By Emily Williams-Robertshaw For the 27th year in a row, the city of Mountain Brook has maintained its status as a Tree City USA. This year, the foundation also has tapped the city to receive the 2020 Tree City USA Growth Award, according to a release, “for demonstrating environmental improvement and higher level of tree care.” “Our residents are very environmentally … [Read more...]
The Happiest Place on Earth: Exceptional Foundation Hosts New Chili Kick-Off March 6, Postpones Cook-Off
By Emily Williams-Robertshaw March is a special month for the Exceptional Foundation. The first Saturday typically is spent among a sea of tents and a crowd of people while teams cook and serve more than 20,000 gallons of chili. As with many widely attended events, this year’s Chili Cook-off has been rescheduled because of COVID-19 concerns. Instead, the Exceptional … [Read more...]
State Indoor Track Meet Recap: Homewood’s Title Streaks Come to an End
By Rubin E. Grant Homewood’s stranglehold on the Class 6A indoor track titles was broken Saturday at the Birmingham CrossPlex. The Patriots had swept the boys and girls state championships the past three years, but the boys finished second and the girls third in the 51st Alabama High School Association State Indoor Track and Field Championships. Opelika won the boys title … [Read more...]
State Indoor Track Meet Recap: Vestavia Hills’ Strand, West Turn in Memorable Performances
By Rubin E. Grant Ethan Strand made sure his final state indoor track meet would be memorable. Vestavia Hills’ senior distance runner began the Class 7A session Saturday with a bang, winning the 800-meter race in a state-record time of 1:51.07 during the 51st AHSAA State Indoor Track and Field Championships at the Birmingham CrossPlex. Strand needed the record-breaking … [Read more...]
Back In The Kitchen: John Cassimus Partners With SpyPoint to Create Cooking Series
By Emily Williams-Robertshaw With his new cooking series, Darn Hungry, John Cassimus is not only exploring new challenges, he’s revisiting his roots with a mission to inspire people to create a simple meal that they can be proud of. In the 12-part series, produced by SpyPoint and published on its website, Cassimus hopes to inspire viewers to master simple techniques. He … [Read more...]