🌱 Dreamcakes Locations Close + Alabama Business Confidence Index

Hey, everybody. It's Wednesday in Hoover and I'm back in your inbox with everything you need to know about what's happening in town.

Now, today's weather:

A stray afternoon thunderstorm. High: 86 Low: 72.

Here are the top three stories today in Hoover:

1. Both locations of Dreamcakes will be closed after 13 years of business. According to the business's post on Facebook, the business was unable to reach an agreement with the landlord on a lease renewal. The lease, which is for the Homewood building where the main production bakery is located, will close Aug. 13. Because the Homewood building supplies the Dreamcake Cafe in Hoover, the Hoover location will also be closed on Aug. 13. (AL.com)
2. The 75th Annual Alabama Broadcasters Association Conference will take place on Aug. 12 and Aug. 13 in Hoover. The organization is dedicated to protecting and enhancing broadcasting, and has existed for more than 65 years in Alabama. A featured speaker at the event is Chris Cheetham-West, an author, speaker, and marketing executive. Click the link to learn more about the event. (The Good Men Project)
3. The University of Alabama's Center for Business and Economic Research released the latest Alabama Business Confidence Index. The index shows a troubling sign: business leaders in Alabama have a negative outlook for the economy for the first time in eight years. Although their overall outlook is negative for the economy, local business owners are still positive about their ability to sell goods and hire employees. (The Business Journals)

Today in Hoover:

• End Of Summer Block Party at Metropolitan Church (6:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• According to the Hoover (AL) Police Department, phone scammers are calling businesses and scamming employees. Scammers will call store phones and claim to be U.S. Marshals and instruct an employee to take cash from a safe or cash register. (Hoover (AL) Police Department via Facebook)
• Visit North Alabama wants you to know about Muscle Shoals Sound Studio's Swampaversary. The event will be this Saturday, Aug. 13 on a stage behind 3614 Jackson Highway. (Visit North Alabama via Instagram)
• The Hoover Sun reported on an unusual event: business owners objected to a residential development. The business owners visited the Hoover zoning board to voice their opposition to the Chace Lake condo proposal. (Hoover Sun via Facebook)

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You're all caught up for today! I'll see you around.

— 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.