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Join the Enjoy Hoover Podcast as host Melissa Carter chats with Kim Cripps, editor of Enjoy Hoover Magazine. Discover Kim's inspiring move to Hoover, her dedication to supporting local businesses, and the magazine's role in celebrating community events and achievements. This episode covers the excellence of Hoover schools, plans for the magazine’s future, and exciting local happenings like the Iron Chef competition. Plus, learn about Hoover’s connection to Abby Stockard, the 2025 Miss America. Don’t miss this engaging conversation celebrating everything the Enjoy Hoover Podcast stands for—community, success, and vibrancy in Hoover!

Visit us at enjoyhoover.com

Chapters

00:00 Welcome to Enjoy Hoover Podcast
04:21 Meet Kim Cripps: Editor of Enjoy Hoover Magazine
08:10 Supporting Local Businesses in Hoover
09:00 Experiences with Hoover Schools
11:19 Highlighting Community Achievements
13:17 Getting Featured in Enjoy Hoover
14:38 Future Plans for Enjoy Hoover Magazine
16:34 Exciting Events: Iron Chef Competition
20:49 Healthcare in Hoover: UAB Medical West
21:15 Abby Stockard: Miss America 2025
23:53 Closing Thoughts and Community Engagement

Join the&nbsp;Enjoy Hoover Podcast as host Melissa Carter chats with Kim Cripps, editor of Enjoy Hoover Magazine. Discover Kim's inspiring move to Hoover, her dedication to supporting local businesses, and the magazine's role in celebrating community events and achievements. This episode covers the excellence of Hoover schools, plans for the magazine&rsquo;s future, and exciting local happenings like the Iron Chef competition. Plus, learn about Hoover&rsquo;s connection to Abby Stockard, the 2025 Miss America. Don&rsquo;t miss this engaging conversation celebrating everything the Enjoy Hoover Podcast stands for&mdash;community, success, and vibrancy in Hoover!
<a href="https://enjoyhoover.com/">Visit us at enjoyhoover.com</a>
Chapters
00:00 Welcome to Enjoy Hoover Podcast 04:21 Meet Kim Cripps: Editor of Enjoy Hoover Magazine 08:10 Supporting Local Businesses in Hoover 09:00 Experiences with Hoover Schools 11:19 Highlighting Community Achievements 13:17 Getting Featured in Enjoy Hoover 14:38 Future Plans for Enjoy Hoover Magazine 16:34 Exciting Events: Iron Chef Competition 20:49 Healthcare in Hoover: UAB Medical West 21:15 Abby Stockard: Miss America 2025 23:53 Closing Thoughts and Community Engagement

About Hoover

Hoover is a city more than 50 years old with more than 90,000 residents, top ranked schools both academically and athletically, and dining, entertainment, and shopping throughout its neighborhoods. The city is growing and getting better every day with “big city” dining and entertainment options, yet with a welcoming small town feel for visitors and residents to ENJOY!

Dining

200+ delicious restaurants and these annual food events:
Hoover Restaurant Week
Hoover International Restaurant Week
Taste of Hoover

Hoover has food for any taste.

Entertainment

Hoover is an outdoor and indoor “playground” for children and adults alike. Throughout the city there are parks, green spaces, sports facilities, river landings, and beautiful nature trails for walking, running, or biking; world-class shopping and entertainment; and lots of opportunities to keep children entertained. Hoover boasts of a comedy club, a jazz club, a brewery, award winning golf courses, several arcades, numerous sports bars, and a burgeoning entertainment district.

Hoover is a growing city with a thriving economy, caring people, great schools, amazing dining, and fun entertainment. These characteristics are all served up with plenty of gracious Southern hospitality.

About Enjoy Hoover

Enjoy Hoover is the result of a vision of David Cohen, owner of The Whole Scoop Ice Cream Shop and founder of the Hoover Restaurant Alliance. He works with two local residents to make the website and bi-monthly magazine come to life: Matthew Allen, owner and publisher of Bham Family magazine, and Mitzi Eaker, owner of Mitzi Jane Media. The website and coming publication (July/August 2022) is a project by three residents who love Hoover and want to see their city thrive and support our local business community and restaurant owners.

Enjoy Hoover exists to highlight all the great dining and entertainment that Hoover has to offer, and to show off our city to everyone who lives here and who visits.

David, Matthew, and Mitzi hope you will take the time to Enjoy Hoover!

Hoover…Where You Want to Be!



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About Hoover
Hoover is a city more than 50 years old with more than 90,000 residents, top ranked schools both academically and athletically, and dining, entertainment, and shopping throughout its neighborhoods. The city is growing and getting better every day with “big city” dining and entertainment options, yet with a welcoming small town feel for visitors and residents to ENJOY!
Dining
200+ delicious restaurants and these annual food events:
<ul>
<li>Hoover Restaurant Week</li>
<li>Hoover International Restaurant Week</li>
<li>Taste of Hoover</li>
</ul>
Hoover has food for any taste.
Entertainment
Hoover is an outdoor and indoor “playground” for children and adults alike. Throughout the city there are parks, green spaces, sports facilities, river landings, and beautiful nature trails for walking, running, or biking; world-class shopping and entertainment; and lots of opportunities to keep children entertained. Hoover boasts of a comedy club, a jazz club, a brewery, award winning golf courses, several arcades, numerous sports bars, and a burgeoning entertainment district.
Hoover is a growing city with a thriving economy, caring people, great schools, amazing dining, and fun entertainment. These characteristics are all served up with plenty of gracious Southern hospitality.
About Enjoy Hoover
Enjoy Hoover is the result of a vision of David Cohen, owner of <a href="https://thewholescoopicecream.com/">The Whole Scoop Ice Cream Shop</a> and founder of the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/HooverRestaurants">Hoover Restaurant Alliance</a>. He works with two local residents to make the website and bi-monthly magazine come to life: Matthew Allen, owner and publisher of <a href="http://www.bhamfamily.com/">Bham Family magazine</a>, and Mitzi Eaker, owner of <a href="https://www.mitzijanemedia.com/">Mitzi Jane Media</a>. The website and coming publication (July/August 2022) is a project by three residents who love Hoover and want to see their city thrive and support our local business community and restaurant owners.
Enjoy Hoover exists to highlight all the great dining and entertainment that Hoover has to offer, and to show off our city to everyone who lives here and who visits.
David, Matthew, and Mitzi hope you will take the time to Enjoy Hoover!
Hoover…Where You Want to Be!
 
<a href="https://www.enjoyhoover.com/">https://www.enjoyhoover.com/</a>
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Enjoy Hoover Podcast

Learn more at https://www.enjoyhoover.com/

About Hoover

Hoover is a city more than 50 years old with more than 90,000 residents, top ranked schools both academically and athletically, and dining, entertainment, and shopping throughout its neighborhoods. The city is growing and getting better every day with “big city” dining and entertainment options, yet with a welcoming small town feel for visitors and residents to ENJOY!

Dining

200+ delicious restaurants and these annual food events:
Hoover Restaurant Week
Hoover International Restaurant Week
Taste of Hoover

Hoover has food for any taste.

Entertainment

Hoover is an outdoor and indoor “playground” for children and adults alike. Throughout the city there are parks, green spaces, sports facilities, river landings, and beautiful nature trails for walking, running, or biking; world-class shopping and entertainment; and lots of opportunities to keep children entertained. Hoover boasts of a comedy club, a jazz club, a brewery, award winning golf courses, several arcades, numerous sports bars, and a burgeoning entertainment district.

Hoover is a growing city with a thriving economy, caring people, great schools, amazing dining, and fun entertainment. These characteristics are all served up with plenty of gracious Southern hospitality.

About Enjoy Hoover

Enjoy Hoover is the result of a vision of David Cohen, owner of The Whole Scoop Ice Cream Shop and founder of the Hoover Restaurant Alliance. He works with two local residents to make the website and bi-monthly magazine come to life: Matthew Allen, owner and publisher of Bham Family magazine, and Mitzi Eaker, owner of Mitzi Jane Media. The website and coming publication (July/August 2022) is a project by three residents who love Hoover and want to see their city thrive and support our local business community and restaurant owners.

Enjoy Hoover exists to highlight all the great dining and entertainment that Hoover has to offer, and to show off our city to everyone who lives here and who visits.

David, Matthew, and Mitzi hope you will take the time to Enjoy Hoover!

Hoover…Where You Want to Be!

Learn more at <a href="https://www.enjoyhoover.com/">https://www.enjoyhoover.com/</a>
About Hoover
Hoover is a city more than 50 years old with more than 90,000 residents, top ranked schools both academically and athletically, and dining, entertainment, and shopping throughout its neighborhoods. The city is growing and getting better every day with “big city” dining and entertainment options, yet with a welcoming small town feel for visitors and residents to ENJOY!
Dining
200+ delicious restaurants and these annual food events:
<ul>
<li>Hoover Restaurant Week</li>
<li>Hoover International Restaurant Week</li>
<li>Taste of Hoover</li>
</ul>
Hoover has food for any taste.
Entertainment
Hoover is an outdoor and indoor “playground” for children and adults alike. Throughout the city there are parks, green spaces, sports facilities, river landings, and beautiful nature trails for walking, running, or biking; world-class shopping and entertainment; and lots of opportunities to keep children entertained. Hoover boasts of a comedy club, a jazz club, a brewery, award winning golf courses, several arcades, numerous sports bars, and a burgeoning entertainment district.
Hoover is a growing city with a thriving economy, caring people, great schools, amazing dining, and fun entertainment. These characteristics are all served up with plenty of gracious Southern hospitality.
About Enjoy Hoover
Enjoy Hoover is the result of a vision of David Cohen, owner of <a href="https://thewholescoopicecream.com/">The Whole Scoop Ice Cream Shop</a> and founder of the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/HooverRestaurants">Hoover Restaurant Alliance</a>. He works with two local residents to make the website and bi-monthly magazine come to life: Matthew Allen, owner and publisher of <a href="http://www.bhamfamily.com/">Bham Family magazine</a>, and Mitzi Eaker, owner of <a href="https://www.mitzijanemedia.com/">Mitzi Jane Media</a>. The website and coming publication (July/August 2022) is a project by three residents who love Hoover and want to see their city thrive and support our local business community and restaurant owners.
Enjoy Hoover exists to highlight all the great dining and entertainment that Hoover has to offer, and to show off our city to everyone who lives here and who visits.
David, Matthew, and Mitzi hope you will take the time to Enjoy Hoover!
Hoover…Where You Want to Be!