By Sue Murphy I cannot tell you how happy I was to see live golf broadcast on TV last weekend. It was like a cosmic sign that the universe had decided that life would indeed go on. Sure, the golfers had to stand six feet apart and schlep their own bags, but they stood at a real-time tee, took their swing, and a real-time ball lifted heavenward to land on the fairway … or in … [Read more...]
Pay It Forward: Initiative to Feed Health Care Workers Was a Passion Project for Jimmy John’s Owner
By Caroline Rice Brandon Stewart, a local Jimmy John’s franchisee and entrepreneur, began an initiative called Pay It Forward Alabama during the COVID-19 pandemic to raise money and donate Jimmy John’s meals to health care workers in Birmingham-area hospitals. Since then, Pay It Forward has raised more than $10,000 and fed more than 1,500 medical personnel. “In the midst of … [Read more...]
Gentle Giant: United Ability CEO Dr. Gary Edwards Touched the Lives of Thousands
By Rubin E. Grant When Dr. Gary Edwards died on June 5 after an extended illness, United Ability didn’t lose just its chief executive officer; it lost a respected visionary, a true servant-leader and a gentle giant. Those were some of the descriptions of Edwards, who was CEO of United Ability, formerly United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Birmingham, for 38 years. He influenced … [Read more...]
The Show Must Go On: Thunder on the Mountain Dedicated in Honor of Heroes
On July 4, the night sky above Red Mountain will ignite with the sounds and colors of the annual Thunder on the Mountain fireworks display despite the ever-present threat from the COVID-19 pandemic. The event has been the culmination of the city’s Independence Day celebrations for decades, according to a release from Vulcan Park and Museum. Festivities will begin at 9 p.m. … [Read more...]
It’s Been a Long, Long Time: Beginning of OLS Knights of Columbus Fourth of July Festival Is Foggy
By Emily Williams For the past 71 years, Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church has been celebrating its Independence Day with its annual Fourth of July Festival in Homewood. Or has it? It turns out, the date of the first festival is in dispute, and it might not be helpful that the name and sponsorship of the festival has changed over the years. OLS Knights of Columbus 4304 … [Read more...]