By Loyd McIntoshAfter a slow start in 2024, Vestavia Hills rebounded - to use a basketball term - in a major way. The Rebels dropped their first three games - including a flukey, last-second loss to region rivals Hewitt-Trussville in the second game of the season - then went on a tear. The good guys finished the season winning six of their eight games, including a … [Read more...]
Homewood To Settle Unfinished Business in 2025
By Loyd McIntoshBy all accounts, a 9-win season record and a trip to the second round of the AHSAA playoffs would be considered a successful campaign. However, Homewood High School Head Football Coach Ben Berguson can’t help but think the 2024 Patriots - to borrow a phrase from the world of business - left some money on the table.The Patriots finished the 2024 season … [Read more...]
Southeastern Salvage Home Emporium reopens in Golden Flake factory
In early August the Southeastern Salvage Home Emporium opened to the public in their new store location at 1 Golden Flake Drive in Birmingham. Southeastern Salvage Home Emporium specializes in unique goods from around the world, including building materials, furniture, home décor, and garden supplies. “Many Birmingham resident remember touring the Golden Flake … [Read more...]
Football, Fashion & Fun
On Sunday, August 10, more than 200 attendees came together at the Vestavia Hills Civic Center to celebrate inclusion and kick off football season at Down Syndrome Alabama’s 2nd annual "Football, Fashion & Fun" event — a high-energy afternoon of fashion, football, and heartfelt storytelling. The runway came alive with 30 models — ages 1 to 25 — all members of the … [Read more...]
Remembering Scott Allen
By Brent Thompson For more than 10 years, the phone would ring several times each week around 11:30 a.m. The call would come from either me or Scott Allen and it always began with the same four words - “Have you eaten yet?” Scott and I ate lunch together more often than most friends do and I am so grateful that we did. I now know that we were … [Read more...]