Dr. Bill Cleveland, Homewood City Schools’ longest-serving superintendent with 12 years in that job, is retiring June 30. “I chose education as my career in large part because of the positive experiences I enjoyed as a student in Homewood City Schools,” Cleveland said in a statement from the school system. “It has been a privilege and honor to serve a school system that I … [Read more...]
OTM Boys, Girls Basketball Teams Advance to AHSAA Class 7A Semifinals
Girls Regional Final Roundup Spain Park 42, Vestavia Hills 37 Sarah Ashlee Barker scored 21 of Spain Park’s 23 second-half points to lift the Jags to a 42-37 victory over Vestavia Hills in the Class 7A girls Northwest Regional final Tuesday morning at Wallace State-Hanceville’s Tom Drake Coliseum. Barker finished with 25 points, six rebounds, four steals and five … [Read more...]
Rebels’ Strand Receives Gatorade Award
Vestavia Hills junior distance runner Ethan Strand wasn’t able to compete in the state indoor track meet last weekend because of the flu, but that didn’t stop him from adding to his list of accomplishments. On Monday, Strand was named the 2019-20 Gatorade Alabama Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year. The award recognizes the state’s top distance runner. Strand is … [Read more...]
Post Office Pies to Open Second Location at Lane Park
It was announced on Feb. 10 that Post Office Pies will open a second location this spring at Lane Parke in Mountain Brook Village. Local chefs John Hall and Brandon Cain opened the first location of the pizzeria in Avondale in 2014. A grand opening celebration of Post Office Pies is scheduled to occur during Lane Parke’s first annual signature event, The Spring Edit, … [Read more...]
Aldridge Gardens Becomes Sensory Inclusive Through Partnership with KultureCity
The City of Hoover announced on Feb. 7 that Aldridge Gardens is now a sensory inclusive venue. Officials with Aldridge Gardens have partnered with KultureCity to make the grounds sensory inclusive, along with all of the programs and events the Gardens hosts. According to a release, the initiative "will promote an accommodating and positive experience for all guests that … [Read more...]