Last week, 1819 News released a video that caught the Hoover City Council president John Lyda aggressively "verbally attacking" fellow Councilman Casey Middlebrooks following a council meeting.
While the report includes a number of problems over recent years, the city and mayor continue to tout clean audits.
When the City of Hoover announced its plan for the proposed Riverwalk Village development almost a year ago on June 28, 2023, it was touted as a win-win for taxpayers and the developer.
The City of Hoover is in Week 2 of hearings related to a contested Certificate of Need. Testimony from Mayor Frank Brocato last week included claims of alleged blackmail, allegations that prompted a detailed denial by lobbyist Pat Lynch.
The ongoing hearing in Hoover over a contested facility has given a fascinating look into far more than the proposed facility itself — the Riverchase Surgery and Diagnostics Center.
The Hoover Channel YouTube Page posted its 200th video this past Saturday.
On Monday, Broad Metro president William Kadish released a video in which he addressed a recent Hoover City Council meeting in which council president John Lyda brought up Kadish's felony arrest in 2001 as a reason for not going through with plans for an 82-acre, $250 million Stadium Trace Village Phase 2 project.
An impromptu special meeting to consider how to proceed with negotiations for an incentive package on the second phase of Stadium Trace Village in Hoover could not proceed on Friday, as not enough council members showed up at the 1:30 p.m. meeting to vote.
Author and critic Dr. James Lindsay shared a reading assignment given to Hoover High School students, arguing that magic is marginalized because of the patriarchy and xenophobia.
A Hoover city councilman thanked state lawmakers for working on legislation to increase penalties for false reporting following the staged kidnapping of Hoover’s Carlee Russell, which gained national attention earlier this year.
Capstone Communities, the developer behind the attempt to alter the plan for a Hoover community to construct hundreds of residential units, a parking garage and a hotel, responded on Thursday to a request for comment by 1819 News.
A group of Hoover residents are attempting to stop a new development proposed for their neighborhood.
The Hoover City Council passed a resolution on Monday urging the Alabama Legislature to increase penalties for false reporting following the Carlee Russell hoax that occurred in the city last month.
After repeated attempts to reach Hoover officials for comment about an annexation legal battle with the City of Helena that resulted in a temporary restraining order last week, 1819 News has yet to receive a response.