By William C. Singleton III Hoover officials have agreed to fund the city’s portion of a study to improve a feeder road of U.S. 280. But its sister cities have yet to pull the trigger. The Hoover City Council recently agreed to contribute $60,000 toward a study to redesign Grants Mill Road between Interstate 459 and Alabama 119 to carry more traffic. The idea behind the … [Read more...]
$42 Million Master Plan Suggested for Parks
By Emily Williams Lose & Associates, a Nashville-based landscape architecture, architecture, civil engineering and land planning firm is recommending Mountain Brook invest in a $42 million overhaul of its Parks and Recreation Department that would include a new community center, new parks and greenways and renovations to existing parks. Lose & Associates President and … [Read more...]
Cahaba Heights Rezoning Delayed After Changes
By William C. Singleton III The Vestavia Hills City Council delayed a vote on a controversial rezoning after the developer offered to change his proposal. Steve Hydinger, managing director of BREC Development LLC, sought conditional rezoning to build a mixed-used development that would include retail and apartments. Because portions of the development would include buildings … [Read more...]
Duty Calls: New Ministry Reaches out to Those Who Served
By Lee Davis Col. C.H. “Stretch” Dunn of Hoover has already given much to his country. A 1966 graduate of the United States Military Academy, Dunn served in Vietnam, where he earned the Silver Star and three other awards for valor. He spent 26 years in the Army before retiring to enter private business in 1992. In the years that followed, Dunn worked for the engineering firm … [Read more...]
Gala in the Gardens: Black Tie Party Caps Off Four-day Event
At the annual four-day Antiques in the Gardens, guests flooded the Birmingham Botanical Gardens for lectures, installations and a black-tie affair. Kellie McDowell chaired the Oct. 1 event with help from Elizabeth Broughton, Leah Hazzard and Kathy Mezrano. The gala provided guests with an Antiques in the Garden sneak preview, with music by the MAXX. … [Read more...]