🌱 Fire Leaves Six Homeless + Shooting Victim Found In Burning Car

Hey, everybody. It's me, Miranda Fraraccio, your host of the Birmingham Daily. Here are all the most important things to know about what's happening in town.

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Here are the top three stories today in Birmingham:

1. After a Monday morning fire, six Birmingham residents have lost their home. The fire occurred at a home on 34th Avenue and 16th Street. No injuries were reported and officials have not released any information about the cause of the fire. (WBRC)
2. On Sunday night, Charles Anthony Smith was found shot inside of a burning car on Tuscaloosa Avenue. The 33-year-old leaves behind two small children and one on the way. Police came to the scene after both the city's gunfire detection system and community members alerted them. Smith's death is still under investigation. (AL.com)
3. Students at Birmingham's George Washington Carver High School have won a $10,000 prize with an app pitch. Senior Ashley Pender and 12 other students worked with their easter Justin Sanders on an app called NeXsim. The app pairs students together through common interests. (The Birmingham Times)

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Today in Birmingham:

• Basketball Open Play At Levite Jewish Community Center (6:00 AM)
• Cartoon Matinee Triple Feature At Alabama Theatre (8:00 AM)
• Off The Hook Crochet At Birmingham Public Library (10:00 AM)

From my notebook:

• Looking for a new job or trying to make a career change? There are currently multiple full-time openings in and around Birmingham. Available openings include warehousing, property management, and operations. (Birmingham Patch)
• If you saw viral photos of unsanitary conditions at a McDonald's, you can rest assured they were not taken at the Birmingham McDonald’s. The photos were posted thousands of times around the country before someone claimed they were taken in Birmingham. (WIAT - CBS42.com)
• Taziki's has opened its newest location in Bessemer, making it the 11th in the Birmingham area. Taziki’s Founder and Chief Development Officer Keith Richards said, "We couldn’t be more excited to bring our fresh Mediterranean fare to the McCalla and Bessemer area." (Bham Now)

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Alrighty, you're all caught up for today. See you all tomorrow for another update!

— 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.