Hoover City Schools Superintendent Kathy Murphy was named the Alabama State Association for Physical Education, Recreation and Dance’s Administrator of the Year for 2019 at the association’s annual fall conference. A former physical education educator, Murphy appeared before a crowd dotted with familiar faces from her past and present at the event, held Nov. 17-18, at the … [Read more...]
MBHS Cheerleaders Create Ornaments for Tanner Foundation Fundraiser
Members of the Mountain Brook High School varsity cheerleading squad recently spent a day creating holiday ornaments for a cause. This new fundraiser has served as a way for the squad to give back to the Tanner Foundation, which provides support to people living with neurological diseases, such as ALS, multiple sclerosis and Parkinson’s disease. The foundation has … [Read more...]
Murphy’s Law: The Moment
By Sue Murphy I’ve been watching a lot of Christmas movies. You could hardly avoid them this year given that three channels started running them back-to-back before Halloween. I know I’ve talked about this glut before, but I have to tell you, when the other channels are filled with fires and treachery and crimes so horrible they require a separate unit on the police force, … [Read more...]
Santa’s Got Mail: Mountain Brook Sets Up Santa’s Mailboxes in Crestline, Mountain Brook Villages
It’s the time of year when Santa Claus makes his list and checks it twice. To help the big guy, Mountain Brook’s Public Works Department has set up Santa’s mailboxes in town so children can send letters directly to the North Pole. The mailboxes are located in Mountain Brook and Crestline villages, including at Smith’s Variety, the Chamber of Commerce office at … [Read more...]
Twist to the Revolution: Samford’s Production of ‘1776’ Casts 22 Women, Only Four Men
By Ingrid SchnaderThe original script for “1776: The Musical,” which was written in 1969, calls for a cast of two women and 24 men.But when Samford University theater director Chelsea Nicholson got hold of the script, she decided to take a different artistic direction.“Look at Congress today,” she said. “It’s 80% men, 20% women in 2019. And that’s only after that … [Read more...]