By Solomon Crenshaw Jr. It was the golf game that Drew Gilmer won’t forget, even if one detail is a little fuzzy.Gilmer was playing a round of golf with his family at Top Golf near Uptown Birmingham when his cellphone began to ring. At that point, the now former Clay-Chalkville High School football coach couldn’t think about whose turn was next to take a … [Read more...]
‘Friends for Life’: Homewood’s Hepp Recounts Amazing Experience in Maccabi Games
By Rubin E. GrantHomewood High School math teacher Ryan Hepp returned home last weekend after the experience of a lifetime.Hepp traveled to Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Christmas Day to represent the United States National Maccabi team in the Pan American Maccabi Games. He was one of 20 soccer players selected from the U.S.“It’s been pretty amazing,” Hepp said … [Read more...]
Here’s Your Fresh Start!: New Year, New Attitude About Nutrition
By Susan Swagler“All foods fit.” How’s that for a fresh start – nutritionwise – to the new year? Those words came independently from both Sophie Burge Dolan and Sonthe Burge. They are registered and licensed dietitian nutritionists who also happen to be related; Sophie is Sonthe’s daughter. Through their separate clinical practices, these two women have … [Read more...]
Hey, Siri: Busy Mom Writes Book That Celebrates Differences
By June MathewsAs a wife, mom of three under 3 and part-time nurse, Alexandra Gaskins is juggling multiple roles these days. But her busy schedule hasn’t stopped her from adding one more role to the mix. With her first children’s book, “I Have, Not I Am,” Gaskins became an author. Inspired by two nieces, one with Down syndrome, the other on the autism spectrum, “I … [Read more...]
Groove Krewe: Magic City Disco Joins Disco Amigos in London Parade
By June MathewsIt’s almost unimaginable. If you had told us years ago when we started this that we would be marching in London’s New Year’s Day Parade, we would have never believed it,” said Toni Dennis, founder of Birmingham’s groove krewe Magic City Disco.But there they were Jan. 1, noon local time, boogeying their way from Green Park to the Palace of Westminster on a … [Read more...]