By William C. Singleton III Hoover officials have agreed to fund the city’s portion of a study to improve a feeder road of U.S. 280. But its sister cities have yet to pull the trigger. The Hoover City Council recently agreed to contribute $60,000 toward a study to redesign Grants Mill Road between Interstate 459 and Alabama 119 to carry more traffic. The idea behind the … [Read more...]
Duty Calls: New Ministry Reaches out to Those Who Served
By Lee Davis Col. C.H. “Stretch” Dunn of Hoover has already given much to his country. A 1966 graduate of the United States Military Academy, Dunn served in Vietnam, where he earned the Silver Star and three other awards for valor. He spent 26 years in the Army before retiring to enter private business in 1992. In the years that followed, Dunn worked for the engineering firm … [Read more...]
The Art of the Meal: Chef Goes Back to School With Capers on Park Avenue
By Donna Cornelius Jay Roberson’s restaurant, Capers on Park Avenue, has been open for only a few months. But years ago, Roberson spent a lot of time in the building where he now serves his own versions of Southern-style food. These days, he’s on the other side of the serving line. Capers is in what once was the lunchroom of the old Bluff Park Elementary School, which … [Read more...]
Whiz Kid: Spain Park Student Presents Program at National Conference
By Kaitlin Candelaria Spain Park High School student Ozair Patel recently had the opportunity to make a presentation at the Wolfram Technology Conference in Illinois. The 17-year-old engineering academy student presented “A Big Data Analytics Platform for STEM Education Using the Wolfram Engine on Raspberry Pi” on Oct. 22. The Wolfram Conference is presented by Wolfram … [Read more...]
Playoff Fever: Intriguing Match-ups May Come Later
By Lee Davis It seems like we’ve been waiting forever, but the Alabama high school football playoffs finally begin this weekend. Last week’s season finales were important, but they had the feel of NFL exhibition games in that they meant nothing in the region standings. Now we are back to business, and the first round – as always – is intriguing and fraught with danger for … [Read more...]