By Rubin E. GrantKayla Warren was in the weight room with some of her Homewood girls basketball teammates in the fall, working out alongside some members of the Patriots’ girls soccer team.Maddie Massie, senior captain for the soccer team, approached Warren, a junior team captain on the basketball team, about joining the soccer team, even though Warren hadn’t played the … [Read more...]
Spartans in the Homestretch: Health Key to Mountain Brook Boys’ Soccer Team’s Quest to Repeat
By Rubin E. GrantAs the 2023 high school soccer season enters the homestretch, the Mountain Brook boys team appears poised for a repeat.The Spartans won the program’s first state championship in 2022, capturing the Class 6A crown in an overtime thriller against Pelham and finishing with a 25-2-2 record.This season, the Spartans have continued to enjoy success. … [Read more...]
Longtime Spartan Stepping Down: Mountain Brook High Principal Holley to Retire
By Anne RuisiYou could say Mountain Brook High School Principal Philip Holley has spent much of his life in Mountain Brook City Schools.He grew up in the city, attended Mountain Brook Elementary and the junior and senior high schools and spent 19 years teaching there before moving into administration in 2016. Now, Holley is retiring at the end of this school … [Read more...]
Bring on the Brisket: Jewish Community Food and Culture Fest Includes “The Brisket Queen’s” Crowd Pleasing Dish
By Anne RuisiThe delicious aroma of tomatoes, onion, garlic and Mediterranean spices wafts in the air just outside the kosher kitchen at the Levite Jewish Community Center on a recent weekday morning. Inside, it’s a busy scene as half a dozen volunteers chop small mountains of raw onions and garlic cloves for the beef brisket being prepared for the center’s Jewish … [Read more...]
Everything In Its Place: Feng Shui Expert Helps Clients Find Love, Declutter Their Minds
By Ana GoodLocal feng shui expert Katie Rogers said she discovered the ancient practice almost by accident. Rogers was living in Austin, Texas, at the time as an editor for a publishing company. She felt flooded, drowning in what she described as a “sea of gray cubicles under fluorescent lights.” Rogers said she did what she could to liven up her own … [Read more...]