Dr. Isabel Scarinci, senior adviser for globalization and cancer at UAB’s O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center, was named one of six Rotary People of Action: Champions of Health for her effort to address cervical cancer in Sri Lanka. With less than half of the global population receiving essential health services, Rotary members are taking action to connect those in need to … [Read more...]
Mothers and Daughters: Renee, Erica and Baret Steed Join the Fight Against Breast Cancer, Advocate for Research and Early Detection
By Emily Williams-Robertshaw This Mother’s Day, the Steed family will celebrate in the usual fashion. They will gather at matriarch Renee Steed’s home with her husband, Mike, and they will eat great food and spend time together. There is a lot to celebrate with four children, four grandchildren and another grandchild on the way. It’s also a time to celebrate their health. … [Read more...]
Sweet Success: Homewood Woman Propels Grandmother’s Roll Recipe Into Growing Business
By Sam Prickett After two years of online sales, the Homewood-based bakery Rolls finally has a brick-and-mortar storefront. Katie Cornutt had started making cinnamon rolls, based on her grandmother’s “old-timey” recipe, for her children. But the recipe made so many cinnamon rolls that she started sharing them with her neighbors. One neighbor suggested she start selling the … [Read more...]
Dedicated Service: Women’s Committee of 100 Recognizes Founding Member Mary Louise Hodges
By Emily Williams-Robertshaw Members of the Women’s Committee of 100 of Birmingham met at Birmingham Country Club on April 20 for the organization’s annual Awards Luncheon. Special recognition was paid to Mary Louise Hodges, the only remaining founding member of the organization. The organization was conceived in 1963 and a year later began serving the community and … [Read more...]
Like Mother, Like Daughter: Mountain Brook Matriarch Cindy Robinson and Daughters Build a Legacy of Creativity
By Emily Williams-Robertshaw Regardless of whether she meant to, Cindy Robinson raised her daughters, Melanie Pounds and Anne-Emory Lockert, to be tastemakers. A Mountain Brook florist, Robinson raised her family in Tuscaloosa. She picked up her first experiences in flower arranging in her first home. “I just wanted flowers in my house,” Robinson said. “So, I started doing … [Read more...]