UAB Football + USA Wheelchair Rugby Team

Morning, neighbors! It's me again, Michael Seale, your host of the Birmingham Daily.

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First, today's weather:

Overcast throughout the day. High: 87 Low: 70.

Here are the top stories in Birmingham today:

1. UAB was stomped by Georgia Saturday. See what the takeaways from the loss were in this Alabama Media Group report. (AL.com)
2. The USA Wheelchair Rugby team made their Birmingham fans proud with a silver medal in the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. (BhamNow)
3. Birmingham's Brandon A. McCall is expected to make his Broadway debut as the star of "The Lion King." (Trussvilletribune)
4. A Birmingham husband and father of five who died after a brief battle with COVID-19 is being remembered for his kindness and his devotion to his family. (AL.com)
5. See where Birmingham and three other Alabama cities ranked on WalletHub’s best places to retire. (Bama Buzz)

Today in Birmingham:

• Join UAB for a welcome-back general body meeting consisting of mental health info + arts & crafts: Arts With Active Minds. (3:30 p.m.)
• Join the Publix Aprons Cooking School at Tattersall Park for a hands-on celebration of all things pork. (6 p.m.)
• Vulcan Park & Museum takes a look at the history of baseball in Birmingham in "From Factory to the Field." (6 p.m.)

Birmingham Patch Notebook

• Greater Birmingham Humane Society wants to introduce you to this one-year-old petite gal loves kickin' it with her other feline friends and soaking up as many head scratches as she can get. Don't take our word for it - swing by our adoption center and meet her yourself. (Facebook)
• These dedicated volunteers spent their day cleaning up Fountain Heights. Thanks so much for doing your part to keep our communities clean. Want to schedule a cleanup in your neighborhood? We can help. (Instagram)
• The Birmingham Zoo is calling all teachers and educators to join them on Saturday, October 2 from 9:00 am until 12:00 pm for a hands-on learning experience you can translate to your own 4th-7th or high school classroom! (Facebook)
• YMCA of Greater Birmingham's youth soccer season starts today. Good luck out there, kiddos! (Facebook)

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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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