Kali Martin McNutt and François Braine-Bonnaire Story by Donna CorneliusFriends of Kali Martin McNutt and François Braine-Bonnaire could have been traveling to Louisiana last summer to the couple’s wedding. Instead, some 60 American family members and friends ended up adding a few extra miles to their journeys.Kali, who is from Vestavia Hills, and François, a … [Read more...]
The 3,000-mile Journey
Former Homewood Resident Spends Six Months BackpackingBy Keysha DrexelShe raised two children, retired after a successful career as a kindergarten teacher and had thousands of miles of backpacking with her friends under her belt, but 61-year-old Cathey Leach still felt she had something to prove. So in April of last year, the former Homewood resident … [Read more...]
Looking Forward
2015 Will Bring Lots of Activity for Over the Mountain CitiesBy William C. Singleton In the cities of Homewood, Hoover, Mountain Brook and Vestavia Hills, 2015 will be a year in which many projects conceived over the past few years will either begin or reach their completion.Many of those projects include major developments that will provide a boost to the local … [Read more...]
Over the Mountain Dancers Headed to Orange Bowl
Competitive dancers from Linda Dobbins Dance in Mountain Brook will leave Dec. 28 to perform in the Capital One Orange Bowl in Florida.The Over the Mountain dancers will perform with the country group Little Big Town during the Orange Bowl.Linda Dobbins said the group is the only dance company representing the state at this year's Orange Bowl and the first Alabama … [Read more...]
Straight A’s
By Lee DavisHoover’s football team has reached the point that every time it wins a game, an old streak is continued or a new record is set.And that was true even before the Bucs met Prattville for the first-ever Class 7A championship at Auburn University’s Jordan-Hare Stadium Dec. 3.Entering the game, Hoover was making its 13th appearance in a state title game … [Read more...]