🌱 Birmingham Named Best City To Visit With Dogs + Birmingham Promise

Happy Tuesday, people of Birmingham! Let's get this day started. Here's everything worth knowing today in Birmingham.

First, today's weather:

Variable cloudiness. High: 85 Low: 68.

Here are the top three stories today in Birmingham:

1. Birmingham was named the best city in Alabama to visit with your dog. The popular website Livability named The Magic City the winner, thanks to a number of dog-friendly breweries, dog parks, and more. Take a look at the spots that got national attention from the site and helped Birmingham claim this title! (Bham Now)
2. The deadline is approaching to apply for Birmingham Promise. The program, which started in 2020, offers tuition assistance for seniors who want to go on to attend a two- or four-year public institution in the state of Alabama. Seniors in Birmingham City Schools are eligible to apply through Jun. 1. (WVTM13 Birmingham)
3. A Birmingham native and Alabama State University honor student has been awarded a scholarship that will allow her to fulfill her dream of helping at-risk kids. Iyanah Scarbrough is the recipient of the 2022 Wells Fargo HBCU College Completion Scholarship Program, which is sponsored by the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF). The criminal justice major has worked numerous jobs to help her stay in school full-time; receiving this scholarship will lessen her financial burden as she prepares to graduate this week. (Birmingham Times)

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Today in Birmingham:

• Star Wars Scavenger Hunt, At West End Branch Library (9:00 AM)
• Guess The Comic Book!, At North Birmingham Regional Branch Library (9:00 AM)
• Military Service: A History In Postcards, At Birmingham Public Library (9:00 AM)

From my notebook:

• Meet adoptable Birmingham area pets who need a home! (Birmingham Patch)
• Birmingham food truck Not Ya Average Leaf is bringing delicious flavor and unique vegan dishes to The Magic City. (Bham Now)
• This Mother's Day, celebrate the mothers in your life by gifting them a membership with the Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens. Members enjoy discounts on classes and children's summer camps, priority shopping at plant sales, discounts at 10 local nurseries, garden centers, and flower shops, invitations to special events at the Gardens, and more. (Facebook)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Tuesday! I'll see you soon.

— 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.