Jon Anderson

Read about new businesses that have opened in the city and others that have relocated or plan to open soon.

The Hoover Metropolitan Complex saw a decline in event attendance and economic impact in fiscal 2022 but fared better financially with operations, records show.

The staff at the Hoover Public Library has grown to 98 employees over the years, and soon the library will be adding a different kind of employee — one with four legs.

Dr. Lindsay Floyd started her Compassionate Crossings business in October as a side business to help meet a need for both pet owners and vet clinics, she said.

Dr. Lindsay Floyd started Compassionate Crossings in October as a side business to help meet a need for both pet owners and vet clinics, she said.

A proposed ordinance that would have allowed medical marijuana dispensaries in Hoover was removed from the City Council’s agenda for this week.

A proposed ordinance that would have allowed medical marijuana dispensaries in Hoover was removed from the City Council’s agenda for this week.

The city is focusing on Meadow Brook Corporate Park and Inverness Center North, both of which have large office buildings available for lease, with a total of more than 600,000 square feet of vacant space, according to property owners and the city.

While the average student nationally lost more than half a year of learning in math and a quarter of a year in reading from 2019 to 2022, Hoover students showed gains of three to four months in both reading and math.

New regulations make it a public nuisance for someone to let their animal repeatedly damage someone else’s property.

The city plans to invest about $9 million to pay to add artificial turf to nine of the 11 fields, and the school board is eyeing a proposal to pay for turf for two more.

In July of this year, when Rev. John Fallon retired as the lead pastor at Prince of Peace, Raica appointed Rev. Jon Chalmers to take the lead role, with Fallon staying on as pastor emeritus to assist with duties such as Mass and visiting the sick.