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...]
Charm Makes for Popular OTM Neighborhoods: Four OTM Neighborhoods to Consider As the Spring Home Buying Season Kicks Off
Though the uncertainty of presidential election years can often have a dampening effect on the real estate market, that hasn’t been the case for many Over the Mountain communities. The housing market has stayed competitive in 2020, a trend that looks to continue through the spring, a peak season for the market. This issue, Over The Mountain Journal is profiling four popular … [Read more...]
For the Neighborhood: Local 39 Offers Favorite Foods, Cocktails at New Restaurant on Oxmoor Road
By Sam Prickett Jonathan Sealy lives walking distance from Local 39 Homewood, the newly opened restaurant he owns and operates with his wife, Lyndsey. It’s 174 steps from his back door to the restaurant, actually; he’s counted. “I walk to work every day,” he said. The Sealys have lived in Homewood’s Edgewood neighborhood for 10 years, and in that time, they’ve seen a handful … [Read more...]
Area Restaurants Named Semifinalists for James Beard Awards
Semifinalists for the 2020 James Beard Awards – often referred to as the “Oscars of the food world” – were announced Feb. 26, and the list includes a few Birmingham-area favorites. Automatic Seafood & Oysters, which opened in Birmingham’s Lakeview district last year, was recognized as a semifinalist in the category of Best New Restaurant, while the Atomic Lounge, in the … [Read more...]
New Resident Is Loving Life at The Eastbury
Phyllis Beshany says it over and over: she “fell in love” with The Eastbury. After spending 30 years living in a two-bedroom condominium in Pembroke Pines, Florida, Beshany decided to make a move. “I grew up down there, but I reached an age where I wanted to be around a lot of people, especially my family,” she said. She decided to join her son’s family in Homewood, but there … [Read more...]