By Keysha DrexelJournal EditorThe Over the Mountain real estate market is getting a boost from the statistics as the busy spring home buying and selling season approaches.The Birmingham Association of Realtors recently reported that the four-county Birmingham metro area maintained a steady double digit increase in home sales in 2013 compared to the previous … [Read more...]
Snowy Ceremony: Samford Honors Hoover Residents
Two Over the Mountain residents were recently honored for their service at Samford University.Longtime Samford University professors Gretchen S. McDaniel and Lowell C. Vann, both of Hoover, received top university awards Jan. 28 during an especially memorable opening convocation for the 2014 spring semester.Snow flurried outside Samford’s Wright Center as J. Bradley … [Read more...]
Renovation Lets Thompsons Remain in the Neighborhood They Love
By Keysha DrexelJournal editorWhen the living room of Kate and Ryan Thompson's home on Woodfern Drive in Homewood started looking like a giant toy box a few years ago, the couple knew it was time to move out of the 1,250-square-foot home to a bigger house that would better accommodate their growing family.But there was just one problem--they didn't want to … [Read more...]
West Uses Shakespeare to Teach Law Students
By Donna CorneliusJournal feature writerThose who have only a nodding acquaintance with Shakespeare might think history’s most well-known playwright had scant respect for lawyers.And it’s all because of a line that’s often misinterpreted: “The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers,” from Henry VI, Part 2.Birmingham attorney Kim West is happy to set … [Read more...]
Heroes in Neon
By Lee DavisFrom just looking at the final statistics, the Mountain Brook boys’ basketball team had no business winning the Class 6A championship game against Blount on Friday night. Let us count the ways:The Spartans, who make their living through fundamentals and execution, connected on only 13 free throws in 24 attempts.The Mountain Brook team that always … [Read more...]