July 2024 | Volume 12 | Issue 10
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Muddy waters Trace Crossings residents seek relief from stormwater erosion By JON ANDERSON
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r. Peter DeFranco and his wife bought their property in the Scout Creek section of Trace Crossings in 2014 with hopes of enjoying the lake next to their backyard. But instead, Scout Creek Lake has become the subject of much frustration for them and some of their neighbors. As commercial construction has occurred in western Hoover, erosion problems have repeatedly filled Scout Creek Lake with sediment, leaving them with cloudy water and a muddy mess, preventing them from enjoying the lake.
See STORMWATER | page 22 Dr. Peter DeFranco talks about the influx of sediment that flows from Scout Creek into Scout Creek Lake behind his home in the Scout Creek subdivision on June 10. Photo by Erin Nelson Sweeney.
Feeding Hoover: Power Brands Hospitality Group expands to 10 restaurants in Hoover By GRACE THORNTON For the past three years, a familiar crowd has gathered at Super Chix at Stadium Trace Village on Wednesday nights for trivia. “It’s a big hit; people love it,” said Zeel Zaveri, the restaurant’s owner-operator. “I see the same people coming in every Wednesday, which is always good to see. So now it’s more like family.”
Zeel Zaveri brings an order of chicken fingers and fries to McKenely Virgin and her husband, Nathan, as they dine with their 10-month-old at Super Chix in Hoover’s Stadium Trace Village on June 12. Photo by Erin Nelson Sweeney.
Zaveri said he believes the tight-knit Hoover community is the reason the area has been such a great place for his business to thrive. He believes that about the other nine restaurants in Hoover that are owned and operated by Power Brands Hospitality Group, too.
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Schoolhouse.......................9 Business............................ 10
Real Estate........................12 Events................................ 14
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