280 Living
June 2013 | Volume 6 | Issue 10
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Wedding Trends
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‘NOW’ Trinity cleared to move ahead with relocation
Explore the latest trends in local weddings. Area vendors told us what they are seeing in this issue.
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High scores
Christine Haley set a state record for most lacrosse goals scored during a high school career. Learn more inside.
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By JEFF THOMPSON Over the past five years, the message in the windows has been a staple sight for U.S. 280 drivers. But by the close of 2015, “NOW” in lights will be just a memory. As of last month, the message has already been changed. Trinity on 280 is all systems go. In May, the Alabama Supreme Court decided not to hear cases filed by Brookwood Medical Services, Inc. and St. Vincent’s Hospital against Trinity Medical Center of Birmingham. After more than four years of court battles, there are no more Trinity Medical Center CEO Keith Granger in front of the former HealthSouth buildhurdles to clear. ing on U.S. 280, which Trinity was cleared to move into last month when the Alabama “We are absolutely Supreme Court refused to hear cases against the hospital. Photo by Jeff Thompson.
ecstatic for the future,” Trinity CEO Keith Granger said. “Clearly, we look forward to the opportunity to serve one of the fastest growing areas of the state.” The decision means Trinity is allowed to move forward with plans to relocate from its facility on Montclair Road to the unfinished HealthSouth Corp. building in the Cahaba Center at Grandview. The 1 million-square-foot building was sold to Daniel Corp. in 2008, and Trinity Medical has sought to locate its operation there since then. Granger said Trinity would begin construction at its new site by the end of the summer. Work to complete the building, Granger said, would
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A family in goal Briarwood’s Box family has protected the Lions’ keep for nearly a decade By JEFF THOMPSON Five miles off U.S. 280 on Alabama 119 there’s a single soccer goal situated in a pasture on a horse farm. It’s known to its owners, the Box family, as a place to practice their sport. At Briarwood Christian School, it’s known as “Goalie U.” Beneath its unassuming frame is where this year’s
5A State Champion keeper Jordan Box blocked his first shot, as did the last two BCS goalies, Jordan’s brothers Jonathan and Jeremy. The Box family has tended the Briarwood goal for nearly the past 10 years, and as of this year, all four brothers who played varsity soccer at the school have a championship ring. The story starts with the family’s eldest son,
Jonathan, who at 7 years old “stuck a knife in his eye,” as his mother Donna Box described. Seven surgeries later, he has vision in that eye and is doing well, she said. But after that incident, she wasn’t about to let him play football. “We told him he could choose soccer or scouts,” she said. “So, he started
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Brothers Jonathan (back left), Jeremy (back right) and Jordan Box have served as the last three goalies for Briarwood soccer. Photo courtesy of Donna Box.