🌱 Adoptable Pets + Crash Near Tarrant Intermediate School

Get on up, Birmingham! Let's get you started this Tuesday with everything you need to know going on today in town.

First, today's weather:

Cloudy and breezy. High: 76 Low: 59.

Here are the top three stories today in Birmingham:

1. Check out this week's adoptable animals in the Birmingham area! Thousands of dogs, cats, and other animals of all ages, sizes, and breeds are without a home in Alabama. Consider adopting one of the available animals in the area, such as domestic longhair cat Maizy, or shepherd pup Chief. (Birmingham Patch)
2. A driver left the scene of a crash near Tarrant Intermediate School just outside of Birmingham on Friday night. Officers with the Tarrant Police Department were called to the scene at around 10:30 p.m. and found a severely damaged vehicle that appeared to have lost control near the intersection, according to police. A billboard sign on school property had been destroyed in the crash, however, no injuries were reported. (WIAT - CBS42.com)
3. Birmingham residents can get their Butterburger fix at a second Culver's location, now open in the area. The new restaurant is located a few miles outside of Birmingham at 6222 Tattersall Boulevard, near the intersection of Alabama 119 and U.S. 280, in Hoover. The new location marks the eighth Culver's restaurant in Alabama and offers favorites such as the pot roast sandwich, pork tenderloin sandwich, seafood sandwiches and platters, chicken sandwiches, salads, and soups, as well as frozen custards. (Al.com)

From our sponsor:

Today’s newsletter is brought to you in part by Ring, a Patch Brand Partner. We all know that Ring is the leader in video doorbells for home security. But did you know that Ring now makes a home security system that is getting raves from consumer electronic experts?

To learn more about Ring Alarm Pro, the system CNET called "the future of home security,” or to build your own custom system, visit Ring here.

Today in Birmingham:

• Money Matters: Financing Your Business, At The University of Alabama At Birmingham (10:00 AM)
• Off The Hook Crochet, At Birmingham Public Library (10:00 AM)
• Internet Searches, At Birmingham Central Library (11:15 AM)

From my notebook:

• Bottega Café has reopened with lots of new menu items. (Bham Now)
• Here are the 10 highest and lowest-paying health care jobs in the Birmingham area. (AL.com)
• Meet the amazing team bringing happiness and security to patients at Children's of Alabama. (Bham Now)

More from our sponsors — thanks for supporting local news!

Featured businesses:

• The Better Skin Co. — (Visit website)
• Add your business here

Events:

• American Diabetes Association Diabetes Alert Day: Understand Your Risk (March 22)
• Community Job Fair (March 30)
• Add your event

Loving the Birmingham Daily? Here are all the ways you can get more involved:

• Send a friend or neighbor this link so they can subscribe
• Get your local business listed in front of readers

Alrighty, you're all caught up for today! See you all tomorrow morning for your next update.

— 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.