Super Women 2021

If the past year has taught us anything, it’s the importance of lending a helping hand to those around us, and that gestures both large and small can go a long way toward impacting our community. For these 14 local ladies, standing up for what they believe in, assisting people in need and trying to lift up others just seems to come naturally. They have not started nonprofits or become mentors to the next generation for recognition, but we believe they are worthy of it. Woman of the Year: Nadine Mentor Mentor, the president of Mentor Holdings and Investments, Inc., has enjoyed great success...

Reaching for Resources

Spring has brought much hope to the country. More than 200 million vaccine doses have been administered, an increasing number of schools are reopening for in-person learning and families are reuniting after too many months apart. However, just as the COVID-19 pandemic seems as if it’s under control, there is another wave to be aware of, according to mental health professionals. In 2020, Dr. Ken Duckworth, the chief medical officer of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, predicted that a “mental health epidemic was coming.” NAMI Greater Orlando’s Executive Director Eric L. Welch says,...

True to Life

Photo by Casey Curry/Invision/AP/Shutterstock When Kate Winslet first considered playing a detective in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, she knew the role would pose more than a few potential stumbling blocks. To start, she would need to learn how to speak “Delco,” a peculiar accent native to the suburban Philadelphia county. She would also have to go makeup free, walk with a limp and convince the audience she had the skills of an experienced police investigator. But there’s a good reason why Winslet’s trophy case includes Oscar, Emmy and Grammy awards, in addition to four Golden Globes and...