🌱 Gate City Drive-By Shooting + Dog Rescued From Vestavia Hills Pipe

Hi all. It's me, Miranda Fraraccio, your host of the Birmingham Daily — here to tell you everything you need to know about what's happening in town.

But first, today's weather:

Partly sunny and pleasant. High: 84 Low: 52.

Here are the top three stories in Birmingham today:

1. A drive-by shooting in Gate City left one man dead and another injured. The shooting occurred around 10:30 a.m. on Thursday in front of the Georgia market neighborhood store. Officer Truman Fitzgerald said the preliminary investigation shows that both men were inside a white sedan when another vehicle pulled up alongside them and opened fire. No suspects are in custody and police are looking for witnesses. (AL.com)
2. The Birmingham City Council has approved $150,000 for Create Birmingham, which attracts film, television, and other media productions to the city. The funds are also used for a cultural arts and events calendar, community arts funding, and creative entrepreneurship opportunities around the city. Create Birmingham brought 52 major film productions to Birmingham last year. (WBRC)
3. A dog stuck in a Vestavia Hills sewer pipe was rescued on Wednesday. The dog, a Golden Retriever/Chow mix, is named Tiger Lily. The fire department had been on the scene for four hours along with other people attempting to get dog out. Children heard Tiger Lily barking and alerted their mother, the dog's owner. (AL.com)

Patch deal of the day:

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Today in Birmingham:

• Pickleball Open Play At Levite Jewish Community Center (9:00 AM)
• Quilting At Springville Road Regional Branch Library (9:30 AM)
• TGIF Crafts At Wylam Branch Library (10:00 AM)

From my notebook:

• The Birmingham Zoo will be open this Monday, Oct. 10, for a Fall Family Fun day. A day at the zoo is a fun way to spend the holiday. (The Birmingham Zoo via Facebook)
• Looking for a new home? There are a handful of new houses available in and around Birmingham. We particularly liked the gorgeous ceilings of the Cahaba Valley Road house. (Birmingham Patch)
• Free food will be given out today, Oct. 7, to families with students in the Tuscaloosa City Schools as part of a Mobile Food Pantry. The food distribution effort will be held at New Heights Community Resource Center and Stars Academy. (Tuscaloosa City Schools via Facebook)

You're officially in the loop for today. See you all tomorrow morning 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.