🌱 Best Hot Chicken In Town + Backpack Blessings Initiative Begins

Hey, everybody! It's Friday in Hoover and I'm back in your inbox to get you caught up on the most important things happening in the community today.I'll get right to it.

First, today's weather:

Rather cloudy and humid. High: 91 Low: 75.

Here are the top three stories today in Hoover:

1. Looking to get some hot chicken around town? AL.com put together a list of the best hot chicken in the Birmingham Metro. The top of the list? Hoover's own Eugene's Hot Chicken. If you haven't had Eugene's, swing by their location at 3232 Galleria Circle, Suite 101. Click the link to see the whole list. (AL.com)
2. The Hoove City Council held a work session on Thursday. The agenda included resolutions authorizing agreements between the city and Alabama Power Company, among others. The council also scheduled public hearings for upcoming resolutions. Hearings will be held on Aug. 1 and Aug. 15. Click the link to see the topics for those hearings. (Hoover Alabama Government)
   
3. Full Moon Bar-B-Que's Backpack Blessings initiative has begun, and people are invited to help out. Full Moon Bar-B-Que is looking to double their previous year's total of 50 to 100 backpacks given out to kids in Alabama and Mississippi. Click the link to learn more about the program and how to donate. (Hoover Sun)

Today in Hoover:

• Women & Kids Show at Riverchase Galleria (All Day)
• Back 2 School Bash At Ross Bridge Farmers Market (5:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• The City of Hoover's Senior Center released its newsletter for the month of August. Click the link to see the full PDF. (City of Hoover via Facebook)
• It's hot and humid this summer. The American Red Cross of Alabama shared some tips on how to stay safe. (American Red Cross of Alabama via Facebook)
• Ready to hear the music? Alabama State Parks is hosting the Lake Martin Song Writers' Festival tonight at 5:30 p.m. at Wind Creek State Park. (Alabama State Parks via Instagram)

You're officially in the loop 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.