The One Starry Night Gala will take place April 5 at The Club, raising funds for the Assistance League and local initiatives that serve children and seniors. In its second year, the event, organized by co-chairwomen Cindy Wade and Cathy Bowman, will include a silent and live auction, dinner and dancing. The honoree for the evening is John Lyda, an executive with Blue … [Read more...]
Safety and Security: Schools Look for Ways to Prevent the Next School Shooting Plot
By Sam Prickett Feb. 14’s mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, was the eighth recorded school shooting of 2018 and, with 17 casualties, among the deadliest high school shootings in American history. It was also the deadliest school shooting overall since 2012’s Sandy Hook elementary massacre in Newtown, Connecticut, which killed 28 … [Read more...]
Ready To Roll: Homewood’s Lucky Cat Puts a New Spin on Ice Cream
By Donna Cornelius There’s a cool new kid on the block in Homewood. Feb. 3 was the official start date for Lucky Cat Rolled Creams, an ice cream shop at 2908 18th St. South. The store actually opened two weeks before that with a “soft opening” that let owners Hannah and Greg Slamen give their place a test run. Thus, there was little fanfare – but there were plenty of … [Read more...]
Downtown Homewood Planners Hone in on Issues Raised in Surveys
By Sarah KuperSince September, representatives from the Regional Planning Commission of Greater Birmingham have been working with the city of Homewood on a master plan for developing the downtown area.After a series of open houses, vision surveys and online mapping exercises, principal planner Lindsay Puckett said she is excited to see results of the latest survey going … [Read more...]
AHSAA State Indoor Track Championships: Griffin Comes Up Big Again for Homewood In Class 6A Competition
By Rubin E. Grant The bigger the meet, the better Homewood senior Jasmine Griffin performs. “She’s competitive,” Homewood track and field coach Tom Esslinger said. “She has a killer instinct. When she steps to the line, she’s going to put everything in it, especially in big meets.” Griffin was at her competitive best last weekend in the 49th AHSAA State Indoor Championships … [Read more...]