The Homewood Star

07/16/2025

Gregg Cobb, a longtime Homewood resident and former city employee with more than two decades of experience in engineering and public works, has announced his candidacy for the Ward 3 seat on the Homewood City Council. Read about his top priorities in the article below.

Gregg Cobb, a longtime Homewood resident and former city employee with more than two decades of experience in engineering and public works, has announced his candidacy for the Ward 3 seat on the Homewood City Council.

07/16/2025

At Gradient Dance Theatre & Community in Birmingham, people of all ages and skill levels experience the joys and challenges of dance training in a warm, supportive environment. The teachers at the studio believe deeply that dance is for all bodies and all ages and that everyone has a unique voice to bring to the floor.
Gradient Dance offers a wide variety of adult classes, including ballet and contemporary, as well as workshops with industry professionals, and “accepts all people no matter their background,” co-founder Taylor Ostronic said.
Find out more about Gradient Dance Theatre & Community: https://thehomewoodstar.com/locations/gradient-dance-theatre-community-your-movement-celebrated/

07/15/2025

The Homewood City Council on Monday heard from Wayne "Taft" Harris Jr., who criticized the city's response to the police shooting of Jabari Peoples. The council also held a public hearing on traffic-calming measures on the west end of Oxmoor Road. Read more at the link below!

The Homewood City Council on Monday heard from Wayne "Taft" Harris Jr., who criticized the city's response to the police shooting of Jabari Peoples. The council also held a public hearing on traffic-calming measures on the west end of Oxmoor Road.

07/12/2025

DeVinci's Italian Restaurant, a staple in Homewood for 64 years, announced on Saturday that it will close in August.

DETAILS: https://thehomewoodstar.com/news/devinci-italian-restaurant-to-close-in-august-after-64-yea/

07/10/2025

Homewood's 2025 football schedule is featured on today's Under the Lights Countdown to Kickoff.

Homewood begins the season on Aug. 22 against John Carroll.

07/09/2025

Here's what John Carroll head coach Will Mara had to say about his team entering the season.

Hear what John Carroll coach Will Mara said about his team heading into the 2025 season.

07/09/2025

Home Instead is a long-established, locally owned business that offers the finest, most compassionate in-home health care services for seniors and their families in the Birmingham area.
Owner Dan Pahos was inspired to open Home Instead by his personal experience – caring for his own aging parents in Minnesota. He quit his job selling industrial supplies and opened the Birmingham franchise of Home Instead – the first in Alabama – in 1997.
His driving purpose in running the business hasn’t changed in 28 years. “Our mission is to enhance the lives of seniors and those who love them,” Pahos said. “We give families a way to allow an aging loved one to age in place, in the comfort of their own home.”
Find out more about Home Instead: https://thehomewoodstar.com/locations/home-instead-leads-the-way-helping-birmingham-area-seniors-age-in-place-with-dignity-and-care/

07/07/2025

Friday marks 49 days until the start of high school football season.

07/03/2025

We are officially 50 days away from kickoff of the high school football season.

07/02/2025

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07/02/2025

Barlow Wealth Advisory Group is pleased to announce that Joel T. Barlow has been awarded the Certified Private Wealth Advisor certification.
In order to obtain the ability to take the exam used to certify applicants, Mr. Barlow completed classes offered by the Investments and Wealth Institute through The Yale School of Management.
Find out more about this certification and the Barlow Wealth Advisory Group: https://thehomewoodstar.com/locations/barlow-wealth-advisory-group/

07/01/2025

Mackenzie Yoakum’s college volleyball story has many layers.
The former Homewood High School standout took an unconventional journey, beginning at Seton Hall University and later transferring to the University of West Georgia, where she found both stability and meaning in the sport she loves.
She was recruited during a time when athletes were being granted extra years of eligibility due to COVID. Her commitment to Seton Hall nearly fell through, and she later entered the transfer portal.
Her experience is one of dealing with continuous adversity.
“I have had to learn how to stick up for myself and fight my internal battle of thinking I am not good enough,” she said.
🏐 Find out how former local prep stars, like Yoakum, are navigating the new, professionalized world of college sports in real time in "Updating the Playbook": https://thehomewoodstar.com/sports/updating-the-playbook/