By Sam Prickett Megan Gagliardi Hilt was 18 years old, on the cusp of graduating from Mountain Brook High School and starting college at Samford University, when she noticed that something was wrong. “I was having shortness of breath, a really severe cough when I would go to lay down for bed each night, and I just felt really lethargic,” she said. “I thought I was sick with … [Read more...]

By Emily Williams With the start of the new year, the Breast Cancer Research Foundation presented its largest donation to date, $1,050,000, to the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center. Those funds were raised throughout the year via a wide variety of events – golf tournaments, casino nights, a motorcycle ride and an archery competition, among others. On Feb. 21, it is all … [Read more...]

By Sam Prickett In January, the Episcopal Diocese of Alabama elected the Rev. Glenda Curry as the state’s first female Episcopal bishop. It was a landmark vote, but for Curry, a Homewood resident and rector at All Saints Episcopal Church, it was more about her qualifications than anything else. “In my mind, what was more important was that I wanted to be qualified for what I … [Read more...]

By Emily WilliamsWhen Mike Mouron was first told he would be receiving the Mountain Brook Chamber of Commerce’s 2020 Jemison Visionary Award, it was a complete surprise. He wasn’t even aware he had been in the running for the award, which is given annually to someone who has gone above and beyond to help the city.“I don’t think I realized the magnitude of it,” … [Read more...]

By Sam PrickettNature lovers of all ages will gather at Shades Valley Community Church on Saturday for the annual Salamander Festival, an event that mixes arts and crafts, music and education in an effort to raise awareness of Homewood’s ecological diversity. The event is sponsored by the Friends of Shades Creek, an organization dedicated to the protection and … [Read more...]