🌱 3rd Street North Shooting + Magic City's Top BBQ + Birmingham Corps

Hey, everybody. It's me, Miranda Fraraccio, your host of the Birmingham Daily — back in your inbox with all the most important things happening in our community today.

First, today's weather:

Sunny. High: 93 Low: 70.

Here are the top three stories in Birmingham today:

1. On Saturday afternoon, a shooting sent one teen and another victim to a Birmingham hospital. Birmingham police are investigating after a 17-year-old and another victim were shot in the 900 block of 3rd Street North shortly before 5:00 p.m. One victim was rushed to UAB Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries; the teen had injuries that were believed to be life-threatening, but have since been upgraded to stable. No arrests have been made. (WVTM13 Birmingham)
2. Looking for some good BBQ? These barbecue restaurants are some of the highest-rated in Birmingham. Click the link to find 13 of the top BBQ places in Birmingham, including Smokehouse Steak & Seafood, Jim 'N Nick's, Dreamland BBQ, and more. (WBRC)
3. A local nonprofit is creating service jobs in Birmingham. The city's newest nonprofit, Birmingham Corps, is transforming community service work into jobs by partnering with businesses and nonprofits around the Magic City to help place people in jobs that are making a social impact. Its goal is to create social-impact jobs, connect talent with career opportunities, empower and train local talent, and partner with government agencies and social organizations to make the city better. (Bham Now)

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Today in Birmingham:

• ServSafe® Food Protection Manager Class & Exam, At Hampton Inn & Suites Birmingham-Downtown-Tutwiler (8:00 AM)
• Monday Matinees, At Levite Jewish Community Center (1:30 PM)
• Between The Lines, At Birmingham Public Library (2:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Don't miss these five new homes for sale in the Birmingham area! (Birmingham Patch)
• Here are seven ways to beat the heat on the water this summer, including kayaking, paddle boarding, and more. (Bham Now)
• Alabama chef Adam Evans wins a coveted James Beard Award for Best Chef: South. (Yellowhammer News)

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That's it for today! I'll see you around.

— Miranda Fraraccio

About me: Miranda Fraraccio is a born and raised Rhode Islander, now living in New York. She works as a staff writer for content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and is a graduate of The University of Rhode Island, where she earned a degree in Writing & Rhetoric and Communication Studies. In her free time, you can find her traveling, drinking tea, or photographing her neighborhood as a street photographer.