Mar 31, 2016
Dr. Shelley Stewart, Birmingham businessman, radio legend, philanthropist and pillar of Birmingham, is the guest on episode 38 of Birmingham Shines podcast.
If you’ve been in Birmingham very long you’ve probably heard some of Dr. Stewart’s story. I’ll just say that I was honored to have spent a couple of hours...
Mar 25, 2016
This week's offers something of a hodge-podge, centered around the theme of out-and-about town.
We start with the Birmingham Dance Walk event organized by Sherri Ross.
Last Sunday, March 20 I hung out at Railroad Park for a while to be a part of the first Birmingham Dance Walk of 2016. It was the Dance Walk that...
Mar 19, 2016
TEDxBirmingham 2016 was March 12 at the Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center on the UAB Campus.
This episode features a recap of the ideas shared by speakers, through performances, and in a few short films interspersed throughout the event.
The theme was Pure Imagination and the speakers and performances were curated...
Mar 10, 2016
When I was three a lawnmower turned over on me and crushed my left temple, I have a noticeable but faded scar in the shape of a cross. I can actually remember bits and pieces of the moments before, during, and after the accident. My head on my mother's chest, covered in blood, as we raced to the nearest hospital...
Mar 3, 2016
This week’s episode of Birmingham Shines features a conversation with Dr. Julian Maha, an emergency medicine physician and co-founder of KultureCity, an impact driven and award-winning nonprofit that is based in Birmingham but with a global presence.
Dr. Maha and his wife conceived the idea for KultureCity after their...