Anyone who meets staff members of the Freshwater Land Trust can see their passion for conservation and nature.On a recent hike through the 65-acre Homewood Forest Preserve, Zac Napier, land steward for the nonprofit, pointed out different types of blueberry bushes, shared his affinity for salamanders and explained how to spot poison ivy, while Wendy Jackson, executive … [Read more...]
Hatch Attack: Samford’s New Coach Wants to Make His Team Your Team
By Kaitlin CandelariaSamford University’s new head football coach has some large shoes to fill, but he’s up to the challenge.Chris Hatcher became Samford’s new head football coach on the heels of Coach Pat Sullivan’s resignation in December 2014. Sullivan led the Bulldogs for eight seasons. Some highlights of his time at Samford include four straight winning seasons for … [Read more...]
A Nod to New Orleans: Bebe Goodrich Uses Roots to Create Comfortable Home
By Kaitlin CandelariaBebe Goodrich loves a lot of things about Birmingham.She loves the fact that she can see Vulcan from her back yard and cites it as the main reason she and her husband, Thomas, purchased their Mountain Brook home. She loves that people don’t live as close together as they did in her hometown of New Orleans. She loves that her two sons, Henry and … [Read more...]
Rush Job: Pizitz Coach Always Puts Players First
By Lee DavisJohn Rush has coached football at Pizitz Middle School for 29 years. He’s led the Pirates to many victories and numerous league championships but doesn’t know exactly how many.Really.For Rush, winning is important, but it’s not why he chose coaching as a profession.“Not every kid is going to be a big star or even a starter,” Rush said during a break … [Read more...]
Library Gets Updated Interior
By Kaitlin CandelariaThe Hoover Library will be undergoing a facelift during August and September.The library, which has almost 500,000 visitors a year, has maintained the same color scheme for almost 25 years.“Our goal with this project is to update the color scheme on the main level of the library using shades of green, blue, orange and gold to highlight the main … [Read more...]