The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Foundation recognized 623 school districts that are among the Best Communities in the nation for music education. Among that list were Homewood City Schools and Vestavia Hills City Schools.This award program recognizes outstanding efforts by teachers, administrators, parents, students and community leaders who have made … [Read more...]
Hoover employees honored at 2018 Public Safety Awards
Public safety workers in Hoover were honored with the 2018 Public Safety Awards at the Hoover Chamber Luncheon on Thursday, March 21, 2019.Firefighter of the Year — Stephen FinlenFire chief Clay Bentley presented the Firefighter of the Year award to Stephen Finlen.“Stephen has taken on the responsibility above and beyond his normal paramedic and firefighter duties … [Read more...]
Buying Local, Working Well: Homewood Store Keeps Its Business Close to Home
By Ingrid Howard Alabama Goods, in downtown Homewood, has been certified as a Women’s Business Enterprise by the Women’s Business Enterprise Council South. “We have a corporate gift division, and several of our clients support supplier diversity. We have always informed them that we are a female-owned company, and now we can inform them that we are officially WBENC … [Read more...]
Harmless vs. Hazardous Workshop Educates Parents on Teen Health
by Ingrid HowardAt the Harmless vs. Hazardous: Promoting Teen Health Workshop held on March 12, keynote speaker Lauren Sisler told the story about a phone call that would change her life.Sisler was a freshman gymnast at Rutgers University. It was late, and she had just gone to sleep. She thought, “Oh, this can’t be good. Who’s calling me in the middle of the … [Read more...]
One of a Kind: OHenry’s Purchases World-Class Coffee Crop in Colombia
— Ingrid HowardOHenry's is about to be the only coffee house in the nation to offer one-of-a-kind Colombian coffee — but only for a short time.Owners Randy and Mary Adamy, along with with two of OHenry’s leaders, traveled to La Palma y El Tucan, a world-class coffee farm in Colombia. They spent four days there picking coffee cherries and sorting them."Grown at … [Read more...]