Over the MountainLegacy League Christmas Home TourDec. 11, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. and 4-8 p.m.The Legacy League, an auxiliary of Samford University, will present its fourth annual Christmas Home Tour Dec. 11. This year’s tour features the home of Samford President Andy Westmoreland and his wife, Dr. Jeanna Westmoreland, at 1994 Shades Crest Road in Vestavia Hills; the … [Read more...]
Straight A’s
By Lee DavisHoover’s football team has reached the point that every time it wins a game, an old streak is continued or a new record is set.And that was true even before the Bucs met Prattville for the first-ever Class 7A championship at Auburn University’s Jordan-Hare Stadium Dec. 3.Entering the game, Hoover was making its 13th appearance in a state title game … [Read more...]
Painting the Town
By Keysha DrexelJournal editorA book recently published by the Birmingham Historical Society chronicles a Mountain Brook artist's half-century love affair with the Birmingham metro area.Released in late November, "Bob Moody's Birmingham–A City in Watercolor" features 107 watercolor paintings of iconic buildings and scenes created by the former graphic designer, … [Read more...]
Tucker’s ‘Con’ Job
By Keysha DrexelJournal editorJust two years after he first signed with a talent agent, a Vestavia Hills third-grader is making his film debut and counting such Hollywood heavyweights as Robert Redford and Emma Thompson as his co-stars.Tucker Meek stars in "The Santa Con," a holiday film premiering on Lifetime Television at 7 p.m. Dec. 13.And next year, … [Read more...]
Walk-through Live Nativity
OTMWalk-through Live NativityDec. 11-12Briarwood Presbyterian ChurchThe Christmas story will come to life Dec. 11-12 when Briarwood Presbyterian Church presents its annual Walk-through Nativity. More than 850 church members will participate in 13 different scenes depicting the birth and life of Jesus. Live animals, including a camel, will be a part of the … [Read more...]