By June MathewsWhether stained glass artist Andrea Lucas holds greater passion for art or her turreted home in Homewood’s historic Hollywood neighborhood is sometimes hard to say. Either way, she’s combining the two in a one-of-a-kind art show and sale called The Hampton Show. The event will be held in and around her home, at 509 Hampton Drive, Nov. 5 from noon to 5 … [Read more...]
November Fever: Football Playoffs Provide Interesting Match-up Potential
By Lee Davis There are plenty of reasons to be excited about the arrival of November, and not all of them have to do with the presidential election finally being over. One reason is the beginning of the Alabama High School Athletic Association playoffs, which kick off Friday night. As usual, the Over the Mountain area is well represented, with six schools qualifying for post- … [Read more...]
Hero Class: Sullivan Accepts Recent Honor with Typical Grace
By Lee Davis Current events in our nation and around the world make some people wonder if there are any heroes remaining. Maybe they don’t know where to look. The alumni rolls of John Carroll Catholic might be a good place to start. One of its heroes is Pat Sullivan, class of 1968. Sullivan was saluted Oct. 7 at the halftime of John Carroll’s 40-7 win over Springville, as … [Read more...]
No Ifs Ands or Butts: Mountain Brook Joins OTM Cities Cracking Down on Smoking
By William C. Singleton III Tobacco and electronic cigarette smokers are finding fewer public places to light up. Mountain Brook became the latest Over the Mountain city to adopt stricter laws to prohibit smoking in enclosed public and work places and certain outdoor public places. Homewood, Hoover and Vestavia Hills also have anti-smoking ordinances, though they differ on … [Read more...]
Hoppy in Homewood: Red Hills Brings Beer Brewing Over the Mountain
By Donna Cornelius Birmingham is home to quite a few beer breweries, and Joe Pilleteri thinks there’s not a bad one in the batch. So when he decided to open his own brewery, the Vestavia Hills native looked for a way to set it apart from others in the city, he said. That’s why he chose to make his Red Hills Brewing Co. the first business of its kind in Homewood. “I’ve always … [Read more...]