🌱 Hoover Climb To Remember​ + New Mental Health Outpatient Center

Welcome back, Hoover! I'm here in your inbox this morning to get you caught up on everything you need to know about what's going on around town.

First, today's weather:

Humid with a thunderstorm or two. High: 79 Low: 69.

Here are the top three stories today in Hoover:

1. Tomorrow, Sep. 10, the city of Hoover will be hosting a remembrance ceremony and memorial stair climb for the 21st Anniversary of 9/11. The 2022 Hoover Climb to Remember remembrance ceremony will begin at 9:00 a.m. in the Riverchase Galleria Food Court. The Climb to Remember will start immediately following and will be held in the Galleria Towers. Tickets are not needed to attend the ceremony, however, they are required to participate in the stair climb. (Hoover Sun)
2. Next month, Hoover, along with other nearby cities, will be hosting a domestic violence awareness forum. The forum, Protecting our Teens and Young Adults from Dating Violence, is presented by the cities of Hoover, Vestavia Hills, Homewood, and Mountain Brook. The event will take place on Oct. 18 at the Vestavia Hills Civic Center at 6:00 p.m. (Twitter)
3. A new mental health outpatient center is coming to Hoover. Construction on the center, along with a second facility in Madison, is expected to begin later this year. Longleaf, a new partnership between Birmingham Recovery Center and LIV Ventures, broke ground on Wednesday on the Hoover location. (Al.com)

Today in Hoover:

• Happy Hour, At Front Porch (3:00 PM)
• Storytime Special: Space Jamming, At Hoover Public Library (4:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Five new houses are on the market in and around the Hoover area, including a three-bedroom, two-bathroom home on Moss Rose Lane for $333,000. (Hoover Patch)
• Click to see the Hoover Fire Department's call breakdown for the month of August. (Hoover Fire Department via Facebook)
• Here's a look at this week's local high school football games, including Hoover's home game against Vestavia Hills on Thursday. Spain Park is also playing Thursday, heading to Thompson. (Hoover Sun via Facebook)

Thanks for following along and staying informed! I'll see you soon.

— 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.