By Blake Ells Outfielder Will Yarbro represented Mountain Brook High School at the AHSAA’s North-South Baseball All-Star Game at Riverwalk Stadium in Montgomery on July 16. His North squad lost two, seven-inning games by scores of 16-7 and 18-16. “It was definitely an honor to be selected,” Yarbro said. “It was cool to be able to play with a bunch of really good players … [Read more...]
Something New: Mountain Brook’s Golden Age Wines is Equal Parts Store and Bar, With a Story to Tell
By Emily Williams The Mountain Brook Shopping Center on Culver Road is home to a new concept in local wine offerings. An equal parts partnership and friendship between Brandon Loper and Trent Stewart has resulted in an equal parts wine store and wine bar, Golden Age Wines. The space opened officially July 19, offering low-intervention wines grown sustainably. … [Read more...]
Annual Dad Brigade to Clean up Hoover Schools July 27
Dads from throughout the Hoover City Schools system will spend July 27 lending a helping hand to the school facilities. The fourth-annual Hoover City Dad Brigade will have men from throughout the community and a number of high school students spruce up the campuses in preparation for the 2019-2020 school year. Groups will then break off to finish projects identified by … [Read more...]
Friendly Food Fight: Four Will Face off at Iron City Chef Competition
By Donna Cornelius The Iron City Chef competition is always one of Birmingham’s most popular food events – so much so that admission is a really hot ticket. “It’s always a sell-out,” said Kent Howard, chairman of the Vestavia Hills Rotary Club’s annual fundraiser. This year, the 11th edition of the competition has a new venue at the Holy Trinity-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox … [Read more...]
Happy and Healthy: Greenhouse Serves up a Balance Between What You Want and What You Need
By Emily Williams At their new Edgewood restaurant, Greenhouse, seasoned chefs Mary Claire and Bray Britton are striking a balance with a creative menu of items that fulfill cravings while nourishing the body. The tagline for Greenhouse is “Feelin’ Good All the Time,” which highlights the couple’s philosophy that, while food is transformative and healthy eating is … [Read more...]