Birmingham Food Trucks + New Book On Former Birmingham Mayor

Get on up, Birmingham! It's Monday, so let's get your day and week started with everything you need to know going on today in town. A couple of cool stories in the digest today focus on Birmingham's history and its present. First, a new book is out about former mayor George Ward, great for Birmingham history biffs. Also, the food truck scene in Birmingham, in my opnion, is top notch, and ABC 33/40 looks at how football season in Birmingham is giving the food truck owners a nice economic boost. Read more below!

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and humid. High: 83 Low: 68.

Here are the top stories today in Birmingham:

1. One person was killed and three persons of interests were detained after a shooting in Birmingham Sunday afternoon. (ABC 33/40)
2. Birmingham history buffs will like this one. A new book shines light on former mayor George Ward and his "Birmingham Beautiful" campaign. (Yellowhammer News)
3. I love the food truck scene here in Birmingham, and this feature looks at how food trucks hope for an economic boost during football season in Birmingham. (ABC 33/40)
4. Pharmacy professor Roger Lander will retire from Samford University after 35 years at the school. (Birmingham Patch)
5. This is a great story on why New Yorker Jennifer Ryan brought BLUEROOT to Pepper Place in Birmingham. (StyleBlueprint)

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Today in Birmingham:

• Want to do your very own Halloween pumpkin? Well, Make & Take with Ms. Marie at the Avondale Regional Branch Library teaches you how. (Details)
• Give blood today at the Red Cross Blood Drive, Levite Jewish Community Center. (11 a.m.)
• UAB is hosting "You're Worth It" - The Importance of Breast Cancer Awareness & Screening (5:30 p.m.)
• Check out some high school flag football as Carver takes on Jackson Olin. (5:30 p.m.)
• Want to develop a spending and saving plan? Try out Money Matters: Your Spending and Savings Plan at UAB tonight. (5:30 p.m.)

Birmingham Patch Notebook

• Asphalt Art Initiative grants Birmingham up to $25K. (Bham Now)
• Birmingham Fire & Rescue is on the scene of a commercial fire at 29th Street North and 12th Avenue tonight. Video from Keith Davis. (Instagram)
• This is a pretty awesome halftime show at the Morehouse-Tuskegee Classic at Legion Field Saturday. (Instagram)
• The National Faith and Blue Weekend Prayer Vigil was Sunday at Linn Park. (Facebook)
• Stuff the Bus drive nets nearly 430,200 diapers for families in need. (Yellowhammer News)

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