By Lee Davis As a youth growing up in inner-city Birmingham more than 30 years ago, Bobby Humphrey’s weekends in the fall offered a familiar routine. On Friday nights, he would play running back for the Glenn High School Hawks in front of small crowds at Fair Park or Lawson Field. On Saturdays, he would sell soft drinks to capacity college football crowds at Legion … [Read more...]
Clearing the Path: Women’s Fund is Making a Way for Single Moms to Break the Cycle of Poverty
By June Mathews As a mother, Jeanne Jackson knows firsthand what it’s like to want the best for her children. As executive director of The Women’s Fund of Greater Birmingham, Jackson works to help other mothers wanting the same thing for their children.A recent study commissioned under Jackson’s leadership called “Clearing the Path: Removing the Barriers to … [Read more...]
A Bright Idea: Eagle Solar Teams up With Altamont to Create Birmingham’s First Solar-Powered School
By Emily Williams Altamont School is literally soaking up the sun. This month, Eagle Solar and Light completed the installation of a multi-paneled solar array at the school, effectively creating Birmingham’s first solar-powered school. “The solar array has just come online, so it’s too early to cite specific figures, but we expect to decrease our power bills while increasing … [Read more...]
For Love and Money: Red Diamond Classic Contributes to Community
By Lee Davis Bill Bowron really wasn’t thinking of sponsoring one of America’s top youth tournaments when he first became interested in soccer a little more than two decades ago. The motive was much simpler. “My son was a very active little boy and we wanted to find a team sport in which he could channel all that energy,” said Bowron, the chairman, CEO and president of Red … [Read more...]
Homeward Bound: Little Professor Plans Move Back to the ‘Heart of Homewood’
By Emily Williams With the land around the Little Professor Book Center in Homewood bought by a developer, the store is planning to remain on the same street but move a little closer to its former location near The Curve. Though the space Little Professor representatives have found will be new to them, the proximity to what owner Paul Seitz calls the “heart of Homewood” is … [Read more...]