Each year, Earth Day, April 22, is celebrated and commemorated as the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970. The height of counterculture in the United States, 1970 brought the death of Jimi Hendrix, the last Beatles album, and Simon & Garfunkel’s “Bridge Over Troubled Water.” War raged in Vietnam, and students nationwide overwhelmingly opposed it. At … [Read more...]
Pigs Iron Out Pediatric Cancer
Each year, parents of over 15,000 children will hear the words, “Your child has cancer.” On average, about 43 children are diagnosed with cancer every day and the average age is six years old. Over 40,000 children undergo treatment for cancer each year, so a local motorcycle club is intervening. On Saturday, April 21, the Iron Pigs Motorcycle Club set out to take down … [Read more...]
Amazon Donates to Future Through STEM
Everyone knows of Amazon, and by now, most of the Nonahood is well aware of the giant company staking ground right in our backyard. The massive 850,000-square-foot Amazon Fulfillment Center is scheduled to have its doors open just in time for the 2018 holiday season. The colossal building is located on Boggy Creek Road, just past the accompanying 417 exit. You … [Read more...]
Omnimodal Wins $25K in Local Accelerator’s Inaugural ‘Shark Tank’-Style Pitch Event
Technology and the high-tech industry are launching new ideas from the present day into the future, and, rapidly, new ideas for means of innovation and growth are becoming a reality before our very eyes. Rally: The Social Enterprise Accelerator recently awarded a $25,000 investment to Omnimodal. Omnimodal, LLC (Omni) helps empower riders to make informed decisions about … [Read more...]
The Artist: Alejandra Tobon
“Todo tiene arreglo” or “everything can be fixed” is a phrase that local artist Alejandra Tobon finds herself living by whenever she is finding her way in creating a new project. It was something her mother used to remind her of in her childhood frustration when creating her art projects, and the message sticks with her to this day. Tobon was born in Cali, Colombia, … [Read more...]
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