By Sam Prickett Hoover Mayor Frank Brocato delivered his 2020 State of the City address to the Hoover Area Chamber of Commerce on Jan. 16, recapping what he called an “extremely busy” 2019 that he said established the city as “a model for our state and for our country.” Brocato’s speech highlighted the city’s “growing and diverse economy” that managed to attract a … [Read more...]
BCRFA Announces Record-Breaking $1,050,000 Investment in Alabama Breast Cancer Research
By Emily Williams The Breast Cancer Research Foundation of Alabama on Jan. 10 made its largest donation ever – for $1,050,000 – to the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB for breast cancer research in Alabama. The check was presented at a luncheon at The Club, where the foundation also announced recipients of its 2019 Pilot Grant Awards. “It’s huge for UAB … [Read more...]
Birmingham Zoo To Donate $10,000 To Aid In The Australian Bushfire Crisis
It was announced today that The Birmingham Zoo has designated $10,000 to help save populations of wildlife impacted by the devastating Australian bushfires. In an urgent response to the current disaster in New South Wales, the Birmingham Zoo is taking immediate action to support the needs of affected wildlife and for habitat rehabilitation. University of Sydney Professor … [Read more...]
Homewood Councilor Challenging OTM Cities to Boost Census Participation
Census Day is April 1, and Homewood City Councilor Jennifer Andress is turning it into a friendly competition among four Over the Mountain cities. In 2010, the census response rates for OTM cities were 74% for Homewood, 78% for Hoover, 84% for Mountain Brook and 81% for Vestavia Hills. Andress wants to see those rates rise. The form takes only 10 minutes to complete, … [Read more...]
You Are Forgiven: St. Luke’s in Mountain Brook Buys $8.1 Million In Medical Debt Across Central Alabama
By Sam Prickett Over the holidays, roughly 6,500 Alabama households received a notice in the mail that their medical debts had been purchased and forgiven by the Episcopal Diocese of Alabama. Those letters were the culmination of a fundraising campaign undertaken by Saint Luke’s Episcopal Church in Mountain Brook, which commemorated its 70th anniversary by eliminating $8.1 … [Read more...]
