🌱 Walk To End Violence Stops In Birmingham + Renewal Plans Expanded

Hello, everybody. I'm back in your inbox this morning to walk you through the most important things happening in Birmingham today. I'll get right to it.

First, today's weather:

Humid with a stray thunderstorm. High: 84 Low: 71.

Here are the top three stories in Birmingham today:

1. A man who is walking across the country to end violence stopped in Birmingham. Frantz Beasly, a CEO and founder of Respect our Daughter, began walking across the country on May 16 in Los Angeles and will conclude the walk at the Statue of Liberty in New York City. What began as a campaign to stop violence against women in the state of Arizona led by formerly incarcerated men and women has grown to a national organization dedicated to ending violence at large. Beasly stopped at One Place Family Justice Center in Birmingham to work with survivors, lawmakers, city officials, and families. (WVTM13 Birmingham)
2. The Birmingham City Council voted on Tuesday to expand renewal plans in Arlington-West End and Downtown. According to the council's vote, the plan has expanded to include 27 acres to the northwest of the original plan, including the former Larkway Gardens Apartments. The boundaries of the Downtown West plan have not been changed, but have been adjusted to bring focus to the former Adams Inn at 300 Tenth Street North. (Birmingham Watch)
3. This is an adventure of prehistoric proportions. Jurassic Quest is returning to the Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex on Aug. 19, 20, and 21. The dinosaur experience gives kids and families the opportunity to get up close and personal with life-size dinosaur replicas such as the 50-foot-long megalodon. Click the link to learn more about the event and buy tickets. (Birmingham Mommy)

Today in Birmingham:

• Back 2 School Scavenger Hunt at North Birmingham Public Library (9:00 AM)
• Classic Anime Club at Southside Branch Library (4:00 PM)
• Sarah Greene at Cahaba Brewing Company (6:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• SoulGrown wants you to meet LeNell Camacho Santa Ana. She's a beverage expert who "accidentally" found her passion when she started working as a bartender. Click the link to read more about her boutique liquor shop. (SoulGrown • Birmingham via Instagram)
• Farmers Market at Pepper Place is preparing applications for 2023 market registration. While you're on the lookout for that, click the link to see a gallery from all the brick-and-mortar businesses keeping the folks who run the Market fueled. (Farmers Market at Pepper Place via Instagram)
• Birmingham Police Department's Citizen's Police Academy will begin Sep. 10. The 10-week program will meet every Tuesday from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and for one Saturday class from 9:00 a.m. to noon. (Birmingham Police Department, Alabama via Facebook)

Alrighty, you're all caught up for today. See you all tomorrow for 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.