🌱 2022 Hoover Restaurant Week + Alabamians In The World Games

Hello, everybody! I'm back in your inbox this morning with the most important things happening these days in town. Here's the lowdown...

First, today's weather:

A t-storm around in the p.m.. High: 95 Low: 75.

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Here are the top three stories today in Hoover:

1. The 2022 Hoover Restaurant Week has been set for today, Jul. 7, through Jul. 17. The event, which is put on by The Hoover Restaurant Alliance and Hoover Area Chamber of Commerce, is being held in conjunction with The World Games, which Mayor Frank Brocato said is fitting because as people from all over the world are coming into town, “you can get the food of the world right here in Hoover, Alabama.” This year, over 35 restaurants are participating. Find out about participating restaurants and featured specials here. (Hoover Sun)
2. Five Alabamians are scheduled to compete at The World Games 2022. Among those Alabamians are Haylie McCleney and Montana Fouts, who will play their first game at the Hoover Met on Saturday, Jul. 9, during the USA vs. Italy softball game at 7:00 p.m. The opening ceremony for the event will take place today, Jul. 7, and the event will run through Jul. 17.
   (Alabama's News Leader)
3. On Tuesday, the Hoover City Council agreed to pay roughly $364,000 to build a sidewalk in Russet Woods. According to City Engineer Chris Reeves, the new sidewalk will stretch about half a mile on Russet Woods Drive between South Shades Crest Road and Guyton Road. Southeastern Sealcoating won the bid and construction is expected to start in late July. Expected completion should take about 90 days. (Hoover Sun)

Today in Hoover:

• Mt Laurel Tween Water Ecology, At Mt Laurel Public Library (4:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• A man has pleaded guilty to a federal robbery and gun charges in a Hoover store holdup. (Al.com)
• Yesterday, the 3,100-mile relay journey to carry a U.S. flag from the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., to Birmingham for The World Games traveled through Hoover. (Hoover Sun)
• The Hoover, Rocky Ridge, and Vestavia Hills fire departments saved a 6-month-old dog in an apartment fire. (Twitter)

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