Within Her Salon, LLC Offering: Microblading, Ombre brows, brow lamination and tint, eyelash extensions, eyelash lift and tint Lori McClure: [email protected] (205) 299-2512 The Annex by City Hall 632 11th Ave SW Suite 8 withinhersalon.glossgenius.com 3D Air Services, LLC Heating, Ventilating & Air Conditioning Service 108 Preserve Circle, Alabaster, 35007 [email protected] (205) 634-3501 … Read More
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A Letter from Mayor Scott Brakefield: July 2023
Dear Friends, It’s hard to believe that we’re halfway through summer and just around the corner from school starting again. We’re kicking off July with our fantastic fireworks show at Thompson High School on Saturday, July 1. In addition to festive fireworks set to start at 9 p.m., we’ll have food trucks, bounce houses, lawn … Read More
The Library’s Makerspace
Bring Your Creative Ideas to Life in the Library’s Makerspace Most people in Alabaster know the library as a place to get books, attend story times, or participate in educational programs, but they may not know its creative secret: the Makerspace. Here library members can bring their ideas to life through various tools and materials. … Read More
10 Things You Can Do to Stay Healthy and Lose Weight This Summer
By Erica Spray As the owner of Simply Slim Alabama Weight-Loss and Wellness Clinic in Alabaster, I have seen so many success stories unfold before my eyes week after week. Myself included. I wanted to share some of the things that helped my weight-loss journey become a success. I was able to lose almost 70 … Read More
Care and Thrive’s Proactive Approach to Prevention
By Lori Culpepper Judi Pritchard, founder of Care and Thrive, a 501(c)3 registered nonprofit, does not believe that dementia is definite, and she’s made it her mission to help Alabaster residents and others believe the same. Pritchard founded the nonprofit in 2019 to help people learn how to be proactive when it comes to dementia. … Read More
Paying it Forward with Coast Guard Veteran Shannon Layton
Coast Guard Veteran Shannon Layton turned her trauma into support for others By Lori Culpepper After enduring the devastating effects of a hospital-acquired infection that occurred soon after joining the military, Shannon Layton started down a path to improve the quality of healthcare for veterans like herself. Layton is part of a home church group … Read More
Griller Josh Tatum Preaches Slow and Low
Josh Tatum was born and raised in Alabaster. He owns Absolute Cleaning Solutions, which focuses on commercial and residential gutter cleaning, pressure/soft washing homes and surfaces, and window cleaning. Josh got into this business working part time for his uncle who owns a large-scale construction/residential cleaning business in Tuscaloosa. His vision of Absolute Cleaning started in … Read More
An Interview with Councilor Jamie Cole
Jamie Cole serves Ward 5 Alabaster Connection: What are the most pressing issues facing your Ward 5 constituents right now? What’s top of your agenda for your Ward? Jamie: We’ve finished a couple of big projects to help relieve some of the stormwater issues that affected us in the historic flood of May 2021. While … Read More
Meet City Clerk J. Mark Frey and Deputy City Clerk Lisa Glasgow
City Spotlight By Lee Hurley Photo by Neal Wagner “If you contact City Hall and you get me, I’m going to do everything within my power to assist you, whether it’s regarding information within my department or not. If I don’t have the answer, I will find out the answer and get back to you.” … Read More
Winners and Nomination Process for the Alabaster Beautification Board Awards
Beautification Board Summer Winners Robert and Judy Chambless have lived in this attractive Ward 2 home at 101 Wagon Trail for three years, making some major updates to the house and yard including replacing the roof and removing over-grown shrubs. People regularly stop to admire the yard. Robert has had a rose bush for 65 years. … Read More