Mountain Brook News

The 40-year-old cinder-block gym at the 100-year-old church, across the street from Avondale Park at the corner of 5th Avenue South and 40th St.

MOUNTAIN BROOK, Alabama -- Once upon a time - two years ago to be exact - " A Tiny Kingdom " opened its doors in Mountain Brook.

Spain Park High School has three sets of triplets in the Class of 2013. They are, from left, Carlton, Amanda and Danielle Ivy; Connor, Paige and Katherine Burleson; and A.J., Sam and Hannah Hudson.

Mountain Brook's Sarah Simmons went the rock and roll route tonight on "The Voice," and judges loved her version of British singer-songwriter Jessie J.'s "Mamma Knows Best." The 23-year old, who has proven herself throughout the competition with beautiful ballads, turned up the heat several notches with the hard-rocking tune during a live ... (more)

It's something Mountain Brook mother of three Jodie Benck knows all too well. "You know there's a big part of my body that's missing, a physical part and you know that's something I deal with every single day." Two years ago, Benck had a double mastectomy after learning she carried a BRCA2 gene mutation.

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- The Alabama Department of Transportation's project to modify traffic flow along U.S. 280 in Jefferson and Shelby counties begins Sunday night -- weather permitting.

MOUNTAIN BROOK, Alabama -- Emmet O'Neal Library will host another "Let's Talk Money" event on Thursday, May 16 at 6 p.m. in the meeting room.

IRONDALE , Alabama -- Tanya Hallford was searching the internet looking for a woman she hoped to help escape a life of sexual exploitation when she saw an advertisement selling two young girls for sex.

Rev. Jack Alvey, associate rector at All Saints' Church in Homewood and Rev. Katie Nakamura Rengers, associate rector at St.

The Mountain Brook City Council will convene tonight in the new chamber, pictured here before completion.

For the past several years, she's directed the Alabama Holocaust Commission, a gubernatorial-appointed position that has offered its share of challenges as she works hard to increase public support.

Saturday brunch is now served at Vino, the casual Mediterranean and Middle Eastern restaurant in Mountain Brook's English Village.

Mother's Day is right around the corner. In a perfect world, we would already have our plans set as to not disappoint the person who brought us into the world.

Carns' bill specified that no school would be required to accept a student from a school designated as failing under the accountability act.

Dicky Barlow, superintendent of Mountain Brook Schools, talks to students in Heather Hutto's kindergarten class at Brookwood Forest Elementary School in 2009.

The bill, HB658 by Rep. Jim Carns, R-Mountain Brook, would specify that no school would be required to accept a student from a school designated as failing under the accountability act.

Steel City Pops, the way-cool pop shop founded last year by entrepreneur Jim Watkins, will open its third location this afternoon in Mountain Brook's Crestline Village.

IRONDALE , Alabama -- The Irondale City Council is scheduled to meet Tuesday May 14 at 7 p.m. to consider rezoning part of the Mountain Brook Swim and Tennis Club to allow developer Mark Gold to build garden homes there.

In this Birmingham News file photo, Abby Waller, of Flower magazine picked out flowers for arrangements made by Margot Shaw, editor Flower magazine at the YWCA Flower Sale in 2009.

The Senate Education Policy Committee this morning voted to clarify that schools will not be forced to accept transfers from "failing" public schools under Alabama's new school tax credit program.