Hoover’s season-opening game Friday against Dothan at the Hoover Met has been canceled because Dothan’s football team is being quarantined because of COVID-19.The Bucs are searching for another opponent to play. If they are unable to schedule a game this week, they will open the season next week at home against Bessemer City. Hoover had scheduled Dothan … [Read more...]
Pepper Place Provides Platform for Charitable Chefs
Demonstrations by some of the Birmingham area’s most high-profile chefs have always drawn a crowd to The Market at Pepper Place on Saturday mornings. These days, some chefs are using the Pepper Place platform to raise money for charitable efforts. In June, pastry chef Kristen Farmer Hall gave the proceeds from a bake sale at the market to Jones Valley Teaching Farm, which is … [Read more...]
Overcome the Obstacles: Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation’s Take Steps Fundraiser to Honor VHHS Junior and Briarwood Senior
Editor's Note: This article has been updated to reflect event changes. By Emily Williams Vestavia Hills High School junior Linden Cundiff and Briarwood Christian School senior John Wolf are spending the first months of their summer vacation motivating communities across north-central Alabama. The two students have been recognized by the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation as … [Read more...]
Black Jacket Symphony Introduces “Concerts from the Car” Series
Beginning on June 4, Birmingham-based band Black Jacket Symphony will perform on a live stage in a socially distant concert setting. The concert series, “Concerts from the Car,” will take place in the parking lot of the Hoover Metropolitan Complex. Much like a drive-in movie theatre, audiences will listen to and watch the band play from their cars via audio broadcast from the … [Read more...]
School PPE Project: Altamont Students Team Up With Teacher to Create PPEs for Local Health Care Professionals
At The Altamont School, 10th grader Meghan Goyal, ninth grader Noah Warren and their computer science teacher have taken a high-tech approach to meet the widespread need for personal protective equipment in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Both Goyal and Warren have relatives in the medical profession. Goyal’s parents, Rita and Munish, are doctors, and Warren’s mother, Emily, … [Read more...]