Contributors

EDITORIAL Alec Etheredge Madoline Markham Keith McCoy Scott Mims Emily Sparacino

CONTRIBUTORS Kathryn Bell Donna Campbell Lindsey Drennan Ashley Farlow Kate Sullivan Green Sarah Cook McBride Jeremy Raines Lindsay Schluntz Mary Tweedy

DESIGN Jamie Dawkins Connor Martin-Lively Kimberly Myers Briana Sansom

MARKETING Darniqua Bowen Kristy Brown Kari George Caroline Hairston Rachel Henderson Rhett McCreight Viridiana Romero Lisa Shapiro Kerrie Thompson

ADMINISTRATION

Hailey Dolbare Mary Jo Eskridge Daniel Holmes Stacey Meadows Tim Prince Kathryn Bell, Photographer Kathryn is a freelance photographer with a recent degree in art from the University of Montevallo. Her photography has led her to photograph presidential candidates and create fine arts work inspired by the classics. She fancies herself a plant lady and enjoys the challenge of keeping rare and difficult plants alive and enjoys exploring Birmingham!

Ashley Farlow, Writer Ashley, a Missouri School of Journalism graduate, is a freelancer who has worked for numerous local and national publications. She has an adoration for the Birmingham area, and she and her husband are raising their three children in Shelby County.

Jeremy Raines, Photographer Jeremy grew up in the small community of Cottonwood, just south of Dothan. He lived in the Wiregrass region his entire life before moving to Shelby County in December 2017. He lives with his wife, Madison, and their spoiled Maltipoo puppy, Zoey, in Helena. Jeremy freelances as a photographer with Shelby Living and a photographer and sports writer for the Shelby County Reporter. Jeremy is a multi-program coordinator for the Middle Alabama Area Agency on Aging in Alabaster.

Lindsay Schluntz, Writer A Nebraska native now living in the Birmingham area, Lindsay is a creative copywriter with a heart for people and a zeal for words. When she isn’t spending time with friends, traveling to the Cornhusker state to enjoy her family or serving at the Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum, she enjoys writing B2B marketing blogs, ghostwriting books and providing localized content for area magazines.

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