🌱 City Warming Station Open + Park Place Shooting Kills 1, Injures 2

Hey, everybody! I'm back in your inbox this morning with all the most important things happening locally.

But first, today's weather:

Mostly cloudy and warmer. High: 53 Low: 45.

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Here are the top three stories today in Birmingham:

1. During the extreme cold front in Alabama this week, several warming stations will open across the state, including in Birmingham. The Birmingham warm shelter will operate out of the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex from Dec. 22 through Dec. 25. Anyone is welcome to access the warming station as needed. (WVTM13 Birmingham)
2. After a Park Place shooting Monday night, one person is dead and two are injured. The dead victim has been identified as 21-year-old DeAnthony Dewayne Samuels. No arrests have been announced and police are currently investigating this incident. (AL.com)
3. A firefighter reported a minor injury in a commercial building fire Monday. Crews were called to 19th Avenue North around 12:30 p.m. The firefighter has been treated for his injuries and the fire is still being investigated. (WVTM13 Birmingham)

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Today in Birmingham:

• Latkes In The Lobby At Levite Jewish Community Center (All Day)
• Home Alone At Alabama Theatre (8:00 AM)
• Slide City At North Birmingham Regional Branch Library (10:30 AM)

From my notebook:

• The Greater Birmingham Humane Society has a pair of Border Collie/Lab mixes available for adoption. Four-year-old Batman and Joker are a bonded pair and should be adopted together. (Greater Birmingham Humane Society via Facebook)
• A Birmingham artist is spreading holiday cheer with window paintings. Click to check out Java Lewis's work and learn where you can find the window art around the city. (Bham Now)
• Looking for a new home? There are a handful of new houses available in and around Birmingham. (Birmingham Patch)

You're all caught up for today! 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.