By Lee Davis The University of Alabama’s 2015 national championship football team was packed with players who had Over the Mountain connections. A count of the official Crimson Tide football roster shows no fewer than eight players from area schools. While some – such as Hoover’s Marlon Humphrey and Michael Nysewander – had high profiles, others served in roles that garnered … [Read more...]
I-20/59 Expansion Under Fire: Birmingham Business Community Keeps Pushing Against ALDOT Plans
By Sarah Kuper Downtown Birmingham has many prominent features and landmarks. The recently renovated Lyric Fine Arts Theatre, the Birmingham Museum of Art and the McWane Science Center are just a few attractions drawing people in. But there is one feature many area business leaders find worrisome: the Interstate 20/59 corridor cutting through downtown. The Alabama … [Read more...]
Mega-Sports Complex: 120-Acre Development Near the Hoover Met Would Draw Events and Feed the Economy
120-Acre Development Near the Hoover Met Would Draw Events and Feed the Economy By William C. Singleton III The proposed $70 million Hoover Sports Complex won’t be nearly as grand as the “Wide World of Sports” complex at Disney World in Orlando.But the idea of attracting youth sporting events and teams nationwide like Disney does with its sports complex has city, … [Read more...]
Leading in Literature
Leadership Mountain Brook Students Release Children’s Book By Emily Williams A group of students from Mountain Brook High School is saying, “Goodbye, moon,” and “Hello, Buttons.” The Leadership Mountain Brook class of 2016 has spent the past semester hard at work finishing the children’s book “Buttons Explores the Brook.” “It’s about a cat named Buttons who decides he wants … [Read more...]
The Catholic Difference
Campus Minister Appreciates the Deeper Meaning in Catholic Education By Sarah Kuper Last fall, students at John Carroll Catholic High School faced two tragedies back-to-back. A student and a recent alum died suddenly within days of each other. Campus minister and theology teacher Kelsey Gaines said it was a difficult time for the campus, but the following days and weeks were … [Read more...]