280 Living — Neighborly News and Entertainment for Birmingham's 280 Corridor

Marty Myricks had a big night on the ground, as Oak Mountain High School knocked off Tuscaloosa County.

https://280living.com/sports/oak-mountain/oak-mountain-tuscaloosa-county-football-recap-092024/

Briarwood Christian School fell to 0-5 on the season with a loss to Wenonah.

https://280living.com/sports/Briarwood/briarwood-wenonah-football-recap-092024/

Chelsea High School is 4-0 for the first time since 2015 with a win over Calera on Friday night.

https://280living.com/sports/Chelsea/chelsea-calera-football-recap-092024/

The 2025 budget is 6% more than the 2024 budget and will pull down the city's fund balance by $7.4 million if followed.

https://280living.com/news/hoover-city-council-passes-184-million-budget-for-fiscal-202/

Rep. Susan DuBose gave the North Shelby Library $15,000 at the library board meeting on Sept. 19.

https://280living.com/news/rep-dubose-gives-15k-to-north-shelby-library/

The Clotherie Boutique announced it will be opening its second location at 450 Inverness Corners in Hoover off of U.S. 280. Located next to Winn Dixie in Inverness Corners, the store is set to op...

https://280living.com/businesses/clotherie-boutique-opening-2nd-location-in-inverness-corners/

Jim Page, former president and CEO of the Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama, spoke at the Hoover chamber luncheon Thursday.

https://280living.com/businesses/longtime-chamber-executive-touts-benefits-of-chamber/

His budget would represent at 3.9% increase in spending from the original 2024 budget, but overall government fund revenues are projected to grow 7%.

https://280living.com/news/hoover-mayor-proposes-181-million-budget-fiscal-2025/

Friday means high school football gameday.

https://280living.com/sports/football-friday-091924/

The Forest Park Group withdrew its opposition to the Hoover Health Care Authority's application (after the city accrued more than $1 million in legal fees because of the contest).

https://280living.com/news/hoover-gets-state-approval-for-surgery-diagnostics-center-in/

Merrick Wilson has almost 18 years of experience in public relations, all with Homewood City Schools.

https://280living.com/schools/hoover-city-schools-hires-new-communications-director-from-h/

Here's a look at the local high school football games.

https://280living.com/sports/week-5-preview-091824/

Crawford Square Real Estate Advisors has announced the opening of Hair by Kim Alternative Hair Solutions, a new salon located off Highway U.S. 280 in Birmingham.

https://280living.com/businesses/hair-by-kim-alternative-hair-solutions-opens-in-river-ridge/

The Alabama Sports Writers Association released its weekly poll.

https://280living.com/sports/aswa-poll-091824/

Avadian Credit Union has relocated its Colonnade branch to a new, free-standing building at 3401 Colonnade Parkway along U.S. 280 in Birmingham.

https://280living.com/businesses/avadian-credit-union-opens-new-branch-location-in-the-colonn/

The Chelsea City Council approved the construction of two electric vehicle charging stations to be located at Melrose Park on Chelsea Road.

https://280living.com/news/chelsea-city-council-approves-electric-vehicle-charging-stat/

This week's episode of the Under the Lights podcast presented by SYNLawn is now available.

https://280living.com/sports/under-the-lights-podcast-091724/

The Hoover Service Club hosted their first meeting of the 2024 year with a special presentation of 1900s hats by member Betty Rollins.

https://280living.com/news/hoover-service-club-vintage-hat-luncheon/

The Hoover City Council also voted to pay $4,100 in legal bills incurred by Councilman Steve McClinton to respond to a harassment report.

https://280living.com/news/legal-bills-for-battle-over-riverchase-health/

Chelsea Youth Dance, a vibrant and inclusive dance group under the City of Chelsea’s recreation department, is “dedicated to nurturing young dance talent in the Chelsea community."

https://280living.com/news/chelsea-youth-dance-is-small-but-mighty/

Sports editor Kyle Parmley shares his thoughts on Week 4 of high school football.

https://280living.com/sports/weekend-wrap-up-091624/

Spain Park stopped a 2-point conversion attempt to score a dramatic victory over the Huskies in the first meeting between the two teams.

https://280living.com/sports/spain-park/jaguars-hold-on-to-beat-helena-remain-undefeated/

Briarwood Christian School was unable to get anything going in the second half in a loss to Carver-Birmingham on Friday.

https://280living.com/sports/Briarwood/briarwood-carver-football-recap-091324/

Oak Mountain lost to the Warriors for the ninth consecutive time, falling 42-7 to see their record drop to 2-2 overall, 0-2 in region play.

https://280living.com/sports/oak-mountain/oak-mountain-thompson-football-recap-091324/

Friday means high school football gameday.

https://280living.com/sports/football-friday-091224/

A bill pre-filed by Rep. Arnold Mooney (R-Indian Springs) would put libraries in the same category as strip clubs, XXX theaters and adult bookstores under Alabama’s criminal code.

https://280living.com/news/2025-bill-would-put-librarians-in-same-category-as-strip-clu/

The National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced their semifinalists last month, including 28 from schools local to U.S. 280.

https://280living.com/news/local-u-s-280-schools-have-28-national-merit-semifinalists/

In this interview, Dr. Amanada Esslinger, the principal of Spain Park High School, shares what she loves about Spain Park and why she wanted to pursue education.

https://280living.com/schools/hoover-schools/get-to-know-spain-park-principal-dr-amanda-esslinger/

In this interview, Briarwood Christian's receiver John Paul Harbor discusses how football builds brotherhood and being coachable.

https://280living.com/sports/Briarwood/get-to-know-briarwood-receiver/

Here's a look at the local high school football games.

https://280living.com/sports/week-4-preview-090924/