The first-ever Street Dining on Dexter was hosted by the City of Montgomery and Downtown Business Association. The event featured art vendors, live music, and extra tables with seating around the Court Square Fountain for residents to go out and enjoy the scenery. While in midst of the pandemic the city is searching for ways to support local businesses, “This…
GOOD IN THE COMMUNITY: Morning Star Baptist Church donated two-thousand dollars to Valiant Cross Academy to assist in their educational enhancement. The check was presented to Valiant Cross Academy founders and staff Thursday, Oct. 1st by Morning Star Pastor Micah Thomas. Thomas, sought out Valiant after noticing the good its staff is doing for young African American males in Montgomery….
Early Saturday morning, people from different faiths and backgrounds came together to pray for an east Montgomery community It was part of the OUR Montgomery Prayer Walk. The walks are held the first Saturday of every month in different parts of the Capital City. “Prayer is the best thing we can do to heal hurting people,” volunteer Savannah Barber said….
In the wake of the attacks in Orlando, organizations like the Southern Poverty Law Center are working to assist the LGBT community in their healing process. “LGBT people are by far the most targeted minority in terms of violent hate crimes in this country,” says Mike Potok, Senior Fellow with the Southern Poverty Law Center. Potok says LGBT people are…
Montgomery Habitat for Humanity volunteers and Lowe’s Heroes employee volunteers are joining forces on May 4, to help local families build or repair a decent and affordable place they can call home. Wednesday’s project is part of Habitat for Humanity’s National Women Build Week, which takes place April 30-May 8. The project also supports “Home for the Holidays,” a nationwide initiative launched by Lowe’s…
