By Donna Cornelius Birmingham food has been getting pretty good press in recent years, but 2018 took the city to the top of the culinary charts. Highlands Bar and Grill won the James Beard Foundation Award for best restaurant in America, and Highlands’ Dolester Miles was the foundation’s outstanding pastry chef. The Beard awards also showed some love to Timothy Hontzas of … [Read more...]
Watford Dominates as Spartans Rout Bucs
By Rubin E. Grant When Mountain Brook took the basketball court at Hoover last Thursday, the Spartans had one big advantage, namely senior forward Trendon Watford. Watford at 6-foot-9 created a matchup nightmare for the Bucs, whose tallest starter was 6-4 senior forward C.J. Melton. The Bucs tried everything they could to contain Watford, at times double- and triple-teaming … [Read more...]
Homewood’s McBride Credits His Players for Soccer Coaching Award
By Rubin E. Grant Homewood boys soccer coach Sean McBride wasn’t about to take sole credit for being named the 2018 Spring South Region High School Coach of the Year by the United Soccer Coaches. In fact, he pointed to his players. “The award is recognition to all players, past and present, for bringing five state titles to Homewood High School and the city,” McBride … [Read more...]
Savvy Ellington Thriving on Basketball Court for Hoover
By Rubin E. Grant Hoover senior Ahman Ellington laughed at the notion that a point guard is a passer first and a shooter second. That’s because Ellington does more shooting than playmaking in the Bucs’ half-court offense. “It’s just the system and the coaches believing in me and allowing me to play freely, and me believing in myself,” Ellington said. “My teammates are … [Read more...]
Two New Publix Stores to Open as Western Closes Its Doors
Publix Super Markets will be taking over two Western Market locations in the Over the Mountain area, with plans to open a GreenWise Market in the Lane Parke location and a Publix at the Vestavia Hills site on Morgan Drive. “When I became involved in ownership in 1987,” owner Ken Hubbard said in a statement, “our goal was to maintain Western as Birmingham’s leading independent … [Read more...]