August 2026 | Volume 14 | Issue 4
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Young energy
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It was an adjustment How love and a leap of faith brought Steel City Chiropractic to Vestavia Hills
Vestavia Hills prepares for the high school football season.
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Future forward
Meet Chloe Kidd, the new owner of the iconic seafood restaurant Ocean.
By KARIM SHAMSI-BASHA
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W
hen Nicole Hoffman met Alex Hoehle on the first day of chiropractic school in Dallas, she never imagined she would one day leave Texas. Not for a job. Not for a business. And certainly not for Alabama.
See HOFFMAN | page 22
Alex Hoehle and Nicole Hoffman own and operate Steel City Chiropractic in Vestavia Hills. Photo by Karim Shamsi-Basha. Scan the QR code to follow us on social media or sign up for our newsletter!
3 delayed projects near completion
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By JON ANDERSON
Construction workers put up decorative stone on a retaining wall that is part of the U.S. 31 gateway project near Interstate 65 in Vestavia Hills. Photo by Jon Anderson.
Construction crews have been making steady progress this summer on several major capital projects in Vestavia Hills following previous unexpected delays, city officials said. The U.S. 31 gateway project at Interstate 65 and the pedestrian bridge over U.S. 31 both as of mid-July were scheduled for completion in August, and the Massey Road widening project
was expected to be finished in September, City Manager Jeff Downes said. Meanwhile, projects to add a turn lane at the intersection of Rocky Ridge Road and Dolly Ridge Road, add pool heaters at the Vestavia Hills Aquatic Complex and build a veterans memorial at Altadena Valley Park were on schedule as planned, Downes said.
See CONSTRUCTION | page 23