🌱 Will Homewood’s Islamic Academy stay put or seek a new city?

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In today's newsletter:

• Will Homewood’s Islamic Academy stay put or seek a new city?
• Which Homewood Theatre shows are climbing Birmingham’s 2025 awards rankings?
• How a Homewood-based Islamic school became central to a statewide firestorm

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 55 and low of 34 degrees.
• Wednesday: Sunny to partly cloudy, temps: high: 57, low: 44.
• Thursday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 61 and low of 37 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Islamic Academy of Alabama speaks on rezoning, Sen. Tuberville's comments, and next steps (abc3340.com) — A longtime Homewood-based Islamic school is rethinking its relocation plans after strong opposition to a proposed move to Hoover and controversial comments from Sen. Tommy Tuberville. Leaders of the Islamic Academy of Alabama say they may now stay in Homewood or look at other cities, while stressing their academic focus, security steps, and efforts to address neighbors’ concerns about traffic and misconceptions about their curriculum.
   

• Latest Standings Announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Birmingham Awards; JAMES & THE GIANT PEACH Leads Best Musical! (broadwayworld.com) — Homewood Theatre is in the running for several 2025 BroadwayWorld Birmingham awards, with multiple cabaret performances and artists listed among current leaders. The standings highlight how strongly Birmingham-area and suburban theatres, including Homewood’s, are competing across categories from best musical to favorite local theatre.
   

• Tuberville: Attacks on ‘George Wallace-era bigotry' over Islamic school a ‘badge of courage' (al.com) — Homewood residents should know that the Islamic Academy of Alabama, based in Homewood since 1995, abandoned plans to move to Hoover after intense backlash and comments from Sen. Tommy Tuberville. A Muslim civil rights group has now labeled Tuberville an anti-Muslim extremist, while school leaders warn his rhetoric is inflaming safety concerns for their young students.
   

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Wednesday December 17

• Bluey Watch Party with the Greater Birmingham Humane Society
  Homewood Chamber of Commerce , 7 Hollywood Blvd , Homewood
  3:30 pm

Thursday December 18

• Homewood Menorah Lighting
  The Curve in Downtown Homewood , 2839 18th St S , Birmingham
  5:00 pm

Friday December 19

• Coffee Playdate!
  Homewood Chamber of Commerce , 7 Hollywood Blvd , Homewood
  9:30 am

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Tuesday December 16

• Gentle Yoga
  O'Neal Public Library , 50 Oak St , Mountain Brook
  10:00 am
• One-on-One Tech Help
  Hoover Public Library - #Friends Meeting Room
  10:00 am
• Ribbon Cutting: LetsLose Weight Loss & Wellness
  Vestavia Hills Chamber of Commerce , 614 Montgomery Highway , Vestavia Hills
  12:00 pm
• Libby Meet & Greet
  Hoover Public Library - Circulation Lobby
  3:30 pm
• Jingle Jam with La La Librarian
  Hoover Public Library - The Library Theatre
  4:00 pm
• Parker Thundering Herd vs. McAdory
  Birmingham City , 400 Reverend Abraham Woods Jr Blvd , Birmingham
  5:30 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Member Appreciation Day
  Chamber Office , 1090 Montgomery Highway , Vestavia Hills
  8:00 am
• Tai chi for arthritis and fall prevention
  Levite Jewish Community Center , 3960 Montclair Rd , Birmingham
  11:30 am
• Southern Jewish Voices
  Levite Jewish Community Center , 3960 Montclair Rd , Birmingham
  12:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Vestavia Hills

• 11 places to find spectacular holiday lights in Birmingham (bhamnow.com)

Mountain Brook

• Natalee Holloway case revisited in Netflix documentary series (abc3340.com)
• Birmingham Jewish community reflects following deadly attack in Australia (cbs42.com)
• Crews continue investigation of deadly train derailment in Calera (wbrc.com)

Birmingham

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