On June 1, the YMCA of Greater Birmingham and the Levite Jewish Community Center will reopen their doors to members for the first time since March 16. Each facility will reopen with new measures in place to protect members and staff. “We’ve been working closely with local health officials and specialists at UAB since the outbreak began,” said Dan Pile, president and CEO … [Read more...]
Birmingham Zoo Seeks Support to Care for Animals During COVID-19 Closure
The Birmingham Zoo spends about $30,000 a day feeding and caring for the more than 700 animals that live there. But with the zoo shut down because of the pandemic, money has gotten tight. The zoo has set up an Emergency Animal Fund to help replace some of the hundreds of thousands of dollars it is losing during the closure, according to a statement released by the … [Read more...]
A Letter To Our Readers
We hope all of you are safe and healthy during this extremely difficult time. The continuing spread of the coronavirus and the impact on our local economy has created some unexpected challenges for all of us. Over The Mountain Journal is published every other week, with the exception of the middle of the summer and the Christmas holidays, when we skip a cycle. With the … [Read more...]
Program Offers Seniors Contact to Combat Isolation During the COVID-19 Lockdown
Always Best Care Senior Services has begun a program to check in on Birmingham seniors and disabled adults through its telephone reassurance program Always In Touch. Always In Touch is a free program and offers daily check-ins or weekly socialization calls, giving seniors and disabled adults some companionship and a sense of security while they are homebound during the … [Read more...]
Dread River Distillery Creates Hand Sanitizer, Distributes for Free
The COVID-19 outbreak has caused a number of products to disappear from the shelves of local stores. In response, Dread River Distilling Co. has been using some of its distilling equipment to create a 70% alcohol hand sanitizer. In a Facebook post on March 19, the distillery announced that the first batches of hand sanitizer will be distributed to local healthcare … [Read more...]
