🌱 Woodfin Goes to Washington + Real Time Crime Center

Hello, people of Birmingham! Michael Seale here on this lovely Monday with today's copy of the Birmingham Daily. Today in Washington, Pres. Joe Biden will sign his infrastructure bill into law, and among those in attendance will be Mayor Randall Woodfin. Woodfin says the bill has special significance for Birmingham. Also in the news, a The Birmingham Police Department's new Real Time Crime Center is reportedly paying off. Read more below, and have a great day!

First, today's weather:

Plenty of sun. High: 63 Low: 48.

Here are the top stories in Birmingham today:

1. As I was saying earlier, Mayor Randall Woodfin will travel to Washington, D.C., Monday to attend the signing of Pres. Joe Biden's infrastructure bill, based on its impact on Birmingham. (Birmingham Patch)
2. A Shelby County 4-year-old child escaped serious injury after finding a gun and squeezing its trigger. (AL.com)
3. This is a great story. A Hoover couple is in the running for a "Fund the Nations" campaign for adoption, (Alabama's News Leader)
4. Birmingham police officials say the new Real Time Crime Center is serving its purpose well, helping solve dozens of cases. (WBRC)
5. In case you missed it, here are some of the stories that made headlines on Patch in the Birmingham metro last week. (Birmingham Patch)

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Today in Birmingham:

• Find a job at the MilitaryX Veterans Virtual Hiring event at UAB. (11 a.m.)
• If you are a musician wanting to test your stiff out in front of an audience, sign up for Birmingham Bandstand Open Mic Night at The Nick. (7 p.m.)
• See some quality high school basketball as Mountain Brook takes on Thompson at Thompson High School. (7:30 p.m.)
• Feel the beat watching the Percussion Ensemble Concert at the Alys Stephens Center. (7:30 p.m.)

Birmingham Patch Notebook

• Want to see some live music in Birmingham this week? Check out the Patch Live Music Calendar. (Birmingham Patch)
• Having the fam over for Thanksgiving? Head on over to the GBHS Society Store, in person at our Adoption Center or online, to stock up on all the purr-fect items to make your big meal a howling success! (Facebook)
• Fall 2021 Title I Parent Survey is open NOW - December 17, 2021 for Birmingham City Schools. (Facebook)
• Junior League of Birmingham spotlights Emily Anne Designs, an American-made, handcrafted jewelry company based in Atlanta, GA. They use 14k gold filled components to create jewelry that is designed to be lived in so you can live life BEAUTIFULLY! (Facebook)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Monday. I'll see you soon! If you're feeling these newsletters, consider inviting some of your friends and neighbors to read along. You can send them this link to subscribe.

— 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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