This year’s Birmingham Home & Garden magazine Inspiration Home will be open to visitors from Nov. 5 to Nov. 29. The Southern cottage built on Firefighter Lane in Homewood has five bedrooms, 4½ baths, two fireplaces, vaulted ceilings, an open concept dining room and kitchen, a private courtyard with a fireplace, and a three-car garage with a guest suite above, according to … [Read more...]
Lest We Forget: 2020 Patriot Day Speaker Urges People to Tell Their Stories of 9/11
By Emily Williams Unity was the theme as retired Lt. Col. Ginger Branson spoke at the city of Hoover’s annual Patriot Day Remembrance Ceremony. She spoke of moments in history that were unforgettable and united everyone in the country regardless of their differing beliefs. As she spoke, a masked crowd sat in chairs spaced out across a section of the Finley Center. Branson, … [Read more...]
Sense of Urgency: Waugh Not Taking Anything for Granted on the Football Field
By Rubin E. Grant Briarwood Christian senior Tyler Waugh has discovered he should expect the unexpected during the COVID-19 pandemic. In the spring, Waugh witnessed his junior baseball season with the Lions cut short when schools closed because of the deadly virus. This summer, Waugh dealt with the uncertainty surrounding his senior football season because of the lingering … [Read more...]
Hope Wins at Chickasaw Trails: Young Patriots Face Challenges in Hopes of Continuing Cross-Country Dominance
By Rubin E. Grant Homewood cross-country coach Josh Donaldson doesn’t like to use the term rebuilding. But even he had to admit that the Patriots have to do some reconstructing if they are going to continue their dominance. Homewood’s boys have won eight consecutive Class 6A state cross-country championships, and the girls have won three of the past four state … [Read more...]
‘Player of a Lifetime’: Jags’ Rothman Is a Commanding Presence on the Volleyball Court
By Rubin E. Grant Audrey Rothman didn’t have any interest in volleyball when she was a little girl. If her parents hadn’t insisted she play a sport, she probably wouldn’t have become Spain Park’s most dominant player and one of the top high school volleyball players in the state. Rothman was in the fourth grade when her parents demanded she play something. “My parents … [Read more...]