by Ingrid SchnaderAfter more than a year of raising money and awareness to save the Homewood “Pink House,” the community can finally rest easy knowing the historic home is not being demolished.Holley Ellis and her family bought the house and will be restoring it to its 1920s splendor. When the house is finished, they will move in and live in it.Built in 1921, … [Read more...]
Learning through Experience: Bluff Park “Walking School Bus” Teaches Students About Pedestrian Safety
by Ingrid SchnaderThere have been more than 19 pedestrian traumas treated at Children's of Alabama so far in 2019, which is a 58 percent increase compared to this time last year. That's why students at Bluff Park Elementary School participated in a "walking school bus" event this morning prior to the start of school.The walking school bus started at Shades Cliff Park. … [Read more...]
Harvest Market opening in Hoover this week
by Ingrid SchnaderA local grocery store concept will be expanding this week.Harvest Market — an independent retailer that offers a variety of local, organic and healthy food options — currently has one location on Second Avenue N. in Birmingham, but CEO Steve Shelton is gearing up for the opening of a Hoover location in Brock’s Gap.The grand opening and ribbon … [Read more...]
Alabama Men’s Hall of Fame Luncheon Celebrates Brewer and Brock
An induction ceremony celebrating the lives of the late Albert Preston Brewer and the late Harry Blackwell Brock Jr. was held Sept. 17 at The Club as both men were added to the Alabama Men’s Hall of Fame. The ceremony was co-hosted by the Alabama Men’s Hall of Fame and the Women’s Committee of 100 for Birmingham. A prelude was provided by Women’s Committee music chair … [Read more...]
Derzis Gets Firsthand Look at Drug Trade in Mexico
By Rubin E. GrantHoover Police Chief Nick Derzis went to Mexico last month, but it was no vacation.On Sept. 11, Derzis accompanied a delegation of 12 law enforcement leaders from across Alabama on a 72-hour covert trip to Mexico to get a firsthand look at the drug trade.The delegation was briefed in Mexico City at the highest levels and visited the State of Sinaloa, … [Read more...]