not long ago, our heating/air conditioner began to wheeze–not a deep bronchial rumble, just a little airway asthma. It was still heating/conditioning, but you could tell that it required a lot more effort.Not being one who likes to wait for disaster to strike, I called a repairperson.The heating/air conditioning professional knelt beside our unit, gave it a few … [Read more...]
HMS Girls’ Basketball Team Has Undefeated Season
The Homewood Middle School girls’ basketball team just ended an undefeated season with a 22-0 record.The team also won the Metro South Championship Tournament this season for the first time in 23 years, said coach Christi Martin. “Last year, half of our team played on the seventh-grade team and half played on the eighth grade team due to inadequate numbers on the … [Read more...]