By Kaitlin Candelaria God is the top priority in Darin White’s life, but sports may be a close second. The Vestavia Hills High School alumnus and Samford University professor is using his passion for Christ and his love of sports to create a thriving new program at Samford. White serves as the driving force behind the university’s sports marketing program. The program, … [Read more...]
Living Large and Local: Chamber Grows to Largest in Metro Area by Focusing on Members
By Emily Williams Karen Odle is seeing the fruits of her 13 years of work as the president and CEO of the Vestavia Hills Chamber of Commerce. The chamber this year reached 1,150 members, making it the largest chamber in the Birmingham metro area, according to a study by the Birmingham Business Journal published July 26. Vestavia’s chamber outpaces even its counterparts in … [Read more...]
Treating the Table: Do’s and Don’ts for Thanksgiving Tablescapes
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...]