M.K. Is Okay:Spain Park Softball StarNamed Girl Athlete of YearBy Lee DavisIt was late spring. The sky was clear and the birds were chirping, but the Spain Park softball team was fighting for its life.Trailing longtime nemesis Oak Mountain 4-3 in their last at-bat of the Area 8 finals, the Lady Jaguars seemed to be finished. They had the tying run on second … [Read more...]
Band of Bankers
By Emily WilliamsJournal InternSome local bankers who got together to learn a few songs for their company's annual sales party are still rocking out a quarter of a century later.Total Assets will celebrate its 25th anniversary with a special concert July 25 at Iron City in Birmingham.Bill Pitts, Darryl Bell, David Salter, John Byrd, Matt Alexander, Michael … [Read more...]
Going to Extremes
By Keysha DrexelJournal editorWhat was supposed to be a minor renovation turned into a major reconstruction project for one Hoover homeowner.But the resulting kitchen of her dreams was well worth the wait, said Beth Meadows of Bluff Park.About a year ago, Meadows and her husband of almost 51 years, Bill, bought a one-story ranch style house on Park Avenue in … [Read more...]
Hungry to Learn
By Donna CorneliusJournal features writerWhen you’re thinking about possible pizza toppings, the combination of blackberries and basil doesn’t immediately leap to mind.And at least one person who tasted the unusual dish had a few reservations—at first.“I wasn’t sure how that would work out, but it was absolutely delicious,” said Briana Morton, Homewood … [Read more...]
Creepy Crawler Clean Up
Batten down the hatches, me buckos, the babies are on the move! After many long months of confinement in baby buckets, my granddaughters are crawling. Both of them. Every day, I get reports from my daughters on their respective coasts about their little ones’ adventures in their wide new world. The babies happily navigate around furniture and retrieve their toy of choice. … [Read more...]