By Emily WilliamsAt Vestavia Hills High School, students with special needs are not enrolled in “special education,” their courses are a part of the school’s Exceptional Education Department. According to officials with the department, the team of educators and support staff work to create a comprehensive learning experience that often takes students out of the … [Read more...]
50 Shades of Green
I was late getting out to walk this morning. The sun already was well up in the sky and I found myself looking ahead to the patches of shade, using them as a series of cool stepping stones back to my house. Thank goodness for the trees! It made me sad for the good people of Oakmont, Pennsylvania, whose golf course was purposefully deforested before the 2016 U.S. Open. A … [Read more...]
Looking for the Fast Track in Rio: Homewood Cyclist Trains For Her Third Paralympic Games
By Sarah Kuper “It will be one of the toughest games I’ve been to, but I imagine it will be a party.” So said Paralympic cyclist Jennifer Schuble, who calls Homewood home and trains at the Lakeshore Foundation – an official U.S. Olympic and Paralympic training center in Homewood. Schuble, who competed in the Beijing and London games, said it will be one of the toughest … [Read more...]
A String of Stories: Cat’s Newest Production Brings Director Norton Dill Back to His Roots
By Emily Williams For Norton Dill, directing and performing in the Central Alabama Theater’s upcoming production of “Smoke on the Mountain” evokes a feeling of deja vu. The wildly popular off-Broadway musical about The Sanders Family, a family string-band performing in a Baptist church in North Carolina in 1938, is one of the most produced shows in the world. A natural … [Read more...]
Reflecting on 100 Years: Edwards Chevrolet Celebrates Centennial of Business in Birmingham
By Sarah Kuper Celebrating 100 years in business is a milestone for any company, but Lee Edwards of Edwards Chevrolet said it is especially impressive for his family’s business. “Very few car dealerships make it this long. It seems like every decade there was some sort of major event or hardship: the Great Depression, WWI, WWII, the recession ... . It takes a lot of hard … [Read more...]