Hand in Paw is returning to in-person animal-assisted therapy visits after having to provide virtual visits during the pandemic. Citing the availability of COVID-19 vaccines, Hand in Paw officials said they would begin slowly by hosting small, socially distanced therapy team refresher courses to introduce new health and safety visit protocols. The group is working with its … [Read more...]
Super Six: Homewood’s Kersh Now a State Champion as a Player and a Coach; Indian Springs Earns Another Boys Soccer Title
By Rubin E. Grant Julian Kersh had a hard time trying to compare what it’s like to win a state soccer championship as a player and as a coach. Kersh was a player on Homewood’s 2005 and 2006 boys state championship teams. He took over as the Patriots’ head coach in 2020, but the season was cut short because of the COVD-19 pandemic and there was no postseason. In his first … [Read more...]
Shades Cahaba Elementary’s Alli Phelps Is State Teacher of the Year Finalist
By Emily Williams-Robertshaw Update: Homewood City Schools announced on June 16 that Alli Phelps has been named amongst the final four finalists for Alabama Teacher of the Year. One of Shades Cahaba Elementary School teacher Alli Phelps’ favorite quotes is by Maya Angelou and reads, “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, … [Read more...]
Getting Better: Unless U Celebrates the Final Stages of Construction on its First Freestanding Facility
By Emily Williams-Robertshaw Over six years ago, Vestavia Hills resident Lindy Cleveland was volunteering with a summer camp at United Ability and was asked to go on a field trip with some of the students to see the movie “The Lorax.” One simple quote packing a whole lot of meaning stuck with her and lit a fire in her heart: “Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, … [Read more...]
UAB Doctor Receives International Rotary Honor for Cervical Cancer Work
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...]