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S1: From the Enjoy Hoover Studios. This is the Enjoy Hoover Podcast,

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S1: your weekly guide to news and exciting events, all with

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S1: big city style. With a small town feel. Everyone is

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S1: welcome here to our small, enticing piece of Alabama. So

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S1: welcome y'all to enjoy Hoover.

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S2: From the Enjoy Hoover Studios. This is the Enjoy Hoover Podcast,

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S2: your weekly guide to new and exciting events, all with

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S2: big city style With a small town feel, everyone is

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S2: welcome here to our small, enticing piece of Alabama. So

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S2: welcome you all to enjoy Hoover! Are you looking for

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S2: a refreshing treat? Well, check out these local ice cream spots.

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S2: Kilwins offers 40 plus ice cream flavors and desserts. Sweet

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S2: frog and Lee branch lets you create your own soft

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S2: serve or frozen yogurt with a variety of toppings, magic, milkshakes,

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S2: and more on John Hawkins Parkway serves 24 milkshake flavors

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S2: and features fun arcade games for the family. The whole

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S2: scoop is one of Hoover's oldest ice cream shops. Located

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S2: at The Village at Brock's Gap. Hoover has plenty of

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S2: other ice cream options, so beat the heat with a

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S2: delicious treat. Meet Patient Transportation, LLC, a new member of

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S2: the Hoover Area Chamber family. They offer safe and compassionate

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S2: health care transportation for patients in Jefferson and Shelby County.

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S2: Their team, with backgrounds in nursing care management and pharmacy,

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S2: provides more than just a ride. Patients receive care throughout

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S2: their journey. To learn more about them, visit Patient Transportation

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S2: Dot net.

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S1: For over 50 years, Jefferson State Community College has been

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S1: a beacon of education in the greater Birmingham area with

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S1: a commitment of quality, convenience and personal attention. We've helped

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S1: over 15,000 students annually achieve their goals, offering 120 university

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S1: transfer programmes, 33 career programmes and countless certificates across four

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S1: campuses and online. Where one of the largest community colleges

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S1: in the state. At Jefferson State, we believe in accessible,

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S1: economical education. Find your place at Jefferson State, explore our

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S1: programs and let us help you accomplish your vision. Visit

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S1: Jefferson state.edu today. Explore our site and discover how Jefferson

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S1: State can help you find your place. Your journey starts here.

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S2: On Monday, the Hoover City Council decided to resume live

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S2: streaming and recording all its meetings and keeping those videos

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S2: on the city's YouTube channel for at least eight years.

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S2: This decision reverses a previous policy where the council had

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S2: stopped recording public comments and removed videos after 60 days.

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S2: The change came after public feedback and a proposal by

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S2: resident Robin Schulz, who had been independently recording and archiving

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S2: the meetings. Last week, Faith Presbyterian Church in Hoover was

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S2: granted a $24 million building permit for a major expansion.

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S2: The new sanctuary, which will seat 1100 people, is the

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S2: largest project in the church's 50 year history. The existing

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S2: sanctuary will be repurposed into a fellowship hall for community events.

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S2: Brasfield and Gorrie will lead the construction. This project is

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S2: one of nine building permits issued statewide for projects exceeding

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S2: $1 million.

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S1: What is Mathnasium? Mathnasium is instructional approach goes beyond traditional

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S1: math tutoring. The Mathnasium method transforms the way kids understand

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S1: and appreciate math. Building their confidence and love for learning.

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S1: Help your child achieve their full math potential. With over

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S1: 100 centers worldwide, it's easy as one two, three. Find

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S1: a Mathnasium nearest you get a math skills assessment. Talk

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S1: to the center director about the customized learning plan for

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S1: your child. Our mission to teach children math so they

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S1: understand it, master it, and love it. Math can change

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S1: their lives and they can change the world. And remember,

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S1: math is fun. Learning and solving math problems are fundamentally stimulating, rewarding,

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S1: and fun activities. We know how to keep the process fun.

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S1: Transform your child's math journey with Mathnasium. Get started today

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S1: and help them achieve their full math potential. Visit our

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S1: Mathnasium Center in Hoover at 2798 John Hopkins Parkway, or

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S1: call us at (205) 407-4078 and online@mathnasium.com.

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S2: The Megan Montgomery Foundation, established in 2021 to combat domestic violence,

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S2: has awarded over $215,000 in grants to various organizations, including

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S2: $50,000 recently to groups like the New Horizons School and

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S2: Sanford University. The foundation focuses on preventing domestic violence through

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S2: education on healthy relationships. It was founded by Megan Montgomery's

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S2: family following her 2019 murder by her estranged husband, Jason McIntosh.

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S2: The foundation aims to address domestic violence proactively rather than

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S2: just providing support after incidents occur. Meghan's mother, Susan Montgomery Clark,

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S2: leads the foundation in honor of Megan's commitment to helping others.

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S2: Come climb at Hoover Heights. Located inside the family center

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S2: at the Hoover Metropolitan Complex. Regular hours begin August 12th

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S2: with open times from 3 to 7 p.m. on weekdays

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S2: and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekends. The facility

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S2: is closed on Wednesdays. Special Friends Day is August 31st

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S2: from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. pre-registration is required. Homeschool

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S2: Day is August 22nd from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m..

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S2: Make sure to go climbing at Hoover Heights.

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S1: Thanks for listening to the Enjoy Hoover podcast. For even

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S1: more information about Hoover and what's happening, we invite you

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