By Lee Davis Most people in athletics are cautious when they use the word “dynasty,” but there may be one brewing in Vestavia Hills. The Lady Rebels girls soccer team broke Oak Mountain’s two-year stranglehold on the state 7A soccer title last season by winning their first blue trophy since 2007. The fact that Vestavia was chosen as the number one girls high school soccer … [Read more...]
Lives Well Lived: Baptists of the Year Spent Lives Educating the Children of Nigeria
By Emily WilliamsWhen Bill and Audrey Cowley talk about their 23 years living and raising their two daughters in Africa, they are all smiles.It wasn’t until a documentary was made about 1960s Nigeria that Robert Parham and Cliff Vaughan of EthicsDaily.com discovered the extent of the Cowleys’ work. The website, a division of the Baptist Center for Ethics, has honored … [Read more...]
Star Quality: Wedgworth Home Features Nature and Efficiency on Parade of Homes
By Emily WilliamsThe classic image of a subdivision is changing in Birmingham.With many Over the Mountain cities lacking the space for sprawling subdivisions, builders such as Mike Wedgworth, president of Wedgworth Companies, and his team are adapting and hunting for interesting spaces to create smaller, custom communities and villages.One of his current projects, … [Read more...]
Out of The Box: Annual GBAHB Parade Of Homes Shows Off Houses and Communities
By Emily WilliamsWhether you’re a first-time homebuyer or a learned down-sizer, the Greater Birmingham Association of Home Builders’ annual Parade of Homes will have a home that fits just right.This year’s tour will feature more than 50 homes ranging from 1,000 to 4,500 square feet scattered across the Birmingham metro area. After an April 18 judging of the homes, the … [Read more...]
Rotary Club Dedicates Annual Celebration to April 27 Responders
By Annie HowardVestavia Hills Fire Chief James St. John clearly remembers the morning of April 27, 2011.He met with the mayor at about 6 a.m. in a city hall conference room to plan for tornadoes sweeping through the city. They set two priorities: helping the injured and clearing the roadways. “The tornado that hit Vestavia Hills hit very early in the morning, and … [Read more...]