280 Living
March 2016 | Volume 9 | Issue 7
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By ERICA TECHO
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orelei Posey doesn’t know who London Mullaly will be, but she is already anticipating his or her arrival. London is the name Lorelei’s godparents, Jenny and Jay Mullaly, have chosen for their future adopted child. Lorelei, a first-grade student at Chelsea Park Elementary, is helping raise money for their adoption. After participating in the Shelby County Art Show in April, Lorelei asked to have her own art show, where she could display all of her paintings.
Lorelei Posey stands with one of the paintings she has for sale, titled “My Very Own Starry Night.” Photo by Erica Techo.
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Shelby residents split on Sunday alcohol sales By ERICA TECHO
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Couple starts new chapter of their lives after falling in love and marrying each other in senior living facility’s first wedding.
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Gone Fishing Members of Chelsea High School’s fishing club form tight-knit bonds both on and off the water.
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The Beverage Place has been closed every Sunday since Joe and J.J. Rueschenberg bought the package store in Inverness Plaza 18 years ago, but after March 1, that could change. On March 1, Shelby County voters will be able to vote for or against Sunday alcohol sales on their primary election ballot. “I think it [Sunday sales] will definitely have a moderate impact if not a large one, and if not for us, even for the restaurants that are not allowed to sell on Sundays now,” said Joe Rueschenberg, who also owns The Pink Package Store on U.S. 280.
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When Shelby County legislators chose to place Sunday alcohol sales on the primary ballot, they were responding to ongoing requests from cities that saw the lack of sales as a detriment, state Rep. Mike Hill, R-Columbiana, said. “As long as I’ve been there, the cities and the county have just beaten the legislative delegation to death to try and get Sunday sales because they realized they’re losing some revenue they were missing,” Hill said. Joe Godfrey, executive director of the Alabama Citizens Action Program and Shelby County resident, said putting Sunday sales on the
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