By Kaitlin Candelaria Presidential elections are exactly a year away, and with them comes a constant barrage of Facebook posts, political propaganda and heated conversations. In this day and age, it can be hard to determine fact from fiction; bias seems to run rampant in the media and people tend to take what they read online as truth. Apryl Marie Fogel wanted to do her part … [Read more...]
Poetry With Purpose: Hoover Resident’s New Book Will Benefit WellHouse Ministry
By Kaitlin Candelaria Emily McElhaney has always loved to write. At 78 years old, she has now published her first book of poetry and is donating the proceeds to a local ministry. “I wrote my first long poem when I was in high school,” she said. “I always had a burning desire to write, but it was always poetry. The older I got, the more I matured spiritually in the Lord and … [Read more...]
U.S. 280 Traffic Study Gains Traction
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...]