December 2022 | Volume 11 | Issue 3
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CREATING TECH HOT SPOTS Hoover hopes to transform Meadow Brook, Inverness office parks into mixed-use innovation centers By JON ANDERSON
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s the office market deals with high vacancy rates, Hoover officials are developing strategies to help re-energize and potentially transform some of the city’s office parks into
mixed-use centers, particularly in the U.S. 280 corridor. The city is focusing on Meadow Brook Corporate Park and Inverness Center North, both of which have large office buildings available
See HOT SPOTS | page A28
A birds-eye view of the Meadow Brook Office Park along U.S. 280. Photo courtesy of 58INC.
Santa Claus, followed by Mrs. Claus, makes his way down Cloudland Drive on a motorcycle during the annual Bluff Park Christmas Parade in December 2021. Photo by Erin Nelson.
Hoover rings in the Christmas season By JON ANDERSON December is a busy time of year, with lots of Christmas-themed activities across the city. Neighborhoods get decked out with lights and other decorations, friends and families throw parties and many churches have Christmas pageants, cantatas, nativity scenes and candlelight services. Here are a few specific events happening in Hoover, with more details on pages A30-A31: ► Fire Department Toy Drive
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Business ������������������������������������������� A10 Schoolhouse ������������������������������������ A16
– mid-November through mid-December ► Gifts of Art at Aldridge Gardens – Dec. 1 ► Santa’s Circus – Dec. 1-2 ► Aldridge Greenery Sale – Dec. 1-3 ► Bluff Park Christmas Parade – Dec. 3 ► Christmas Fair on the Farm – Dec. 3 ► Ho Ho Hoover – Dec. 4 ► Jingle Bell Run – Dec. 10 ► Alabama Symphony Youth Orchestra – Dec. 11
See CHRISTMAS | page A30 Events................................................ A19 Sports................................................A22 facebook.com/hooversunnews
New PTO Presidents
Basketball Preview
Meet the 2022-23 PTO, PTA & PTSO presidents.
Hoover, Spain Park boys and girls basketball teams start their 2022-23 seasons.
See page A18
See page A24