By Emily Williams Mountain Brook couple Julie and Scott Joe Bernstein believe that wearing a mask is a sign of respect toward your neighbors. To help those who find masks uncomfortable, they have created their own brand of masks, called Sleevz. Sleevz are made to accommodate eyewear, as well as transition from a drape over the face to a face mask in one smooth move. The … [Read more...]
Saving Lives: Clay Shoot to Raise Funds for AEDs and CPR Training Through Lord Wedgwood Charity
By Emily Williams For the past 18 years, Mountain Brook’s Frank Bromberg, Robbie Robertson and Floyd Larkin have been on a mission to save lives in the name of their friend, the late Lord Piers Wedgwood, former international ambassador for Wedgwood China and Waterford Crystal. Through the Lord Wedgwood Charity, established in Birmingham, the three men estimate they have … [Read more...]
COVID-19 Hasn’t Kept the OTM Housing Market Down
The real estate market is strong in Over the Mountain areas despite the pandemic, according to real estate professionals. With low inventory on the market and continuing low interest rates, listing prices in the area are up across-the board, according to the Birmingham Association of Realtors. Mountain Brook and Homewood lead in this measure, with prices up 37.61% and 28.78% … [Read more...]
‘Nothing Holds Her Back’: Hoover Homecoming Queen Emily Knerr Thriving After Two Bouts With Cancer
By Rubin E. Grant Emily Knerr didn’t grow up dreaming about becoming a high school homecoming queen. She was too busy trying to survive two bouts with ovarian cancer. So, when she was announced as Hoover’s homecoming queen during the Bucs’ football game against Oak Mountain on Sept. 18, she was stunned. She was presented as a member of the senior class homecoming court and … [Read more...]
Murphy’s Law: Hoarding For The Holidays
By Sue Murphy The holidays are coming. That much is certain. I don’t know what they will look like, but I’ve learned from expert sources (The Grinch and other Whovillians) that Christmas will indeed arrive even if we don’t have baubles or boxes or tags. I haven’t heard rumblings about a bauble shortage on the horizon, but I laid in a supply just in case. Mid-August, I … [Read more...]