By Emily Williams With funds raised at Saturday’s 10th annual Boiling N’ Bragging, a partnership between Rotary clubs and Children’s of Alabama’s Critical Care Transport is even closer to their goal of raising $1 million goal for the transporting of critically ill children to obtain medical care. “We treat about 1,000 patients each year,” said Jason Peterson, Children’s … [Read more...]
Wyndy Wants to Grow: Birmingham-Based Babysitting App Gains Seed Money to Spread to New Cities
By Emily Williams The babysitting service app Wyndy, which is based in Birmingham, recently raised $1 million in seed money to help launch the app in three new locations this fall. Wyndy officials are trying to launch in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas; Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina; and Atlanta. According to Wyndy CEO and founder Tommy Mayfield, the team settled on those three … [Read more...]
A Wing and a Prayer: Pageant Winner Teams up With Local Artist to Create T-Shirt That is More Than Meets the Eye
By Emily Williams Just as her platform reads, there is “More Than Meets the Eye” when it comes to 2019 Miss Tennessee Valley Outstanding Teen Marissa Luna. A bit of a newcomer to the pageant world, 14-year old Mountain Brook resident Luna and her mother, Misty Chitwood, had no idea that she would be earning a crown when she took the stage at the Miss Tennessee Valley … [Read more...]
The Juniors Have It on Mountain Brook’s Volleyball Squad
By Blake Ells Just one senior – Libby Grace Gann – departed Mountain Brook last season, and this year, the Spartans’ volleyball team will have none. But a large junior class is moving in to help the Spartans surpass last year’s season, in which the team fell in the state semifinals to McGill-Toolen 3-0. “Every day we come in, we know how last year ended,” said junior setter … [Read more...]
‘It Comes Down to Day-to-Day Work Ethic’: Mountain Brook Starts With an Experienced Defense, Looks to Fill the Offensive Line
By Blake Ells Defense will be a strength for Mountain Brook in 2018. Coming off an 8-4 season that concluded with a loss to Thompson in the second round of the state playoffs, the Spartans return nine players from a unit that lost just two 7A Region 3 regular season games. “Most of the urgency is on offense,” said coach Chris Yeager. “We have a lot of positions up front that … [Read more...]