By Sarah Kuper Creative, kind and intuitive. Those are the words Amy Stiftel-Sedlis uses to describe her 10-year-old son, Jared. “He is a unique and compassionate person and very well-rounded,” she said. A rising fifth-grader at Brookwood Forest Elementary, Jared has not spent his summer poolside or boating on the lake. Rather, he has been busy practicing on the cool ice of … [Read more...]
Top Cop: Police Chief Ted Cook Says Policing is Tough in the Best of Times
By Lee DavisUnlike some in his profession, Ted Cook admits that he enjoys watching police procedural dramas on television. “I like them. NCIS is probably my favorite, along with Hawaii Five-0,” Cook said. “But they are only marginally realistic.” Cook probably gets enough realism in police work every day. As chief of police in Mountain Brook for the past five years, … [Read more...]
Birmingham Company Highlights Need for Cyber Security
By Sarah Kuper In the past five years, large-scale instances of internet and credit card hacking have created headlines and compromised sensitive data of large companies such as Target and Sony. But the director of business development and general counsel for ShadowSafe, Tommy Mayfield, said corporations and non-profits of any size are vulnerable. “Any business with … [Read more...]
All-Star Effort: Jaguars’ Wiley Leads North to Impressive Win
By Lee DavisAustin Wiley entered the Alabama High School Athletic Association’s All-Star Week with a big reputation. He left it with an even bigger one. Wiley, Spain Park’s 6-foot-11-inch center who has already committed to Auburn University, put together an impressive show in the North-South All-Star Basketball game. Wiley scored 30 points and snatched 15 rebounds … [Read more...]
Spring Forward: GirlSpring Recruits Students to Join New Teen Board
By Emily WilliamsGirlSpring is showcasing a newly renovated website, revamped programming and a new teen advisory board featuring students from across the Greater Birmingham area. “We wanted to recruit girls from all of the schools in the area to help create offline connections,” GirlSpring Executive Director Kristen Greenwood said. The organization was created in … [Read more...]