By Rubin E. Grant Lucas Steele enjoys playing in big games. In fact, the bigger the stakes, the better he plays. So, it’s not a surprise that as Hoover made its remarkable run in the Class 7A state baseball playoffs, Steele, a junior catcher, was the driving force. “He likes big moments,” Hoover baseball coach Adam Moseley said. “He was struggling a little before area play, … [Read more...]
Dream School: Oak Mountain’s Shaver Plans to Play Basketball for North Carolina
By Rubin E. Grant Will Shaver had planned to wait until his birthday in September to announce where he was going to play college basketball. But the 6-foot-11 center from Oak Mountain High School couldn’t wait that long, especially since his dream school, North Carolina, offered him a scholarship. So, on the second day of a two-day visit to Chapel Hill, North Carolina, … [Read more...]
Before and After: Unless U Board Member Jim Sturdivant Changed With the Birth of His First Child and Again Raising a Child With Down Syndrome
By Emily Williams-Robertshaw When Vestavia Hills’ Jim Sturdivant looks back on his life before he had his first child, he sees a distinct line between the “before times” and the “after times.” “Fatherhood in general definitely made me more responsible,” he said. When he first learned in 1989 that he was going to have a child, he had what he acknowledges is the common … [Read more...]
Former Birmingham Lawyer J. William Lewis Releases Debut Novel
Shoal Creek author J. William Lewis’ debut novel, “The Essence of Nathan Biddle,” may remind readers of J.D. Salinger’s famed novel “The Catcher in the Rye,” according to BookPage. Lewis, born in Chickasaw, grew up in Mobile and attended Spring Hill College, where he was a member of Alpha Sigma Nu, editor-in-chief of the literary magazine The Motley and recipient of the Merihl … [Read more...]
In Praise of Small Weddings: Lauren Theiss and Frank Gleason Downsized to Family Gathering at Honeywood Valley
By Emily Williams-Robertshaw Both Lauren Theiss and Frank Gleason were raised in Birmingham, she in Vestavia Hills and he in Mountain Brook. Both Lauren and Frank followed in the footsteps of their fathers as medical professionals working at UAB. The couple didn’t meet during their youth or in the halls of the hospital but, instead, at Innisfree Pub in Lakeview. They met at … [Read more...]