🌱 Police Chase + Garth Brooks Tour + Food Giant Incentives

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First, today's weather:

Turning sunny and cooler. High: 67 Low: 44.

Here are the top three stories in Birmingham today:

1. A police chase that began in Vestavia ended in an arrest at Birmingham’s “Malfunction Junction.” A driver led police on a chase to the I-65/59 junction when they decided to stop the pursuit, according to Lt. Michael Keller of the Vestavia Police Department. The suspect ended up wrecking their car just past the junction at the 16th Street North exit, allowing police to capture one suspect at the scene. Another suspect fled the area. (WIAT - CBS42.com)
2. Garth Brooks will be coming to Birmingham this summer. On Jun. 4, Brooks will perform his last major concert in Alabama at Protective Stadium. Tickets for the performance, which will be the only Alabama/Georgia/Mississippi stadium tour appearance, go on sale on Apr. 8. (95.3 The Bear)
3. On Tuesday, Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin announced an incentive package to bring a Food Giant grocery store to a "food desert." The new grocery store, expected to open by Dec. 1, will be located in the 2200 block of Bessemer Road in a 22,000-square-feet building that once housed a Winn-Dixie supermarket in Five Points West. The city is offering $640,000 in incentives to Mitchell Retail Properties, plus a 10-year revenue-sharing plan of 50 percent of sales taxes up to $1 million. (Al.com)

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Today in Birmingham:

• Think Outside The Box!, At Springville Road Regional Branch Library (9:00 AM)
• Create-A-Bookmark Contest, At Five Points West Regional Branch Library (9:00 AM)
• Spring Break Craft Break!, At Birmingham Public Library (11:00 AM)

From my notebook:

• I-459 North reopened in Birmingham after a crash involving a tractor-trailer and truck towing a camper on Tuesday. (WVTM13 Birmingham)
• Birmingham residents should prepare for severe weather that is likely to hit the area. (Birmingham Patch)
• Birmingham-area home sales have decreased by 9.1 percent year-over-year in February. (Alabama NewsCenter)

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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.