Clover + Bee in Cahaba Heights has been named Alabama’s Gold Retailer of the Year in the Annual Sales $1 Million to $5 Million category. The Alabama Retail Association presented 11 Retailers of the Year awards this year in different categories. “It is an honor to receive this recognition and a privilege to be one of the many small businesses in Alabama … [Read more...]
Never Forget: Stair Climb Held to Remember the Events of 9/11
Hoover sponsored its annual memorial Hoover Climb to Remember ceremony and stair climb recently to honor those who gave their lives on Sept. 11, 2001. Retired U.S. Army Capt. Christopher Tanner (right) was the featured guest speaker for the ceremony, and Jonathan Hardison of WBRC emceed the ceremony, held in the Riverchase Galleria Food Court.After the ceremony, … [Read more...]
‘The Light of Unity, Courage and Resilience’: Patriot Day Ceremony in Homewood Honors 9/11 Victims and Families
By June MathewsA stirring Patriots Day ceremony of honor and remembrance took place Sept. 11 at SoHo Plaza in Homewood.The cities of Mountain Brook and Vestavia Hills joined Homewood in marking the 22nd anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people. City leaders, first responders and representative students from Homewood’s three … [Read more...]
‘Unmasking the Complexity of Suicide’: Conference to Be Held at Canterbury
By Rubin E. GrantCheryl Dodson was struggling. Seven years ago, her friend John B. McLemore, a brilliant but eccentric clock repairman from Woodstock in Bibb County, died by suicide.The story surrounding him taking his life is featured in a podcast called “S-Town” that’s been downloaded more than 100 million times.Dodson, who also lives in Woodstock, had … [Read more...]
Sloss Family Members To Be Inducted into Kiwanis Business Hall of Fame
By Anne RuisiIn 1871, the squalid jumble of tents, shanties and boxcars that eventually became the Magic City sat at one end of a 67-mile railroad gap in North Central Alabama between Birmingham and Decatur. That’s until a North Alabama railroad man, Col. James W. Sloss, struck a deal with the Louisville and Nashville Railroad to close that gap with rail … [Read more...]