What will your kids say they did this summer?

Health Briefs

The Atlanta BeltLine Partnership’s Westside 5K Road Race and Play Day will be held at West End Park (1111 Oak St. SW) on July 16 at 7:30 a.m. The event will feature a fun team challenge and competition between Atlanta’s police and fire rescue departments. People of all fitness levels are encouraged to participate and form fundraising teams. Register at beltline.org/ races. All proceeds from the race support the Atlanta BeltLine Partnership. Play will begin just after the race and continue until 2 p.m. featuring a variety of sports and fitness activities led by trained coaches and instructors.

Tickets are available for the 6th annual Summer Sizzle to benefit Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta on Aug. 26 from 8 to 11 p.m. at the Summerour Studios on the Westside. The evening will feature a menu of Southern snacks and favorites, live music and silent auction. Last year’s event raised more than $90,000. For tickets and more information, visit giving.choa.org/summersizzle.

Susan G. Komen Greater Atlanta said over $1 million was raised during the annual Race for the Cure in May for breast cancer support, awareness and education. Komen Atlanta also announced that grants were awarded to 18 local healthcare organizations including the Atlanta Legal Aid Society, Piedmont Healthcare, Grady Health Foundation and YWCA of Greater Atlanta.

Pet Briefs

Ms. Kiddybomboms is as sweet as she is beautiful. She loves to curl up around your neck for a cuddle and is happy to hang out with people all day. She wants all of your attention and would like it best if she did not have to share it with other kitties. Ms. Kiddybomboms is good with people of all ages. She is available for adoption and is currently at Second Life Upscale Resale Store in Avondale if you ever want to visit her. You can also e-mail Laura at lmckelvey@pawsatlanta. org for more information. For more information about adopting pets from PAWS Atlanta, visit pawsatlanta.org or drop by the shelter at 5287 Covington Highway in Decatur.

Special LifeLine shelter dog Hector made his stage debut in ‘Of Mice and Men’ at Serenbe.

Barking Hound Village Buckhead Daycare is now open at 50 Pharr Road. Located next to Sophie’s Uptown, Barking Hound owner David York’s bakery supports animal rescue groups, and the 5,000-square-foot doggie daycare facility offers grooming services, two indoor play yards and an outdoor yard for all day free-play. For more information, visit barkinghoundvillage.com/buckhead-daycare.

Two dogs from LifeLine Animal Project’s Fulton County Animal Services shelter made their stage debut in Serenbe Playhouse’s production “Of Mice and Men.” Hector and Autumn were featured in the show last month. Serenbe Playhouse Founder and Artistic Director Brian Clowdus is fostering the dogs and working on finding the perfect forever homes for them.

History Repeating

Midtown Alliance has begun sorting and archiving its vast collection of digitized photos. The organization has accumulated more than 10,500 photos (and counting) of Midtown through the years. If you have a great photo of Midtown – past or present –tweet them to the Midtown Alliance using the hashtag #MyMidtownView.

Below: Rio Mall was definitely ahead of its time. The futuristic retail center was built in 1988 at the corner of North and Piedmont avenues with a fountain and gold frog sculptures as its centerpiece. The mall floundered and was closed after a decade. It was demolished to make way for a Publix and Walgreens pharmacy.