By Sue Murphy If you're looking for a new house, your kindly real estate professional will ask you to make a wish list. How many bedrooms would you like? In which neighbor- hood would you like to live? What is your budget? Actually, unless you plan on winning the mega-million lottery, you’d better start there. Your house is where you live your everyday life, so, if possible, … [Read more...]
Beason Season: Former Patriot Coach to Be Honored
By Lee Davis David Beason hasn’t coached a basketball game in 35 years, but he still remembers his final victory at Homewood as if it were played last week. "We were playing Shades Valley in the Region 7 finals at Mountain Brook,” he recalled when contacted recently. “They were a big favorite. At the end, our guy Rufus Hudson drew a charge and sank two free throws to win … [Read more...]
Links for Living: Christian Service Mission Makes Connections for Those in Need
By Donna Cornelius Tracy Hipps, the executive director of Birmingham’s Christian Service Mission, has a pipe in his office. It’s not the kind your grandfather smoked but a piece of conduit – and it’s a symbol of his organization’s purpose and focus. “We’re about making connections,” Hipps said. Christian Service Mission, with headquarters in Avondale, serves those in need by … [Read more...]
The Future of Food: A Plateful of Predictions for What You May Be Eating (or Not) in 2017
By Donna Cornelius Google “trends for 2017,” and you’ll find a plethora of predictions for fashion, music, technology and other popular topics. That’s all well and good, but let’s focus on a more pressing concern: food. Eater.com recently posted an article called “Every Single Food Trend That’s Been Predicted for 2017.” The 81-item list starts with adaptogen supplements (no, … [Read more...]
A Fresh Start: Vestavia Hills Mom and Marketing VP Begins Her Journey to V2V
By Emily Williams Dana Stephens Travis – a Vestavia Hills resident, wife to a “super dad,” mother to three spunky kids and vice president of account services at blr | further – is on a mission to add another job to her full schedule: running. As the new year rolled around, Travis began a training sched- ule with Resolute Running in Homewood, where she has set a goal to run in … [Read more...]