The Homewood City Council has approved an incentive to help the Piggly Wiggly build a new building next to its current store that would double its size. Under the agreement, the city set a base amount of $3.5 million, the amount the Pig paid in sales taxes in the past year. The store will continue to pay sales taxes, but the city will rebate the store any amount it … [Read more...]

The Sportsman’s Social and Clay Shoot set for Nov. 3-4 will benefit the Lord Wedgwood Charity, which provides defibrillation devices in strategic community locations and pre-screens young athletes for heart issues.The social will be Nov. 3, beginning at 6 p.m. at Iron City in downtown Birmingham. It will include a wine tasting from Novi Vineyards and Winery, a bourbon … [Read more...]

By Rubin E. GrantDr. Dicky Barlow had to drive back from a funeral in Atlanta last Friday before he could do an interview with a reporter.It had been a busy week for the Mountain Brook Schools Superintendent with meetings and whatnot.Among Barlow’s activities was receiving a prestigious award. On Wednesday, School Superintendents of Alabama and Schneider Electric … [Read more...]

A domestic violence awareness forum set for Oct. 18 and hosted by Over the Mountain mayors has been moved to Vestavia Hills City Hall, Cinnamon McCulley, the city’s director of communications, said. The forum, “Protecting our Teens and Young Adults from Dating Violence,” is being moved from the Vestavia Hills Civic Center due to delays in its … [Read more...]

 By Anne RuisiThree Homewood businesses were named Retailer of the Year by the Alabama Retail Association, and another was named as a Centennial Business on Sept. 21, according to press releases from the association and the Homewood Chamber of Commerce.Cookie Fix was awarded the Gold Retailer of the Year award in the Annual Sales $1 Million to $5 Million … [Read more...]