By William C. Singleton IIIHoover parents whose children ride buses to school won’t have to pay for bus service after all.The five-member city school board unanimously voted to rescind its April 2014 decision to cut free bus service and require families to pay for their children to ride buses to school on Aug. 3. Free bus service was scheduled to stop at the beginning … [Read more...]
Retail Mix: OTM Shopping Centers Seek Out Local, Unique Tenants
By Kaitlin CandelariaShopping in the Over the Mountain area is changing.“I really think the trend within the shopping center business is to engage more local retailers and restaurants and bring those businesses to places like The Summit,” Sam Heide, vice president of Bayer Properties, said. “It’s like putting together a puzzle. We’re always looking to bring in … [Read more...]
Rebel Review: Vestavia Mascot Is Center of Controversy at School Board Session
By William C. Singleton IIIMore than 175 Vestavia Hills residents, parents, students and alumni of the city’s high school attended a board of education work session July 8 to voice their opinions on whether the high school should dump the Rebel mascot.Those who favor ditching the mascot say it’s racially insensitive and reflects negatively on Vestavia Hills.“All the … [Read more...]
Developer Tables Plan for Cahaba Heights Apartment Complex
By Emily WilliamsAn overflow crowd attended the July 9 meeting of the Vestavia Hills Planning and Zoning Commission where a proposed rezoning of the area between Dolly Ridge Road and Oakview Lane was discussed. Many were there to contest the proposed rezoning and the potential development of a 150-unit apartment complex would have incorporated an additional 20,000 square … [Read more...]
Library in the Forest Adds New Parking
By Emily WilliamsThe Vestavia Hills Library in the Forest recently finished a parking lot expansion project and announced the opening of 46 new parking spaces for library patrons.Instead of a traditional ribbon cutting to celebrate the expansion, children Mary Catherine and Jake Morrow raced to and broke through a finish line under the direction of Buddy Anderson, … [Read more...]