By Kennedy McJunkin The cities of Mountain Brook and Homewood are joining to present the second annual Shades Creek Festival April 27 at Jemison Park. The free event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and celebrates spring along the banks of Shades Creek. The festival will feature live music, free fly-fishing lessons, animal exhibits, scavenger hunts, cookie decorating, … [Read more...]
Tooth Fairy Trauma
By Sue Murphy My granddaughter called last week to tell me that she had lost her first tooth. It wasn’t lost, actually, just relocated from her mouth to a plastic zippie bag that would be placed under her pillow in anticipation of the arrival of the Tooth Fairy. She was very excited about the prospect of such a visit, but some kids are not. The son of a friend stated, … [Read more...]
Hoover Public Safety Foundation Donates $20,000 to Two Local Organizations
At a recent check presentation, the Hoover Public Safety Charity Foundation presented two donations of $10,000 each to Children’s Harbor and the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.The donated funds were raised at the Night of Laughter comedy event held at the Stardome Comedy Club in October.“We are thankful for the support we … [Read more...]
Mission to Mars: Grant Helps Homewood Teacher Transform Kids Into NASA Engineers
By Ingrid HowardA Homewood teacher found out earlier this month that she had received a grant from the Homewood City Schools Foundation of $1,066.02 to make her fifth-grade students feel like NASA engineers. Using the grant, Lora Haghighi and other fifth-grade teachers at Edgewood Elementary School will be able to afford the materials that students will use to … [Read more...]
Protective Life Secures Naming Rights for Downtown Stadium
Protective Life, a life insurance company based in Birmingham, has secured the naming rights for an upcoming stadium at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex.Protective will pay $15 million over the next 15 years. Other big contributors are Regions and Alabama Power, who are each paying $500,000 per year for the next 10 years.Protective Stadium will feature 55,000 … [Read more...]