By Loyd McIntoshMountain Brook has its new roundball coach. Zach Allison, a young coach with an impressive pedigree, was named as Mountain Brook High School’s new head basketball coach on April 15, less than a month after the resignation of Tyler Davis. Allison is only the ninth head coach in the program’s 60-year history. However, Allison already has four … [Read more...]
Crisis Center: Alabama is facing a mental health crisis—the Birmingham Crisis Center is here to help.
By Nausicaa ChuIt can be 3 p.m. or 3 a.m. You can be 19 or 90. You can be grieving a loved one or stressed over homework. No matter what time it is, who you are or what you want to talk about, one Birmingham phone number—205-323-7777—will always pick up.That phone number is the Birmingham Crisis Center’s Crisis and Suicide Line, which offers support to callers … [Read more...]
Membership has its Benefits…: Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens offer membership May.
By Barry Wise SmithAnyone who has spent time at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens (BBG) knows that it is a community treasure. What people might not know is how the Friends of BBG provide critical support to the Gardens. Since its founding in 1964, the nonprofit has worked with the City of Birmingham Park and Recreation Board to make BBG a resource to the whole community … [Read more...]
The Art of the Dance: This studio’s traditional approach shapes young lives.
By June MathewsThe instructors at Steeple Arts Academy of Dance in Mountain Brook are not just teachers of dance. They are instillers of discipline, purveyors of social graces, builders of confidence and keepers of the flame for one of the most respected programs of traditional dance around. Their highest goal is for students to become the best they can be, not only in … [Read more...]
Homewood Baseball Eyes A Deep Playoff Run
By Loyd McIntosh Photos by Jordan WaldHomewood baseball is on a roll. Head coach Lee Hall has the Patriots playing some of their best ball in years, and the team is racking up the wins and rankings to prove it. At the time of this writing (April 4), Homewood is 21-5, is the top ranked team in the Alabama Sports Writers Association poll, No. 5 in the Prep … [Read more...]