Magazine Articles
A Century of Service Part IV: Pieces of the Puzzle
As published in Birmingham magazine
Each year, the roughly two-million nonprofit organizations operating throughout the country struggle to sustain their missions. Approximately 25,000 fail or become inactive annually.
In Alabama, the majority of nonprofit organizations — 674 to be…
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A Century of Service Part III: Funding the Future of Birmingham
As published in Birmingham magazine
Although important, writing a check for a charitable contribution is often not enough to orchestrate systemic change, make a significant impact on the long-term health of a community and address deep-seated social ills endemic to every city. Kate Nielsen, president…
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Caroline’s Cart
As published in Birmingham magazine
Her daughter’s disability inspired a Birmingham mom to create a new type of shopping cart. Five years ago when Drew Ann Long shopped at the grocery store or ran an errand, she hired a babysitter for her daughter Caroline who has Rett Syndrome. Until Caroline…
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Slavery Re-Examined
As published in Birmingham magazineMargaret Wrinkle grew up in Birmingham and attended The Altamont School before earning her bachelor’s and master’s in English at Yale University. Her award-winning 1996 documentary “broken\ground” was featured on NPR and was a winner of the National Council on Foundation Film Festival.
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A Century of Service Part II: Investing Time and Heart
As published in Birmingham magazineDressed in their Sunday best with a feast set on the spacious dining room table, a group of black women, all good friends and most of them housewives, gathered together in Theodora Shores’ home in 1956.
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A Century of Service
As published in Birmingham magazineBirmingham’s philanthropic culture has created a generous network of civic clubs, foundations, businesses, non-profit organizations, social clubs and churches whose partnerships not only enhance the quality of life here but also have far-reaching effects globally.
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The A-List
As published in B Metro magazine, excerpted from The A-ListOn the way home from school, my daughter Frances tells me about the most important moments of her day. One afternoon as we were driving down the road, Frances piped up from the backseat that her class had played football in gym that day.
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Winning the War for Girls
As published in Birmingham magazineEvery year, at least another 2 million girls worldwide disappear because of gender discrimination. In the wealthy countries of the West, discrimination is usually a matter of unequal pay or underfunded sports teams or unwanted touching from a boss.
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Common Ground
As published in Birmingham magazineDr. Frank Adams, founder and director of education for the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame, was born in Birmingham in 1928. He offers a picture of how much the city has changed over the course of his lifetime: “If you were born when I was, today…
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Rolling the Dice
As published in Thicket magazineDriving down I-65 about an hour from the beach, unsuspecting travelers are confronted with a most remarkable sight: rising high in the sky above the tall pines and fertile farmland of south Alabama is a stunning glass-clad, 17-story, 236-room resort hotel.
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Educated Shoppers: Flea Markets
As featured on myhomeideas.com
The sheer abundance of a flea market combined with the promise of a good deal can scatter even the most collected of wits. Follow our tips to shop like a pro and bring home a treasure.
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A Gardener’s Garden
As published in flower magazineThis feature article ran in the spring issue of flower magazine, profiling Mary Zahl, a gardener whose designs speak to the heart, inspire the mind, and recapture what has been lost.
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Frontier Town
As published in Thicket magazine
Mooresville, Alabama offers visitors a walk through the past.
With a population of 65, historic Mooresville has roughly the same number of residents as when the town incorporated in 1818, one year before Alabama’s statehood.
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Going Deep
As published in Thicket magazine
Alabama’s caves challenge both serious and novice adventurers.
With over 4,000 known caves and countless more undiscovered or “virgin” caves throughout the state, it’s no surprisethat Alabama is home to a close-knit community of adventurers who explore an intricate, underground environment.
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Make Your Bedroom a Sanctuary
As featured on myhomeideas.com
Follow a few key principles, and you’ll have a bedroom that offers a retreat from the hassles of the day.
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Paradise Found
As published in Thicket magazine
Architect and native son Bobby McAlpine realizes this childhood dream of building spaces that satisfy the spirit and enliven the imagination.
