By Donna CorneliusAt first glance, The Abbey may seem like just a cool community coffee bar. You may see a young professional type of fellow sitting at a table with a mug beside his laptop, or women gathered for conversation and chicken salad sandwiches.But if you drop into the Avondale establishment late on a Sunday afternoon, you’ll notice a different crowd. That’s … [Read more...]
Finding Home: International Families Find Their Place in OTM Schools and Communities
By Kaitlin Candelaria And Emily WilliamsMohamad Karassi is a typical teenager. A junior at Hoover High School, he enjoys his newly acquired driver’s license and working at his part-time job. But until recently, his life was anything but typical for a suburban teen.Karassi immigrated from Syria in 2013. His parents and sisters moved to the United States first, leaving … [Read more...]
Chasing a Dream: Homewood’s Browning Makes it Into the SEC
By Tyler Waldrep Homewood alum Brian Browning confronts a familiar sight. He stands atop the mound in the annual SEC baseball tournament. In the stands his family is cheering for him.There might not be many places where Browning spends more time in his mind, but everyone has to wake up to reality eventually.“I wanted to be in the SEC as a freshman,” Browning said. … [Read more...]
Martin Wins State Match Play Title
By Ian ThompsonPatrick Martin has achieved a great deal in his relatively young golf career, but he had yet to win an Alabama Golf Association State Championship.He rectified that by claiming the 15th State Match Play Championship at Montgomery Country Club on August 8 in a well-contested match with Lee Hodges.Martin will be an incoming freshman at Vanderbilt and … [Read more...]
Hannah’s Home: Young Patriot Star Had Busy Summer
By Lee DavisAfter leading Homewood to the state Class 6A basketball championship and being named Over the Mountain Player of the Year as a freshman, Hannah Barber could have been forgiven for wanting to spend a long, lazy summer hanging around swimming pools and beaches.But anyone who thinks Barber actually did that doesn’t know her very well.Instead, the rising … [Read more...]