By June Mathews Before COVID-19 came along, Homewood’s biennial Historic Hollywood Tour of Homes was scheduled for April 26. But the tour, along with many other area events, has been postponed due to social distancing restrictions. Plans for rescheduling have not been announced. “There’s a lot to be considered before we can set another date,” said Cathy Whatley, co-chair of … [Read more...]

Tanglewood is one of Vestavia Hills’ most popular neighborhoods, thanks in large part to its strong family appeal. The highly walkable neighborhood features plenty of large backyards and low-traffic streets. Its houses are affordable, usually ranging from $400,000 to $800,000. “Most of them fall in the $500,000s, so it meets a lot of people’s budgets who are in Vestavia,” … [Read more...]

The 1,800-home community of Riverchase is situated in a prime Birmingham metro-area location – near I-65 and I-459, close to the Riverchase Galleria and Patton Creek, in the heart of Hoover. The community bills itself as the “oldest planned community” in the state, highlighting its gorgeous landscape and family-friendly atmosphere. Riverchase is often billed as a haven from … [Read more...]

If Hollywood feels like its own tiny town inside the city of Homewood, that’s because it once was. For three years in the last century, from 1926 to 1929, Hollywood existed as its own town before being folded into Homewood. Its borders – roughly marked by U.S. Highway 31, U.S. Highway 280 and Lakeshore Drive – aren’t all that separates Hollywood from the … [Read more...]

Cherokee Bend is a mostly residential Mountain Brook neighborhood just north of Interstate 459 and just west of Crestline Village. Most of the homes in this neighborhood are family units, built after the opening of Cherokee Bend Elementary School in 1969. The area, once a dense forest, is highly walkable, with a handful of nearby parks and walking trails to keep even the most … [Read more...]