By Lee Davis The Alabama High School Athletic Association’s state Class 7A track meet may have been conducted at Gulf Shores, but it definitely had the look of Hoover. That’s because the Bucs swept both the boys and girls championships on the weekend of May 5-6. Hoover’s boys totaled 104 points to win their sixth title in eight years, easily outpacing runner-up Auburn’s 89 … [Read more...]
Turn Down the Volume, Turn Down the Lights: Area Businesses Work to Create Autism-Friendly Spaces
By Annie Howard A Barons game recently highlighted a lot more than baseball. The April 23 game, designed to be autism-friendly, points to a growing Birmingham trend: inclusion of people with developmental disabilities. “A typical baseball game is loud, noisy and unpredictable,” said Brooke Bowles, director of the nonprofit Triumph Services, which helps adults with … [Read more...]
Food Network: Holler & Dash Teams up With Southern Food Producers
By Donna Cornelius Holler & Dash Biscuit House in Homewood partners one of the South’s most traditional treats with not-so-traditional ingredients. There’s a biscuit called the Pork Rambler, with fried pork tenderloin, blackberry butter and fried onion straws. The Garden Goat is made with fried goat cheese, kale, lemon Dijon vinaigrette and tomato jam. And the Hamabama … [Read more...]
Weekend Work: Bucs, Eagles Sweep Rivals; Rebels Advance; Jaguars, Patriots, Lions Eliminated
By Lee Davis The Alabama High School Athletic Association’s baseball playoff format normally calls for two games on Friday with a third game on Saturday, if necessary. Last week, as far as Over the Mountain schools were concerned, most teams – for better or worse – wound up getting Saturday as a day off. Hoover and Oak Mountain only needed two games to clinch their … [Read more...]
Patriots of the Past: Graduate Creates Photo Gallery Celebrating Homewood High School
By Emily Williams When it came time to prepare for her class’ 10-year reunion, Alden Blackwell wanted to create something special in Rosewood Hall. What began as a photo display of the 2007 Homewood High School class’ past has become Patriots of the Past, a gallery displaying more than 50 photos from Homewood High School yearbooks between 1973 and 2007. According to … [Read more...]