By Rubin E. GrantThe John Carroll Catholic girls head basketball coach position has resembled a revolving door the past four seasons.Since Bryan Burgess completed a five-year run at the helm from 2009 to 2014, the Cavaliers have started each succeeding season with a new head coach.Throughout the coaching carousel, the Cavaliers have had one constant on the … [Read more...]
Living with Autism: Vestavia Hills Couple Writes About Growing up With Autism
By Sarah KuperAutism spectrum disorder has attracted a lot of interest in recent years as diagnoses rise, but little is known about what it feels like to live with autism.Vestavia Hills couple Patrick and Meredith Dewees are hoping to change that. The Cahaba Heights couple recently published the book “Pathways of the Very Young Autistic Mind,” which describes their … [Read more...]
Spread the Wealth: Vestavia Team Shares the Ball and the Points
By Blake EllsAs the Vestavia Hills basketball team works toward its championship goals, it spreads the ball around.The Rebels average just less than 60 points a game, but no player averages double figures. Rian Shields is the leading scorer at 9.7 points per game, while Luke Champion is adding 9.3 points per game, Luke Couch is adding 8.7 points per game, and Paul … [Read more...]
Art to Make You Blink: Gala Set to Raise Funds for UAB’s Cancer Center
Birmingham local artists will create works of art during UAB’s ArtBlink Gala and auction them off to raise funds for the UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center.The 33rd annual ArtBlink Gala 2018 will take place at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 10 in The Kirklin Clinic of UAB Hospital, 2000 Sixth Ave. South.Funds raised will go toward the Cancer Center’s Fund for Excellence, which … [Read more...]
Customer-Focused Service: It’s No Accident the Word‘Service’ Comes Right After ‘Guin’ in Company Name
By Sam PrickettOn a recent, cold January night, Joseph Braswell woke up to a ringing phone. Even though it was the middle of the night, he answered it.The person on the other end — a customer of Guin Service, Braswell’s family business — was having a particularly bad night. The freezing weather had caused their pipes to rupture.“So I woke up and found somebody … [Read more...]