By Emily Williams Marsha Baker may be a registered nurse, but her business these days is coming up roses. As the holidays approach, she has a few tips to help hosts and hostesses festively decorate their homes and tables for Thanksgiving. After giving birth to her children, Baker quit nursing professionally to stay home with the kids. “I started doing flowers through my … [Read more...]
Cahaba Heights Rezoning Delayed After Changes
By William C. Singleton III The Vestavia Hills City Council delayed a vote on a controversial rezoning after the developer offered to change his proposal. Steve Hydinger, managing director of BREC Development LLC, sought conditional rezoning to build a mixed-used development that would include retail and apartments. Because portions of the development would include buildings … [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...]
Smylie Face: Ex-Rebel Wins First PGA Event
By Lee Davis Most PGA players don’t win a tournament in their rookie seasons. Even fewer win their fifth start. Vestavia Hills graduate Smylie Kaufman did both last week. Firing an epic 10-under par 61 in the final round, Kaufman shot a four-day total of 268 to win at the TPC Summerlin Course in Las Vegas on Oct. 25. He started the day seven shots behind the … [Read more...]
Rebel Cause: Vestavia Stuns Hoover With Late Victory
By Lee Davis Buddy Anderson is the winningest coach in the history of Alabama high school football. And while Anderson probably wouldn’t admit it, he’s probably never had a sweeter victory than the one his Vestavia Hills Rebels earned last Friday night. A late touchdown by Walker Minor gave Vestavia a 20-13 upset of defending three-time state champion Hoover at the Rebels’ … [Read more...]