🌱 HCSD Among Best Workplaces In AL + Pickle-Flavored Treats In Town

Hi all. I'm back with your fresh copy of the Hoover Patch newsletter, fresh off the presses. Here are all the things you need to know about what's happening in town.

But first, your local weather:

• Saturday: Mostly sunny and hot. High: 100 Low: 75.
• Sunday: Partly sunny and hot. High: 96 Low: 75.

Here are the top three stories today in Hoover:

1. According to the Forbes Magazine list of best companies to work for, Southern Company, an energy business, takes the lead in Alabama. Among others on the list from AL were Hoover City School District, Clayton Homes, Honda Motor, and the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Employees were asked to evaluate working conditions, salary, potential for development, diversity, and other criteria. (AL.com)
2. Pickle lovers only need to travel just outside of Hoover to taste pickle-flavored treats! Nearby Birmingham takes on pickle-themed foods to provide refreshment during the heat this summer. Hi-Wire Brewing features a pickle beer, The Filling Station has a fried dill appetizer, Harvest Roots takes on a pickle board, Alabama Peanut Company has ghost pepper pickle peanuts, MELT puts a spin on fried pickles with their jalapeno ranch, and NOLA Ice + Broad St Peaux Boys sells a dill pickle sno-ball. (BhamNow)
3. Hoover residents will see a new Baskin-Robbins coming to town on Sep. 9 near Wing Stop and Smoothie King on Highway 31. The Grand Opening on Sep. 16 will feature a ribbon cutting, giveaways, music, and 31-cent ice cream scoops from 12:00-4:00 p.m. This location will be the third in Alabama, though it is the only stand-alone in the Birmingham metro area. (BhamNow)

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Today and tomorrow in Hoover:

Saturday, August 26

• The Market At Brocks Gap Brewery (8:00 AM)

Sunday, August 27

• Pen & Paper RPG Society - Exploration of the Gaming Genre At Hoover Public Library Plaza (1:30 PM)
• Food Pantry (Open To The Public) At Hoover Church of Christ (3:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Hoover Police are warning of a return scam regarding Bitcoin and gift cards, which cost victims tens of thousands of dollars in April. The full release can be read here. (Hoover (AL) Police Department via Facebook)
• Hoover City Students took part in the Ignite Hoover Youth Leadership Class and learned how to make their schools and communities better. Leadership Hoover, among other organizations, helped to make this dream come true. (City of Hoover via Facebook)
• Popbar and Baba Java Coffee are among some of the new tenants coming to nearby Homewood. The new development will feature retail and green space between West Homewood and Edgewood. (Birmingham Business Journal)

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— Miranda Fraraccio

About me: Miranda Fraraccio is a staff writer for content creation agency Lightning Media Partners. She is a graduate of the University of Rhode Island, where she earned degrees in Writing & Rhetoric and Communication Studies. In her free time, you can find her traveling, drinking tea, or practicing film photography.