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Local Spotlight: Green Umbrella

Politics aside, if there’s one thing we can all agree on, it’s that we need to take care of the Earth. But environmentalism can...
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Blue Manatee Literacy Project  

You can get most anything online nowadays, but there are certain brick-and-mortar experiences that are simply irreplaceable. Bookstores -- especially children’s bookstores -- are one of...
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Local Spotlight: Good Pie Y’all 

We’re all familiar with the saying: “When life hands you lemons, make lemonade.” In Montgomery mom Heather Wolper’s case, she made lemon meringue pie.   Good...
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Local Spotlight: Happen, Inc. 

Happen, Inc. epitomizes the idea that community is not just where you live, but how you live with other people. This nonprofit brings families...
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Local Spotlight: The Wonder Plan 

Have you scrolled through your Facebook feed lately? It can be so … negative. Mommy wars. Political acrimony. Bullying. In a world that can...
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Local Spotlight: Skool Aid

Skool Aid was founded in May 2011 by Ian Smith, a Northern Kentuckian with more than 20 years of experience working with children. Skool...
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Local Spotlight: The Joe Nuxhall Miracle League Fields 

Perhaps no one understands the magic of baseball better than Kim Nuxhall, executive director of The Joe Nuxhall Miracle League Fields, a comprehensive family...
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Local Spotlight: Josh Cares

No child should have to face a stay in the hospital alone. That’s the founding principle of Josh Cares, an organization that funds full-time...
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Local Spotlight: Sidekicks Made

This month's Local Spotlight features Sidekicks Made, a nonprofit that provides custom-stuffed creations to children experiencing homelessness.
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Local Spotlight: A Brush of Hope 

Creative expression has the ability to benefit us in many ways, not only as a source of enjoyment, but also in a therapeutic capacity....

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