🌱 Holiday Tree Lighting Block Party + Teen Shooting Victim Identified

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

But first, today's weather:

Plenty of sunshine, but cool. High: 54 Low: 30.

Here are the top three stories in Birmingham today:

1. Birmingham Water Works was able to resolve billing issues for 41 customers during Tuesday night's townhall meeting. The meeting was cohosted by Jefferson County Commissioner Sheila Tyson, the Birmingham Urban League, the local NAACP chapter, and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference local chapter. The utility outlined the steps it is taking to rectify billing issues during the meeting. Click to review the full list of fixes. (AL.com)
2. The City of Birmingham will be hosting a Holiday Tree Lighting Block Party this year. The event will be on Sunday, Nov. 27 from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in front of City Hall. A dance performance will be held at 5:00 p.m. The tree lighting will be at 6:00 p.m. (WVTM13 Birmingham)
3. The Birmingham Police Department has identified the teen that was killed on Wednesday morning in a shooting that occurred at 80th Street and Fifth Avenue North. Moriah Quib-Marquez, 14 years old, attended Ossie Ware Mitchell Middle School. She is the 16th person under 18 years old to be fatally shot in Birmingham this year. The department has arrested a suspect in the shooting. (AL.com)

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Today in Birmingham:

• UAB Toy Drive At The University of Alabama at Birmingham (All Day)
• Pickleball Open Play At The Levite Jewish Community Center (9:00 AM)
• Fall Wordsearch Puzzle At Woodlawn Branch Library (9:00 AM)
• Thanks For The Giving! At The North Birmingham Regional Branch Library (9:00 AM)

Special notice:

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From my notebook:

• Is the current housing market making you feel a little overwhelmed? Consider this list of the latest properties in the Birmingham area to hit the market. Click to view the full list of properties that includes prices, photos, and property dimensions. (Birmingham Patch)
• The U.S. National Weather Service reports that a freeze warning is in effect until 8:00 a.m. this morning (Nov. 18) for the Birmingham area. (US National Weather Service Birmingham Alabama via Facebook)
• Steel Magnolias will be performed at Encore Theatre and Gallery through Sunday, Nov. 20. Click for ticket details. (Broadway World)

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Alrighty, you're all good for today! See you tomorrow for your next 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.