Health & Wellness

Women’s Self-Defense

Women’s Self-Defense

Inspired by personal experiences, a desire to empower our daughters, or the #MeToo Movement, all have committed to spending the better part of their Saturday in the confines of the gymnasium to learn self-defense skills.

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Mobile Training for Pediatric Emergencies

Mobile Training for Pediatric Emergencies

Many emergency responders do not have the opportunity to get advanced pediatric training. Now, a new mobile medical training unit is bringing hands-on pediatric training to healthcare providers in rural and urban settings.

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An Athletic Take on Dance

An Athletic Take on Dance

The Mint Town Center building boasts a new fitness option for men and women. The building’s first tenant, Pure Barre, offers a total body workout focused on lifting, toning and strengthening.

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A Special Teacher for Special Kids

A Special Teacher for Special Kids

Five days a week at 5:45am, Kelly Mitchell boards an Access-a-Ride van at her house in Superior for the ride to the Anchor Center for Blind Children. Like her fellow staff members, Mitchell is passionate about her work and devoted to helping visually impaired children. And she can relate to them uniquely, because Mitchell is blind.

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Fighting Rare Disorder, Family Gets a Win

Fighting Rare Disorder, Family Gets a Win

Scotty Sims knew there was something different about her second pregnancy. She told her OB/GYN her baby was “getting in these weird positions and locked, and I was in a lot of pain and discomfort.”

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