Over the Mountain Journal

The suburban newspaper for Mountain Brook, Homewood, Vestavia Hills, Hoover and north shelby county

 

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Sunday, May 31, 2020
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Reading Aloud: Local Author Gives Voice to his Third Novel

By June Mathews Some of Dr. Stephen Russell’s earliest memories are being read to and hearing bedtime stories told by his father. With a love for spoken stories instilled in him from a young age, it’s only natural that he would enjoy verbally sharing stories with others. In fact, Russell now reads and interprets stories for his kids in the “Dad’s Summer Book Club” he … [Read more...]

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  • 4 days ago by overthemountainjournal As we continue our spotlight on local retailers that have recently reopened, today we're featuring one of Birmingham’s oldest retailers,  @levysfj . Jared Nadler and Todd Denaburg, pictured, are excited to welcome customers back to Levy’s Fine Jewelry located in downtown Birmingham. “It’s so great to be back and working with our customers in the store,” said Todd. Levy’s was founded in 1922 by Joe Denaburg (Jared and Todd’s great grandfather). After returning home from WWI in 1919 Denaburg went on to marry Ethel Levy and open up Levy’s with the help of a loan from his mother-in-law. Joe's children, Charles