🌱 Magic City Classic + JeffCo Schools Mask Policy

Welcome back, Birmingham! Here's everything you need to know to get this Saturday started. Here's everything you need to know about what's happening in Birmingham today. If the city seems a bit more crowded and a lot more festive, that is because about 65,000 people are here for the 80th Magic City Classic at Legion Field. Always a big weekend for Birmingham. Also in the news, Jefferson County Schools returned to an optional mask policy on all of their campuses. Read more below!

First, today's weather:

Breezy; a morning shower. High: 58 Low: 50.

Here are the top stories today in Birmingham:

1. Birmingham expects more than 65,000 fans at 80th Magic City Classic Saturday at Legion Field. (WIAT - CBS42.com)
2. Samford University rescinded an invitation to historian Jon Meacham after a student anti-abortion protest. (AL.com)
3. Jefferson County Schools announced all campuses will return to a mask optional policy. (Trussville Patch)
4. Here is my take on the USFL possibly coming to Birmingham. "Uniquely Alabama: Pro Football Courting Birmingham Again." (Birmingham Patch)
5. After the passing of iconic Birmingham hot dog master Sam Graphos, family and friends remember and celebrate his life. (thehomewoodstar.com)

Today in Birmingham:

• Weather permitting, check out the ArtPlay Family Halloween Party at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. (1 p.m.)
• Namaste! Don't miss Kids Halloween Yoga at Overton Park in Mountain Brook. (3 p.m.)
• Be entertained in Birmingham's Theatre District with Bianca del Rio: Unsanitized at the Lyric Theatre. (3:00 PM)
• Get in the Halloween spirit, so to speak, at the 4th Annual Halloween Bar Crawl. (4 p.m.)
• If you have never done one of these, you are missing out: America's Largest Interactive Mystery Dinner Show. (6 p.m.)

Birmingham Patch Notebook

• Legendary DJ @dnice serves as grand marshal for the #MagicCityClassic parade tomorrow morning, and he'll rock the crowd after the game at Legion Field as well. (Instagram)
• Greater Birmingham Humane Society is getting ready for its Tricks or Treats event TONIGHT! Donation of pet food gets you in to this spooktacular event! 6-8pm at Snow Drive Adoption Center. (Facebook)
• In case you missed it, here are the scores of all of the Birmingham area high school football games Thursday and Friday. (Birmingham Patch)
• What better way to spend the night before Halloween than to visit one of Birmingham's haunted house locations? (Birmingham Patch)

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