For Fresh Air Family, the holiday season is never properly celebrated until you've driven around town seeking some … [Read More...]
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Memories are Made of This: Former Players Reminisce on their Favorite Plays from the Iron Bowl
Editor’s Note: The Over The Mountain Journal asked several former Alabama and Auburn football players from the … [Read More...]
‘Things Happen for a Reason’: Ashford Emotional as Hoover’s State Football Playoff Run Ends at Thompson
By Solomon Crenshaw Jr. The last time Robby Ashford left Warriors Stadium in Alabaster, the Hoover quarterback … [Read More...]
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Murphy’s Law
Murphy’s Law: Hostess With the Mostest
By Sue Murphy Tis the season. Every year, when the “-ber” months roll around, the entertaining sap rises and you … [Read More...]
Murphy’s Law: Pilgrims in Progress
The sad truth is that no kindergartener wants to be a Pilgrim in the Thanksgiving play. In a way, it’s … [Read More...]
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Santa’s Got Mail: Mountain Brook Sets Up Santa’s Mailboxes in Crestline, Mountain Brook Villages
It’s the time of year when Santa Claus makes his list and checks it twice. To help the big guy, Mountain … [Read More...]
Twist to the Revolution: Samford’s Production of ‘1776’ Casts 22 Women, Only Four Men
By Ingrid Schnader The original script for “1776: The Musical,” which was written in 1969, calls for a cast of … [Read More...]
Wacky Tacky Light Tour Supports New Partnership Between Fresh Air and Fair Haven
For Fresh Air Family, the holiday season is never properly celebrated until you've driven around town seeking some … [Read More...]
Rooms With a View: Susan and John Vawter Will Open Their Redmont Park House for the IPC Tour
By Donna Cornelius A stately Redmont Park house will be one of the high points of the Independent Presbyterian … [Read More...]
There’s No Place Like Home for the Holidays… And the Festive Houses on the IPC Tour Make the Season Even Merrier
By Donna Cornelius Christmas comes but once a year, and so does one of Birmingham’s most anticipated seasonal … [Read More...]
In Perennial Service: Vestavia Hills War Hero and Educator Regrets None of his Almost 100 Years on Earth
By Ingrid Schnader Vestavia Hills resident and retired U.S. Marine Corps Col. Carl Cooper has so many medals on … [Read More...]
A Shave Show of Support: Mountain Brook Fire Department’s Annual Shave-A-Firefighter Benefits Smile-A-Mile
By Emily Williams No Shave November is a tradition for the men of the Mountain Brook Fire Department. It’s a month … [Read More...]
A Shared Dream: After Chasing Tinsel in LA, Twin Brothers Find Their Passion Making Pizzas in Vestavia Hills
By Ingrid Schnader After five years of owning Johnny Brusco’s New York Style Pizza in Vestavia Hills, twin … [Read More...]
Christmas Charm: Classic to Cutting-Edge Houses Open to the Public During Samford Legacy League’s Christmas Home Tour
The “something old, something new” rhyme usually is reserved for weddings, but that line also describes the array … [Read More...]
Honeybee Wing Statue on Rotary Trail Honors Frank Stitt
By Ingrid Schnader “There is little that separates the culinary arts from the fine arts. One provides a feast for … [Read More...]
