By Keysha DrexelJournal editor By Keysha DrexelJournal editorChances are that if you have lived, worked or shopped in the Birmingham metro area in the last 30 years, you have spent some time in one of the buildings in Bayer Properties’ 11 million square-foot mixed-use asset portfolio.But the business acumen of Jeffrey Bayer is not the reason the … [Read more...]
Positive Maturity’s Top 50 Over 50 Honors Community Leaders
By Keysha DrexelJournal editorNext week, 50 Birmingham metro area residents over the age of 50 will be honored for their lifelong achievements in business and community service.Positive Maturity will hold the inaugural Top 50 Over 50 gala at the Cahaba Grand Conference Center on July 31. The organization will hand out its first PM Awards at the event.A United … [Read more...]
Brooke Honored by Boys and Girls Clubs
A board member of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Alabama has received a national award.Maggie Brooke of Redmont was presented with the W. Clement Stone Outstanding Achievement Award for an Individual May 2 in San Francisco at the Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s national conference.The award recognizes the exceptional performance and service of a local Area … [Read more...]
Distinguished Young Women Program Set for July 18-19
By Keysha Drexel Journal editor More than half of the students competing in the Distinguished Young Women Program of Jefferson County next month attend Over the Mountain Schools. Mountain Brook, Homewood, Hoover, Vestavia Hills and North Shelby schools are well-represented among the 30 high school seniors representing 14 high school from across Jefferson County who will … [Read more...]
Hoover Resident Featured in Video
A Hoover resident is being featured in a video by a Grammy Award-winning Christian and gospel singer.Ashley DeRamus, founder and namesake of the Ashley DeRamus Foundation, plays the daughter of a soldier in Jason Crabb’s music video "Love is Stronger."A behind-the-scenes look at the video featuring DeRamus will be aired on UPTV's morning show over the next few … [Read more...]