UAB Medical School Renaming + Red Mountain Mine Excavation

Hello, people of Birmingham! It's me again, Michael Seale, your host of the Birmingham Daily. Let's get this day started with some local news knowledge, alright? One of the coolest Birmingham stories I have read in a long time happened yesterday, as Red Mountain Park finished excavating a 19th century mine, which they plan to reopen for a walking tour. How cool is that?! Also in the news yesterday and also pretty cool is that UAB's School of mEdicine received a record $95 million gift from a doctor in Dothan who has been a longtime supporter. UAB will rename the medical school in his honor. Read more about those stories and about other news items from the day. And have a wonderful Wednesday!

First, today's weather:

Humid and partly cloudy throughout the day. High: 86 Low: 66.

Here are the top stories in Birmingham today:

1. As I touched on above, UAB will give its medical school a new name after a record donation from longtime supporter Dr. Marnix E. Heersink. (Birmingham Patch)
2. I find stuff like this so cool. And I cannot wait to see it. Red Mountain Park has excavated Ishkooda No.13, a mine built in 1873, and plans to reopen the historic mine on Saturday with a hiking tour. (WIAT - CBS42.com)
3. Birmingham's Red Mountain Theatre took home a Tony Award Sunday as part of the production team for Broadway's "Moulin Rouge! The Musical." (Birmingham Patch)
4. Construction has begun on the Aisle, Birmingham pedestrian alley which stretches from 14th Street to 12th Street in Parkside. (AL.com)
5. The City of Birmingham will purchase 1,000 tickets to every UAB football home game for a total cost of $100,000, the City Council decided Tuesday. (birminghamwatch.org)

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Today in Birmingham:

• Garbage, Garbage, Everywhere: Stacy Vaughn, City Director of Public Services discusses the trash issue in the community. (Noon)
• Looking for a fun way to enjoy books and meet new people? Join the Homewood Public Library in the Better Than Therapy Book Club. (2 p.m.)
• Publix at Tattersall Park presents its weekly cooking class, with this week's edition: High on the Hog, everything pork. (6 p.m.)
• Bring your friends along and form a team for the Fall Cornhole League at Cahaba Brewing Co. (6:15 p.m.)

Birmingham Patch Notebook

• The secret's out—The Birmingham Candy Company is set to open in The Summit for the holidays. (Bham Now)
• Check out this dump truck fire on Red Mountain Expressway Tuesday. Yikes! (Twitter)
• Check this out, and see if you follow along: A Birmingham man seeks answers after wildlife officials confiscate his pet possum. (WVTM13)
• The historic Carver Theatre is getting a new look! Crew are currently installing a new sign at the location. The Carver, part of the city's Civil Rights District, is also home to the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame and the Birmingham Black Radio Hall of Fame. (Instagram)
• Innovate Birmingham celebrates 5 years in The Magic City—here's what next! (Bham Now)

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— Michael Seale

About me: I am a lifelong Alabama resident with more than two decades of media under my belt. I have worked for a daily newspaper, a weekly newspaper, a monthly magazine, a television station and a couple of radio stations. I also tried my hand at marketing for a little while. But I love writing news. This opportunity to bring Patch to Birmingham is a chance for my hometown to benefit from a new - and better - way to read and receive news.

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