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Good day Birmingham! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a new downtown shelter could change homelessness services in Birmingham
  • Are your post-Christmas trash habits inviting burglars to your Birmingham home?
  • Need that Christmas tree gone? See how this Birmingham teen can help.

Also on today's calendar: Old City Champs at Rojo! and 9 more events.

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Today's riddle: How many sheep does it take to make a sweater? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

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  • Saturday: Cloudy, with a high of 74 and low of 60 degrees.
  • Sunday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 74, low: 48.
  • Monday: Cooler; a few morning showers, with a high of 54 and low of 25 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Jimmie Hale Mission to build new service center downtown, expanding resources (wvtm13.com) — Birmingham’s Jimmie Hale Mission is building a new emergency and services center downtown, backed by $250,000 in city funding over four years. Located along the free MAX Orange Line, the facility will add 98 beds, family rooms, health and dental care, pet accommodations, and case management to help unhoused residents move off the streets.
   

• Property thefts up in Birmingham, Crime Stoppers shares advice to prevent more (wbrc.com) — Birmingham police say violent crime is down, but property thefts are up more than 10%, and Crime Stoppers is urging residents to be smarter about what they put at the curb after Christmas. Local experts recommend breaking down boxes, using security cameras, and calling police or Crime Stoppers about suspicious activity so neighborhoods can help prevent more burglaries.
   

• Birmingham teen turns Christmas tree removal into green business (wbrc.com) — If you’ve got a real Christmas tree to ditch around Birmingham, 17-year-old Christopher Agee is turning your holiday cleanup into a small green business. The Oak Mountain High student hauls trees from local homes and delivers them to Oak Mountain State Park, where they’re reused for wildlife habitats and fish, with pickups running through January 5.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Happy holidays everyone!
    May your day be filled with joy, happiness, laughter and peace! Because guess what? If you’re reading this then you’re here!!!!!! Life is good even… (Nextdoor Merrywood Estates)
  • Good morning Neighbor, I pray you all are doing good.
    Wishing everyone a Merry Happy Blessed Christmas. (Nextdoor Grayson Valley Highland)
  • Office Pride posted a job opening for Commercial Cleaning Technician in Birmingham. Apply here.
  • Alabama Staffing posted a job opening for Floor Technician - Childrens Hospital of Alabama-EVS in Birmingham. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Birmingham here.

🗞 Nearby News

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  • How to reuse your Christmas tree + drop-off locations in the Birmingham area (bhamnow.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I have no idea. I didn’t even know sheep could knit.
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