By Lee Davis David Beason hasn’t coached a basketball game in 35 years, but he still remembers his final victory at Homewood as if it were played last week. "We were playing Shades Valley in the Region 7 finals at Mountain Brook,” he recalled when contacted recently. “They were a big favorite. At the end, our guy Rufus Hudson drew a charge and sank two free throws to win … [Read more...]
The Future of Food: A Plateful of Predictions for What You May Be Eating (or Not) in 2017
By Donna Cornelius Google “trends for 2017,” and you’ll find a plethora of predictions for fashion, music, technology and other popular topics. That’s all well and good, but let’s focus on a more pressing concern: food. Eater.com recently posted an article called “Every Single Food Trend That’s Been Predicted for 2017.” The 81-item list starts with adaptogen supplements (no, … [Read more...]
A Fresh Start: Vestavia Hills Mom and Marketing VP Begins Her Journey to V2V
By Emily Williams Dana Stephens Travis – a Vestavia Hills resident, wife to a “super dad,” mother to three spunky kids and vice president of account services at blr | further – is on a mission to add another job to her full schedule: running. As the new year rolled around, Travis began a training sched- ule with Resolute Running in Homewood, where she has set a goal to run in … [Read more...]
A Word From the Coach
The man behind the gym that is helping Dana Stephens Travis and Pat Dell’Italia prepare for their milestone runs, Alex Morrow, believes that becoming a good runner is an easily accessible goal for anyone looking to pursue a healthier lifestyle. Though he played sports through college, Morrow started running regularly for fitness 10 years ago to tackle extra weight and his … [Read more...]
One Foot in Front Of the Other: Homewood’s Dell’Italia Trains For First Run After Surgery
By Emily Williams Sidelined from the race course to recover from heel surgery in December 2015, Pat Dell’Italia of Homewood is get- ting back into the routine of running. She had the same heel surgery on her left foot three years ago, but Dell’Italia said her right foot took a bit longer to get back into the swing of things. To mark her comeback and two heels as fit as … [Read more...]