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Welcome Friends
280 Living neighborly news & entertainment
Editor’s Note
As this thanks-themed season arrives, I want to not just routinely list off my gratitude for “friends, family, faith and health” when we go around in a circle before Thanksgiving dinner. Going forward I want to meditate on and journal about each little blessing, to tell each person who is special to me what I admire about them, and to give thanks for the abundance of silver linings in the everyday and in the not-so-sunny parts of life. I am thankful for the intimacy of being part of a community; the pages of 280 Living always remind me of how connected I am to its people and places. It was fun to remember going to high school with Butch Burbage’s daughters (A11) and Brannon Sirmon (A14), to run into author Claire Datnow (A15) at an art festival and hear about her new internet-book integration project, and to learn about the 9/11 commemoration spearheaded on a street in Brook Highland where I walk my parent’s golden retriever, Molly (A16).
I am thankful for the autumn hues on Double Oak Mountain illuminated on a blue-sky, sunny day as I drive down Highway 280. I am thankful to learn the fascinating stories people are living out around me: Lyn Scarbrough’s (A8) passion for sports writing and Auburn games (370 consecutive games!), Mary Jo Gagliao’s Sicilian cooking (A10), the power of storytelling for author Justin Fisher in his battles with cerebral palsy (A15), the determination of paralympic athlete Alex Richmond (B12) and the elementary school students who wrote to Alabama and Auburn football players (B6). I hope we all take the advice of Kari Kampakis in her column this month’s to live a joyful life of gratitude—not just because of a season but because reflecting on blessings makes life all the richer. With gratitude for each of you for reading and making the 280 area what it is,
Meet our intern
Krysti Shallenberger writes a lot, especially as a senior English major at Birmingham-Southern College. She grew up on a farm outside of Cullman, Alabama. Her favorite authors include Margaret Atwood and John Steinbeck. Her alter ego/dark side loves Star Wars, barrel racing, hockey, exploring her neighbor’s property and frequently quoting from movies. She hopes to obtain her MFA in creative writing and publish short stories to pay for her horse habit.
Fan Giveaway Four-year-old Megan Prevallet enjoys the colorful fall mums on display at the Mt Laurel Harvest Festival. Photo by Kathryn Acree.
Staff & Friends Contributing Writers
Paul Johnson | Athena David| Lisa Culotta Johnsey Brent Watson | Rick Watson | Kari Kampakis Kathleen Thompson | Patrick Thomas
Contributing Photographers Cari Dean | Barry Clemons
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Lydia Deaver Hendrix
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