🌱 Modern Coffee Shop Employees The Unhoused + Local Police Poached

Hi all. It's me, Miranda Fraraccio, your host of the Birmingham Daily — here to explain all the most important things happening in town.

But first, today's weather:

Nice with plenty of sunshine. High: 84 Low: 53.

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Here are the top three stories today in Birmingham:

1. Birmingham-metro area officers are being recruited by departments across the South East. Gwinnett County Police Department in Georgia just held a hiring event in Birmingham. Lt. Joni Money with the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office says the other places are likely competing with large cities, like Atlanta, and have to fan out their search. (WBRC)
2. Modern House Coffee Shop in Titusville provides an opportunity for people experiencing homelessness to work. Owner Troy Whetstone said, “Many of these companies, the minimum is soft skills, being a people person, dealing with those type of things, knowing how to interact with people, so that’s what we kind of doing here. We’re incorporating that here through coffee.” Whetstone provides people skills training, $12 per hour pay, and a partnership with Lawson State Community College to help employees get professional certifications. (Birmingham Times)
3. A pedestrian was killed after being struck by a train on Tuesday afternoon. Birmingham Fire Rescue Service responded to 5th Place SW around 5:00 p.m. where they pronounced the victim dead. There were no other injuries reported in the incident. (AL.com)

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Today in Birmingham:

• Creating With Canva Part II At Five Points West Regional Branch Library (9:30 AM)
• Friends Of The Library Bookstore Fall Book Sale At Central Library (10:00 AM)
• Parks After Dark: Family Movie Night At Pratt Place (6:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• You don't have to go far for good pumpkin patches. Grace House Ministries in Homewood has a pumpkin fundraiser every year and Griffin Farms in West Blocton even has a ziplane. (Bham Now)
• Looking for a new home? There are a handful of new houses available in and around Birmingham. We particularly liked the architecture of the Oak Crest Cove house. (Birmingham Patch)
• Piper and Leaf Tea Co. will be hosting a S'mores Night on Oct. 14 at 4:00 p.m. Campfires will be lit at 6:00 p.m., and dogs and children are welcome. (Piper and Leaf Tea Co. via Instagram)

That's it for today! I'll be in your inbox tomorrow with 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.