🌱 Mother-Daughter Duo Graduate Together + One Bag Shopping Platform

Hello, hello! I'm back in your inbox this warm morning with your new edition of the Birmingham Daily. Here's all the community news you need to know right now.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny. High: 91 Low: 72.

Here are the top three stories in Birmingham today:

1. A Mother-daughter duo recently graduated together from the Birmingham School of Law. Daphne Davis, 52, and her daughter Edriuna, 26, were among nearly 85 graduates who were awarded their Juris Doctorate degrees on May 15. The two are believed to be the first mother-daughter duo to graduate at the same time from the Birmingham School of Law. (AL.com)
2. Birmingham’s The Summit has introduced a new online platform that allows for same-day delivery or pickup. The new online shopping platform, One Bag, allows Birmingham residents to buy items from different stores through one seamless transaction. Same-day delivery is available Monday through Saturday when orders are placed by 3:00 p.m. Those placed after 3:00 p.m. or on Sundays are processed the following business day. (AL.com)
3. A man was killed on Monday in a car crash along Hwy 280 in Shelby County. 41-year-old Stephen D. Dixon was killed when the Hyundai Santa Fe he was driving was struck by a truck near the 13-mile marker along U.S. 280 on Memorial Day. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene; troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s Highway Patrol Division are investigating. (WIAT - CBS42.com)

Today in Birmingham:

• Outdoor Pool Is Open, Levite Jewish Community Center (All Day)
• eBook Club, At Birmingham Public Library (1:00 PM)
• Audubon At Home: Birding By Habitat, At Alabama Audubon Virtual (6:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• If you're in the market for a new home, check out this week's Birmingham area real estate roundup. (Birmingham Patch)
• Here are five reasons you need to head to The Funky Food Truck Festival on Jun. 4. The festival will take place from 1:00-5:00 p.m. at Cahaba Brewing. (Bham Now)
• Learn how this Birmingham medical worker made new connections through YPBirmingham. (Bham Now)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Wednesday! I'll catch up with you bright and early tomorrow morning with 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.