By Rubin E. Grant The Hoover Bucs figured their best chance to defend their 2019 Class 7A boys soccer state championship was in 2020. With 13 seniors on their roster, the Bucs were off to a hot start with an 8-0-2 record. Then, the COVID-19 pandemic forced a pause and eventually the cancellation of the rest of season. “It was hugely disappointing,” Hoover coach Kris … [Read more...]
Overcome Evil With Good: Family of the Late Megan Montgomery to Create Fund for Domestic Violence Prevention Programs
By Emily Williams-Robertshaw In the words of Haruki Murakami, “Death is not the opposite of life, but a part of it.” On Dec. 1, 2019, Megan Montgomery was shot and killed at the age of 31 by her estranged husband, former Hoover police officer Jason McIntosh. She was a victim of domestic violence. Yet Montgomery’s personal mission to help those in need lives … [Read more...]
Pleasing to the Ear: Vestavia Hills Native Bradley Metrock to Produce New Music Festival Euphonious on Father’s Day Weekend
By Emily Williams-Robertshaw Vestavia Hills native Bradley Metrock has a dream to bring a music festival back to Birmingham for Father’s Day weekend. After more than a year without consistent live music performances during the pandemic, Metrock is heading up the production of Euphonious, a three-day concert series to take place June 18-20 at the Birmingham Zoo. The word … [Read more...]
‘Something For Everyone’: Alabama Ballet Presents Romeo and Juliet in April
Alabama Ballet will present “Romeo and Juliet” April 23-25 live at the BJCC Concert Hall. Roger VanFleteren, associate artistic director and resident choreographer of Alabama Ballet, choreographed the ballet, which is based on Shakespeare’s tragedy and follows the fate of two star-crossed lovers from their first meeting to their deaths. The ballet is set to … [Read more...]
Beating Expectations: Andrews Doctor Seeing Patients Again After Nearly Dying from COVID
By Rubin E. Grant Dr. Jeffrey Davis walked into an operating room at St. Vincent’s Hospital on March 18 to perform a surgery he had done countless times. But this time it was different. It was the first time Davis, a senior orthopedic surgeon with Andrews Sports Medicine, had performed surgery after nearly dying from an extended bout with COVID-19. “They say when you do … [Read more...]