🌱 Birmingham St. Patrick's Day Events + Local Pilot Flight Milestone

Good morning, everybody. It's me, Miranda Fraraccio, your host of the Birmingham Patch newsletter — here to explain all the most important things happening in town these days.

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A shower and thunderstorm. High: 64 Low: 40.

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Here are the top three stories in Birmingham today:

1. Birmingham is gearing up to celebrate St. Patrick's Day with various events and deals on food and drinks. Tomorrow, Mar. 11, Cahaba Brewing Company's ShamROCK event and Tour de Brewers XIX will take place. LeNell's Beverage Boutique will hold a Five Farms Irish Cream Tasting on Mar. 16, while Five Points South will host a Flag Raising Ceremony and St. Patrick's Day celebration on Mar. 17. Birmingham District Brewing Company's St. Patrick’s Day Crawfish Boil will also take place on Mar. 17. Click the link to see all the St. Patrick's Day events taking place in the area! (Bham Now)
2. A Birmingham pilot recently completed his 100th flight for Veterans Airlift Command. Dave Wood is a passionate pilot and military veteran who has found a way to combine his love of flying with his strong sense of patriotism by flying injured veterans for free through the volunteer network Veterans Airlift Command. He recently achieved the milestone of flying 100 veterans throughout the country, and he plans to continue as long as he can. Wood sees his work as a personal ministry, and he takes great pride in helping these heroes who have sacrificed so much. (WIAT - CBS42.com)
3. Beginning in the fall of 2023, undergraduate business students at the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Collat School of Business will have access to a new scholarship program aimed at providing life-changing international experiences. The Global Business Blazers scholarship program offers $1,000 to new undergraduate business majors to cover the cost of UAB-sponsored education abroad programs. The scholarship may be applied to any UAB-sponsored education abroad program and, while it will not fund the entire cost of a program, students will receive guidance on developing individual savings plans. (University of Alabama at Birmingham)

Today in Birmingham:

• Free Tax Preparation, At the University of Alabama at Birmingham (All Day; By Appointment)
• Who's the First?, At Birmingham Public Library (9:00 AM)

From my notebook:

• Birmingham police are still looking for Sammorie Morris who has been missing since February. If you have any information regarding this missing 15-year-old teen, please call the Birmingham Police Department's Special Victims Section at 205-834-5899 or call Crime Stoppers at 205-254-7777. (WVTM13 Birmingham)
• Birmingham City Schools has a new way of sharing stories throughout the district — through a digital newsletter! Learn about school updates, highlights, and more here. (Birmingham City Schools via Facebook)
• On Thursday morning, the Birmingham Fire Department received a call reporting a house fire near Sixth Street and 11th Court West. Upon arriving at the scene, firefighters found heavy flames and smoke coming from the building. As of the time of this writing, there is no information available regarding any injuries or the cause of the fire. (WVTM13 Birmingham)

Thanks for following along and staying informed! I'll see you soon.

— Miranda Fraraccio

About me: Miranda Fraraccio is a staff writer for content creation agency Lightning Media Partners. She is a graduate of the University of Rhode Island, where she earned degrees in Writing & Rhetoric and Communication Studies. In her free time, you can find her traveling, drinking tea, or practicing film photography.