By Sam Prickett Crestline Village is one of Mountain Brook’s three main villages, along with Mountain Brook Village and English Village, and features a downtown area built for family walks – with plenty of restaurants, shops and boutiques sure to please kids and adults alike. On the Market This five-bedroom home near Crestline Elementary - listed at $1,699,000 - … [Read more...]
Cahaba Heights: Boom Town in Vestavia Hills
By Sam Prickett Located adjacent to the always-bustling U.S. 280, Cahaba Heights originally was its own, freestanding community. But after the construction of the Summit shopping center in 1997, both Vestavia Hills and Mountain Brook considered annexing the neighborhood because of the value of its commercial business districts. Vestavia Hills ended up absorbing … [Read more...]
Green Valley: Variety of Recreational Activities, Dining Available in Green Valley
By Sam Prickett Hoover’s Green Valley community is a good fit for families who prioritize recreation. It’s a highly walkable neighborhood centered by the Hoover Country Club – a private, state-of-the-art facility with a golf course, swimming pool and tennis courts — and Star Lake park. Green Valley is located along U.S. 31, which means that shopping and dining options in … [Read more...]
Fab Four: A Closer Look at Living in Some Very Popular Over the Mountain Neighborhoods
By Sam Prickett Spring is a peak season for the real estate market, and for prospective homebuyers, the search for the right house can be overwhelming – particularly when deciding whether the surrounding neighborhood is the right fit. For this issue, we’re highlighting four of the most in-demand Over the Mountain neighborhoods – one each from Homewood, Vestavia Hills, … [Read more...]
Where There’s a Till, There’s a Way: Cahaba Heights Couple Launches Local Produce Delivery Service Over the Mountain
By Emily Williams If the first year of marriage is the hardest and starting your own business is like riding a roller coaster, combining the two milestones could seem as bad an idea as chewing tobacco on a tilt-a-whirl á la the opening scene of “The Sandlot.” The opposite has been the case for Will and Hayley DeShazo of Cahaba Heights, who have spent a large portion of … [Read more...]
