By Sam Prickett National Arbor Day is always celebrated on the last Friday in April, but for the city of Mountain Brook, trees are a constant priority. For more than two decades, the city has been designated a “Tree City USA” by the Arbor Day Foundation, an award that highlights the city’s commitment to tree care. It’s also received the foundation’s more prestigious “Growth … [Read more...]
Living Hope in Cape Town: Keims Journey to South Africa to Work With At-Risk Children
By Rubin E. Grant Austen and Kelsey Keim spent Easter in Cape Town, South Africa. But they were not on a vacation getaway for their third wedding anniversary, which will be April 22, or trying to escape the global coronavirus pandemic that’s sweeping Alabama and the United States. Austin, a former Mountain Brook High School basketball player and youth pastor at Brookwood … [Read more...]
GBHS Launches COVID-19 Pet Pantry to Feed Pets in Need
In response to the current pandemic, The Greater Birmingham Humane Society launched its COVID-19 Regional Pet Pantry to aid pets throughout the community as well as their owners. The pantry was launched on April 2, after the facility’s adoption center was closed due to the City of Birmingham’s “Shelter in Place” order. “We moved over 200 animals into foster care and turned … [Read more...]
Vestavia Hills War Hero Celebrates 100th Birthday with VA Medical Center Staff
Retired U.S. Marine Corps Col. Carl Cooper of Vestavia Hills joined the centenarian club on March 18, celebrating his 100th birthday with a virtual celebration with staff at the Birmingham Veterans Affairs Health Care System. “Our leadership team was honored to recognize Col. Cooper today for his many years of military service and to celebrate his 100th birthday with him … [Read more...]
Pink … and Sticky: RMWP Ambassador Andrew Gnann Embraced Pies in the Face to Raise Funds for Breast Cancer
By Emily Williams When the American Cancer Society’s Real Men Wear Pink campaign came to a close in Birmingham on March 5, each of the campaign ambassadors received a pink gift. Andrew Gnann, president of St. Vincent’s Birmingham and St. Vincent’s Chilton, received a hot pink pie server. Its handle was adorned with a number of pink rhinestones. “They gave us each a small … [Read more...]