Alabaster, AL Real Estate, Homes For Sale, School & Area Information

The City of Alabaster has just released the new Alabaster Connect app! This app allows residents to easily report problems, such as potholes, areas that need to be cleaned up, garbage pickup problems, etc, to the city directly from their smartphone. This is another way that city officials are working to make Alabaster a great place to live! The app can be downloaded from Google Play or the Apple App Store.

Alabaster is on the southern side of the Birmingham Metro Area, in Shelby County. This city has experienced tremendous growth recently. A few reasons for this are the well thought of school system with a brand new high school campus, an excellent affordability factor, convenient location, excellent shopping and retail areas and great homes. This city is currently growing and is primed for even more growth in the future!

The Beneful Dream Dog Park at Veterans Park is a great place to take your pup to socialize and exercise. This park is perfect for large and small dogs. Large dogs have their own section with agility course. The small dogs have their own section with water features and plenty of space to run around. Located just off Hwy 119 at Veterans Park in Alabaster!

Alabaster will be holding "Movies In The Park" on Friday nights. The movies are free at the Veterans Park on Hwy 119 in Alabaster. The movies begin at 8:00 p.m. July 8th 'Max" will be showing and is rated PG. On July 22nd, Disney's " The Good Dinosaur" rated PG will be playing.

Shelby Baptist Medical Center is located in Alabaster off of Hwy 31. They offer some of the best medical services. It's a kind and friendly environment to take care of your needs. They have great staff that will handle all of your medical emergencies. Shelby Baptist Medical Center also has a lot of different specialists that will accommodate your needs. Click on link for more details.

Alabaster 14th CityFest is at Alabaster Municipal Park on June 4. There are numerous attractions that are coming to CityFest. Just to name a few are David Nail, Black Jacket Symphony, KOA, Phil Dudley Band, and Michael Warren.

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Alabaster Municipal Park is located between Thompson Middle School and Thompson High School and is directly across the street from Park Place neighborhood. It has four lighted tennis courts, two beach volleyball courts, 12 soccer fields (u-6 fields, u-8 fields, u-10 field, and full sized game field), a lighted practice field, two pavilions, grills, picnic tables, playground, restrooms, and a snack bar for soccer games.

Veteran's Park is located at 7305 Hwy 119 and has a 90-acre facility with five youth baseball/softball fields, two miles of lighted walking tracks with benches, regulation size skate park, a bluebird trail, two playground areas, restrooms, nine pavilions available for rental, several play meadows, batting cages, and an arbor.

Caroline's Cart was developed by an Alabaster Mom, Drew Ann Long. The cart is specially designed for parents and caregivers of special needs children. Having a special seat as part of the cart allows the parent/caregiver to grocery shop without having to maneuver a cart and wheelchair. This cart is in many large retailers in the US as well as Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Norway. And it all began with a sketch on a napkin made by an Alabaster Mom with a special need for her child.

Alabaster is a great place to live, work, play, and go to school. This thriving community has seen tremendous growth in the past 20 years. In July 2012, a $500,000 dog park was opened at Alabaster's Veterans Park. The Beneful Dream Dog Park has water splash pads, a small fetch football field, walking trail, tunnels/hoops, off-leash areas, and synthetic turf. There are plenty of benches and lots of shade for tired humans too!

The City of Alabaster is an awesome neighborly town to live in. Thompson High School in Alabaster is a great schooll. There areplenty of places to eat and shop. Shelby County Hospital is located in Alabaster off of Hwy 31. Veterans Park is off of Hwy 119 towards Montevallo which also has a dog park for your animals to play and run around. The city has a great mall in the Colonial Promenade Alabaster for all your entertaining needs.

The Alabaster YMCA organization helps lead our community to become the healthiest in area. YMCA of Alabaster is a nonprofit dedicated to strengthening the Alabaster community through child development and healthy living and social responsibility. The Alabaster YMCA is able to not just promise, but to deliver lasting personal and social change. The Alabaster YMCA is off of Hwy 119. The Alabaster YMCA has different programs for the entire family. Also, has an outdoor pool for your summer time fun.

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Alabaster, Alabama is a great city to live in and raise a family. It is the largest city in Shelby County with a population of approximately 33,000 residents that live here. The town is diversified and has many dinning and shopping experience for everyone. Alabaster has the Colonial Promenade Alabaster which has an Amstar 14 movie theater plus other fun places to spend a nice evening with the family. There is also the Shelby County Hospital in Alabaster off of Hwy 31.
Do not forget about the athletic registration for kids and adults to sign up to play different sports throughout the year. Alabaster has a great senior citizen program for all of its seniors to take part in different programs.

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This coming weekend is the 4th of July. Independence Day is nearly here. Alabaster residents have plenty of options to celebrate the birth of our nation. The City of Alabaster is planning a firework show for July 3rd at 9:00 p.m. behind the silo off Hwy 119 behind the post office.

On Saturday, July 4th families can drive down Hwy.119 to spend the day at the American Village. It will be featuring Colonial life back to life. Gates open at noon. All kinds of children's activities for them to participate in. Fireworks show will begin at dusk. So, come and spend the entire day at the American village for your fourth of July 2015.

Team Next, March 26, 2015 from 5-7 p.m. at Hibbett Sports located at 300 Colonial Promenade Parkway #800, Alabaster, Al. 35007. Jordan Bray is ranked #1 in the State of Alabama and 11th in the Nation according to Fox 6 news last night as Sheldon Haygood interviewed her on TV. She is coached by her father Jason Bray. She has the medals to prove it. Please come out to the Alabaster Shopping Center tomorrow night as Hibbett's Sports give her a huge party. She lives in Calera, Al. Watch out Olympics, here comes Jordan Bray.

The Alabaster Lime Company was established in the area where Alabaster, Al is located. Employees of the Lime Company began to settle in the area. Over time the area became Alabaster, AL named after the industry that brought the residents to the area.

Alabaster has a new discount grocery store! The new ALDI Food Market is located at the intersection of Highway 31 and Shelby County Road 11. Check it out and see how much you can save on your grocery bill! If you've never shopped at ALDI, click on the link to learn more about the ALDI shopping experience.

If you love Italian cuisine, you must try Joe's Italian in Alabaster! It's one of my personal favorites, and even when we are really hungry, my husband and I usually split an entree (they are huge)! And that's so we have room to at least take a few bites of a ginormous slice of homemade cake that we will take home to enjoy the next day. Seriously, it could easily satisfy four people! Our personal favorite is a strawberry/chocolate layered wonder. It's so gorgeous that I'll have to post photos. We love Joe's! I don't know of anywhere in town where we can eat so much wonderful food and come away feeling stuffed with a modest tab. We give Joe's five stars for fabulous food at a great value!

Alabaster is located south of Birmingham along Interstate 65 south. The city of Alabaster has become the largest city is Shelby County. The population is 25,000+ and growing daily with new residents flocking to this superb city. It is a family oriented city and a wonderful place to live. There are plenty of places to shop and dine, and lots of family entertainment venues and areas. It also features a vast array of houses, whether you are looking for an older home with character, or even a new home so you can add your own personal touches. Alabaster continues to prosper and is a wonderful place to live and do business.

Shades Mountain Christian School is a ministry of Shades Mountain Independent Baptist Church with an enrollment of approximately 400 students in grades K3 through 12. The school, founded in 1974, is full accredited (kindergarten through 12th grade) by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), is a member of the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI), and the Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA), Class 1A. The school provides a strong academic program within the context of the biblical worldview. The Educational Therapy program provides support programs for students with learning differences.

The school is located atop Shades Mountain just south of Birmingham, Alabama. Students commute from Jefferson and Shelby counties. The student body is comprised of individuals from over 100 local churches. Students are admitted on the basis of interviews, placement tests, previous school records, recommendations from teachers and pastors, and parental and student commitments. Students have the opportunity to explore and develop their talents in a variety of areas such as music, art, and athletics. On average, 95% of the graduates go to college.

In addition to the walking trails, pavilions, playground, ball fields and dream dog park, Veterans Park also has a skate park. It is located towards the back of the park and there is $1 fee on weekdays and $2 fee per day on weekends. At the time I visited there were not too many people there, but there are 8 stair round rail, hubbas and euro-gap, 5 stair sq. rail, bank and hubbas, Skull bowl 10' deep 6'. There is a strict policy on wearing helmets, so make sure you bring yours along!

Wynlake is a beautiful community just a 10 minute drive from the interstate in Alabaster. There are existing homes and new home opportunities. There are three beautiful lakes inside of this community to enjoy. Homes in this neighborhood range from the 200's to the mid 250's. You are also just minutes from shopping at the Propst Shopping Center (Belk, Bed, Bath & Beyond), great grocery store options, (Longhorn Steakhouse, Olive Garden, etc.)

Veterans Park in Alabaster provide a great experience and atmosphere you wish for in a park. Walk along the trails and enjoy the beauty of nature throughout this park. Enjoy a picnic or the several pavilions available to stay in the shade. Your "best friend" will love the state of the art Beneful Dream Dog Park at Veterans Park! The four baseball/softball fields are easy to find and very well maintained. Alabaster offers several other great park experiences, so check them out by visiting: http://www.cityofalabaster.com/departments/parks-recreation/

Everyone LOVES Joe's Italian in Alabaster, but did you know they have a Joe's Market, too? In the last several months something new has been happening in the Joe's Italian parking lot: Joe's Market! Local people are out selling their crafts and showing off their cooking talents. Every Saturday morning you will find a group of 5 to10 tents with different items. They open around 8:00 a.m. and go until 11:30 a.m. Located just as you enter Weatherly Subdivision