Griller Josh Tatum Preaches Slow and Low

July 4, 2023By Alabaster Connection

Josh Tatum was born and raised in Alabaster. He owns Absolute Cleaning Solutions, which focuses on commercial and residential gutter cleaning, pressure/soft washing homes and surfaces, and window cleaning. Josh got into this business working part time for his uncle who owns a large-scale construction/residential cleaning business in Tuscaloosa. His vision of Absolute Cleaning started in … Read More

Open For Business This Summer

April 29, 2023By Alabaster Connection

  Adams Homes New brick homes for sale 206 Dawsons Cove Terri Lobretto: [email protected] 205.230.1237 Adamshomes.com Adams Homes offers new one story brick homes 4 bedroom plans some with 3 full baths and 2 car g arage 6 plans from 2,169 sq. ft. to 2,831 Kel Bels’s Fitness & Coaching 112 Market Center Dr. Kelly … Read More

A Summer Letter From Mayor Scott Brakefield

April 29, 2023By Alabaster Connection

Dear Friends, As the weather warms, and summer inches closer, I get excited about what the next few months hold. We celebrate our Thompson High School Class of ’23 as they prepare for graduation on May 23rd. We are so proud of all our graduates and can’t wait to see what they will do! Summer … Read More

Summer Updates at the Library

April 29, 2023By Alabaster Connection

Let’s Come All Together Now This Summer! The Albert L. Scott is excited to continue the Summer Reading Challenge for all ages this summer. Participants will log all reading on the ReadSquared app to win prizes. There will be fun programs and activities for this year’s theme: All Together Now. Collage artist Michael Albert will visit … Read More

Home Making: A Renovation

April 29, 2023By Alabaster Connection

By Barry Wise Smith Photos by Blake Brock In 2019, Mike and Amanda Higginbotham, of Higginbotham Real Estate Group, partnered with their friends Scott and Sharon Johnson to form MASS Holdings, LLC, to identify properties to renovate and sell. In February, the group purchased a home in the Higginbotham’s Portsouth neighborhood they referred to as … Read More

May & June Beautification Board Winners

April 29, 2023By Alabaster Connection

The Ward 3 home of Doug, Lindsay, Matthew, and Emma Heruska at 1104 Colonial Drive is recognized as a Beautification Board Winner. The plantings include Crepe Myrtles, a maple tree, Daffodils, Azaleas, and boxwoods.  The front-yard fountain provides an eye-catching focal point. “We recently moved here, so are not responsible for the original landscaping. However, … Read More

April Adult Programs at the Albert L. Scott Library

March 14, 2023By Alabaster Connection

April 2023 Closed Dates – April 7 – 9. Easter Ya Ya Yarners – April 3, 17 and 24. Monday evenings at 5:00 pm. Members share crochet and knitting talents as well as work on community service projects. This year our group will provide hats and scarves to local charities and will provide shawls to … Read More

A Letter From The Mayor

March 7, 2023By Alabaster Connection

Dear Friends, It is one of my favorite times of year here in Alabaster, with the beginning of spring and all the excitement this time of year brings. Spring sports are in full swing, and it is time to start celebrating the accomplishments of the graduating class of 2023! In this issue, we’re excited to … Read More

Spring at the Library

March 7, 2023By Alabaster Connection

Late last summer, the City Council approved the creation of a Youth Services Library Assistant position, which allowed the library to hire Karen Powell from the North Shelby Library in November. Powell is now the storyteller for both outreach story time at local daycare centers and preschools as well as story time at the library. … Read More