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VOLUME 11 | ISSUE 1 | OCTOBER 2022
FINDING ROOM FOR THE ARTS City deep in negotiations with Patton Creek for arts center By JON ANDERSON The city of Hoover is getting close to inking a deal with a developer for a new arts center in the Patton Creek shopping center, city officials said. The deal is not final yet because terms are still being hashed out, but both the owner of the Patton Creek shopping center and city officials have a similar plan in mind, said Councilman Curt Posey, a member of the Hoover Arts Council. “We’re very close and working with them to get it done,” Posey said.
Buy Buy Baby at the Patton Creek shopping center as seen from the Riverchase Galleria. Photo by Erin Nelson.
See FINDING ROOM | page A20
Appreciating the past
The renovated Bluff Park School is now home to the Hoover City Schools Student Services Department. Photo by Erin Nelson.
Renovation of old Bluff Park School honors history of 100-year-old building By JON ANDERSON Almost 100 years ago, in 1923, a two-classroom school building was constructed in the Bluff Park community. It was simple in design and very symmetrical, with a small walkway at the entrance, an office for the principal, an office for the secretary and one classroom and one bathroom on each side of the building.
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Over the decades, the Bluff Park School went through several expansions and by 1988 had grown to 32 classrooms, a cafeteria that doubled as an auditorium, a kitchen and a library. After a new Bluff Park Elementary School was built and opened in 1993, the old school was used for a variety of things, including a
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Taste of Hoover
Home & Garden
The 2022 Taste of Hoover is set for Oct. 6 at Aldridge Gardens.
Browse through our annual guide for advice and resources on seasonal home improvement projects.
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