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From VestaviaVoice.com, thehomewoodstar.com and HooverSun.com, gathered by TMI, 6AM City’s local news service, in the last two days.
VestaviaVoice.com3 hours ago
Four clubs, one voice: Vestavia is a Toastmasters hub, on VestaviaVoice.comVestavia Hills is home to four Toastmasters International clubs, where members of all backgrounds build confidence as public speakers.
VestaviaVoice.com3 hours ago
How Clotheshorse has thrived in Vestavia Hills for 34 years, on VestaviaVoice.comBecky and Tim Sager built Clotheshorse upscale consignment into a Vestavia Hills staple over 34 years on faith, bargains and a people-over-profits philosophy.
thehomewoodstar.com3 hours ago
The Pie Babe’s daughter, on thehomewoodstar.comJoy Smith of Sorelle Cafe carries on the baking legacy of her mother, whose pies filled holiday tables, and November belongs to pie.
thehomewoodstar.com8 hours ago
Homewood caps centennial celebration with time capsule burial, on thehomewoodstar.comHomewood concluded its centennial celebration Nov. 1 by burying a time capsule at the Homewood Public Library that is scheduled to remain sealed for 50 years.
HooverSun.com8 hours ago
Hoover man named Birmingham Veteran of the Year, on HooverSun.comHoover’s Jim Langley, who served in a field artillery unit in Alaska during the Vietnam War era, was named Birmingham Veteran of the Year.
HooverSun.com8 hours ago
Continuing to show up: Hoover chamber gives Freedom Award to Vietnam veteran Bennie Ellis, on HooverSun.comThe Hoover Area Chamber of Commerce gave its 2026 Freedom Award to Bennie Glenn Ellis for what he did in Vietnam and in the decades after.
VestaviaVoice.com10 hours ago
East side library gets short end of the stick again, on VestaviaVoice.comLiberty Park residents have long pushed for a library on the east side of Vestavia Hills, but the idea again lost out to other city priorities.