By Ingrid Schnader Homewood City Council shot down a proposal from Kadco Homes at a Council meeting July 23 that would have turned a 2-acre property into a 12-home subdivision. The proposed subdivision, which would be called Edgewood Manor, is located in Homewood’s Neighborhood Preservation District at the corner of Saulter Road and Carr Avenue. To fit 12 homes on the … [Read more...]
Off-The-Field Battles: Hoover’s Avery Hoven Overcomes Eating Disorder, Channeling Experience Into Life’s Work
When University of Alabama at Birmingham beach volleyball student-athlete Avery Hoven took the court in 2016, her teammates, coaches, family and UAB fans were in awe of her athletic abilities. What they were unaware of was the personal battle she was tackling off the field. A Division I athlete of three years, Hoven was struggling with an unspecified eating … [Read more...]
The Bell Center breaks ground on its new facility
By Ingrid Schnader Bell Center children, parents, staff and members of the Junior Board and Board of Directors dug their shovels into the ground Wednesday to celebrate the new Bell Center facility.As we previously reported, construction on the 18,000-square-foot facility that serves children with special needs expects to be complete by May 2019. It … [Read more...]
City Council votes down Homewood subdivision
By Ingrid SchnaderHomewood City Council shot down a proposal from KADCO Homes that would have turned a 2-acre property into a 12-home subdivision.The proposed subdivision, called Edgewood Manor, is located in Homewood’s Neighborhood Preservation District at the corner of Saulter Road and Carr Avenue. Under its current plans, it would need to be rezoned to … [Read more...]
Room to Grow: Bell Center Breaks Ground on New Facility on Old Property
By Emily WilliamsThe building that used to house The Bell Center for Early Intervention has been reduced to a pile of earth and rubble, and a new center will rise from the dust in the next year.Officials with The Bell Center and Brasfield & Gorrie, center volunteers and community supporters were to gather July 25 on a now-empty lot in Homewood to … [Read more...]