By Emily Williams-Robertshaw A long-awaited milestone took place last week as staff moved into the new Red Mountain Theatre Arts Campus. The facility is on 3rd Avenue South, with new neighbors including Children’s of Alabama, Regions Field and Smile-A-Mile. After a groundbreaking ceremony on Dec. 11, 2019, construction to completely renovate the 60,000-square-foot facility … [Read more...]
Health Checkup: Vestavia Hills TrustCare’s Dr. David Hardin Discusses Primary Care and Heart Health
By Emily Williams-Robertshaw Since the Vestavia Hills location of TrustCare opened on Jan. 4, Dr. David Hardin has been hard at work. The clinic has a combination of primary care offerings as well as fulfilling urgent care needs. Following the holiday season and its coinciding uptick in COVID-19 cases, TrustCare was slammed with coronavirus testing appointments. “Now … [Read more...]
‘Near-flawless Fashion’: Mountain Brook Defies COVID, Ends Year With a Surplus
By Sam PrickettCOVID-19 has wreaked havoc on the finances of many cities across the country – but not Mountain Brook. “The city is in great shape despite the craziest year in its history,” Mayor Stewart Welch said during his State of the City address Feb. 19. “Mountain Brook remains literally the number-one city in the state in terms of its finances. We’re in good … [Read more...]
Reading Through the Pandemic: Local Librarian Book Recommendations
We asked local librarians to list some of their favorite and most popular books of 2020: For adjoining feature story, click here. Hoover Library contributed by Amanda Borden, Pam Bainter, Stephanie Beaver, Krysten Griffin and Samm Hamilton For Adults: “His Truth is Marching On: John Lewis and the Power of Hope” by John Meacham and John Lewis “Mrs. Everything” by … [Read more...]
Reading Through the Pandemic: Local Librarians Discuss the Importance of Reading and Literary Trends
By Emily Williams-Robertshaw For a list of recommended titles, click here. In the words of author George Saunders, “Reading is a form of prayer, a guided meditation that briefly makes us believe we’re someone else.” Regular reading also provides an escape from where we are. The Stanford Graduate School of Business recently published an article by Martin J. Smith, in … [Read more...]