🌱 Hoover Events Inspired By World Games 2022 + Apartment Fire

Good morning, friends! I'm back in your inbox this morning with your new edition of the Hoover Daily. Follow along for the most important things going on in town these days.

First, today's weather:

A t-storm around in the p.m.. High: 93 Low: 76.

Here are the top three stories in Hoover today:

1. Check out this list of 10 not-so-typical events inspired by The World Games 2022. Included on this list is Hoover Restaurant Week: World Games Edition, which runs Jul. 7-17. More than 30 restaurants in the city will offer tasty easts, deals, and more. Click the link for all the events. (Bham Now)
2. Five children and four adults were injured in a fire that burned units at a Hoover apartment complex for the second time. On Tuesday, a fire burned several units at The Lory of Hoover Apartments, on Emerald Pointe Drive off of Old Rocky Ridge Road. A fire previously broke out at the same complex in December 2021. The victims were taken to hospitals for injuries. (WBRC)
3. Think your water bill is high? Click the link to see a breakdown of bills in Alabama’s 10 largest cities. On average, consumers in Hoover use a 5/8″ water meter at a base rate of $26.26 a month. Hoover is mostly serviced by Birmingham Water Works. (AL.com)

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Today in Hoover:

• Doc Magic, At Hoover Public Library (10:30 AM)
• Basic Excel (2 Parts), At Hoover Public Library (6:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Hoover Fire Department's Station 11 A-shift led the Lake Wilborn 4th of July Parade on Monday! Click for photos. (Hoover Fire Department via Facebook)
• Don't miss this week's Hoover area real estate roundup. (Hoover Patch)
• Recruiting update: Hoover’s Ethan Hubbard recently committed to Duke. (AL.com)

You're officially in the loop 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.