By Cathy DeLozier While Linly Heflin sounds like one person—and she was—the 106-year-old non-profit that bears her name is made up of 100 Birmingham-area women. The group raises money to fund four-year scholarships for Alabama women to attend in-state colleges and universities. The organization’s primary fundraiser is an annual fashion show held in October, sponsored … [Read more...]
Center Stage: Homewood Theatre brings the community together in its cozy SoHo location.
By Barry Wise Smith Homewood Theatre founder and Executive Director Kyle Bass couldn’t have predicted the path his life would take. Always involved in music and theater as a hobby, Kyle earned a computer science degree from Birmingham-Southern and spent 30 years in the insurance industry with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama. But in 2015, Bass started thinking … [Read more...]
Dancing through the Decades: Celebrating 50 years of The Dance Foundation.
By Barry Wise SmithFor Diane Litsey, longtime Executive Director of The Dance Foundation (TDF), her interest in the arts started at an early age. “When I was a child, anything creative was magic,” Litsey says. After dabbling in music, theater and dance, Litsey decided she was more comfortable making things happen for artists rather than doing the art … [Read more...]
Carson Shines as Homewood Blasts John Carroll 51-7 in Season Opener
By Loyd McIntoshThe Homewood Patriots opened the 2025 high school football season with a 51-7 dismantling of their cross-town rivals in front of a large and raucous crowd at Waldrop Stadium. Homewood controlled every aspect of the game from the opening kickoff, scoring on every offensive drive until late in the third quarter and absolutely dominating the Cavaliers … [Read more...]
Football Round Up: Friday, August 22
Vestavia Hills 49, Westside (Anderson, SC) 7 Vestavia Hills is off to a hot start to the 2025 season with a convincing 49-7 win over Westside High School (Anderson, S.C.) The Rebels wasted no time getting on the scoreboard as quarterback Charlie Taffe connected with Grayson Harper, his first of two touchdown receptions, on a 57-yard touchdown pass after just over one minute of … [Read more...]