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BY ERIN COGGINS | PHOTOS BY JOSHUA BERRY | LIVING 50 PLUS Eight years ago, a little girl, born with drugs in her system, slept restlessly in a warm, monitored incubator. Just three years before, her brother was in the same environment. The only difference was that his blood contained what doctors referred to as “a plethora of drugs.” Heartbroken

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STORY BY BOB LABBE | PHOTOS BY JOSHUA BERRY | LIVING 50 PLUS On April 27, 2011, the Harvest home of Rhonda and Mike Swaim was completed destroyed by a long-track EF-5 wedge tornado that would kill 72 people in its 102-mile path of Hackleburg to Harvest. The Swaims rode out the thunderous, train-like sounds of the 200-plus miles per

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BY KADIE TAYLOR | LIVING 50 PLUS Joshua Melton started his restaurant career as a busser in Florida. Through hard work and dedication, he eventually became the owner of his own Carrabba’s Italian Grill in Huntsville. “I started in 2004, got a job interview at Carrabba’s Italian Grill in Pensacola, Florida, and I needed a job, I was about to

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By GREGG PARKER | LIVING 50 PLUS Madison Senior Center loves to welcome new members. However, they never expected to welcome a recent addition to their flock. In September, center members heard a rooster crowing across Brown’s Ferry Road. Soon, the chicken crossed the road. Why? To get to the other side…at the senior center. “He hung out in the

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BY ERIN COGGINS | PHOTOS BY JOSHUA BERRY Amatevi tutti gli uni gli attri. Love one another. L’amore vince. Love conquers all. These phrases are prominently printed on two signs that adorn the property of the newly opened La Famiglia Vineyard and Winery. And love and family are what owners Tom Fitzgerald and his wife, Bev Massa, put into opening

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BY KADIE TAYLOR | LIVING 50 PLUS Huntsville Botanical Gardens hosts pet-friendly days for visitors who want to explore the garden with their leashed furry friends. “Our mission is to connect people to plants,” said Huntsville Botanical Garden Visitor Program Coordinator Sharon Singletary. “It kind of naturally flows — your dog is observing things differently, and it just helps you

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STORY BY BOB LABBE | PHOTOS BY JOSHUA BERRY |Living 50 Plus Simply put, Suzanne Swift has had a life like no other. She feels there’s nothing else she wants to do with her life and is happy where she is both emotionally and physically. She’s had heartache, headache and happiness all wrapped into 56 years, and in some ways,

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