By Blake EllsThree players for the 2017 Harvard Crimson football team have roots Over the Mountain: freshmen Doug Henze from Spain Park and Ben Abercrombie from Hoover, who had a bit of a rivalry going, and senior Tristan Tahmaseb from Vestavia Hills.For Henze, recruitment escalated quickly following the Alabama- Mississippi All-Star Game, and he knew that the … [Read more...]
Exploring Good Eats: This Year’s Birmingham Restaurant Week Is Bigger Than Ever
By Donna Cornelius Russell Hooks has learned it’s wise to pace himself during Birmingham Restaurant Week. He and his wife, Amber, are the founders of Happenin’s in the ’Ham, which uses multiple media platforms to spread news about Birmingham events and activities. They’re also two of the official BRW bloggers. That means from Aug. 11-20, when the annual culinary affair is in … [Read more...]
Space Makers: AllSouth Kitchen Renovation Breaks Down Walls and Brings Family Together
By Emily Williams Winds of change blew into Wende Grehalva's Hoover home shortly after the new year. From January through March of this year, Grehalva’s kitchen was being transformed from cramped quarters to an open space with plenty of room for family. The kitchen, stuck in the 1980s, was renovated with help from AllSouth Appliances designer Lynn McWhorter. “It’s really … [Read more...]
‘This Is A New Team’: Young, Inexperienced Hoover Volleyball Team Renews Title Quest
By Rubin E. Grant The Hoover volleyball team is not in the habit of making excuses, but the Bucs are still wondering whether they would have been 2016 Class 7A champions if they had gone into the state tournament completely healthy. The Bucs lost starting setter Jamie Gregg to a knee injury before the season began and, just before the start of the Elite Eight state … [Read more...]
“Ask John” at Aldridge Gardens: Former Southern Living Editor to Speak at Alabama Hydrangea Society Meeting
By Sarah Kuper Local gardeners will have the chance to “Ask John” at the Aug. 23 meeting of the Alabama Hydrangea Society. Accomplished horticulturist and former Editor in Chief of Southern Living magazine John Floyd will speak about what he believes the Hydrangea Society and similar groups need to do to make gardening accessible, especially on a local level. Floyd is the … [Read more...]