🌱 AI Camp For Teens + Gov. Announces Anti-Crime Grants

Hello, everybody. It's me, Miranda Fraraccio, your host of the Birmingham Daily — here to impart everything you need to know about what's happening locally. Here goes...

First, today's weather:

Sunny and comfortable. High: 92 Low: 71.

Here are the top three stories today in Birmingham:

1. The Mark Cuban Foundation is offering a free artificial intelligence bootcamp for high school students in Birmingham for the second year in a row. For four Saturdays from Oct. 22 to Nov. 12, students can learn how AI is already being used as well as how they can make their own AI applications. The deadline to apply is Sep. 1, and there are no prerequisites. (WBRC)
2. Governor Kay Ivey announced three grants totaling over $10,000 on Tuesday to support efforts to reduce and prevent crime in Birmingham. Ivey said, "These grants offer another tool to help law enforcement agencies and community organizations take creative approaches to making our communities safer." The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs is administering the grants as part of the Project Safe Neighborhoods program. (Alabama Political Reporter)
3. The Birmingham City Council has passed legislation paving the way for railroad improvements. The decision authorized Mayor Randall Woodfin to apply for $10 million in funding for a planning and engineering project, which is just the first step of a larger project to improve the rail infrastructure on the Eastern side of Birmingham. The improved railroads would benefit underserved communities. (WVTM13 Birmingham)

Today in Birmingham:

• Let’s Talk about Medicare: Questions & Answers At Online & Central Library (12:00 PM)
• Tito's Thursday and Happy Hour At Cajun Steamer Bar & Grill (3:00 PM)
• Teen Theatre Thursdays At Homewood Public Library (4:00 PM)
• Classic Anime Club At Southside Branch Library (4:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Looking for a new home? There are a handful of new houses available in and around Birmingham. We particularly liked the color of the 10th Ave house and the charm of the 15th Ave house. (Birmingham Patch)
• According to Food & Wine, Johnny's Restaurant has the “Best Fried Food in Alabama”. The fried catfish is a particularly hot seller. (Bham Now)
• The Little Professor bookshop is opening a second location in Pepper Place. The location, which opens this fall, will have books, drinks, and coffee as well as many scheduled events. (AL.com)

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— 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.