🌱 Miss Hoover Pageant + Hoover Residents Donate Sensory Bags To Cops

Hello, neighbors! I'm here with your Monday edition of the Hoover Daily, filled with all the community news you need to know right now. Here goes.

First, today's weather:

Cloudy with a stray thunderstorm. High: 79 Low: 71.

Here are the top three stories today in Hoover:

1. Yesterday, the Hoover Public Library hosted the 2022 Miss Hoover and Miss Hoover Outstanding Teen Pageants at the Library Theatre. Money made at the event will go towards cash scholarships worth $6,500 for winners and alternates. The event sold out on Sunday afternoon. (Hoover Public Library & Hoover Foundation)
2. On Friday, Aug. 19, Hoover residents John Thompson and his son Cade stopped by City Hall to donate 50 sensory bags, which are used to help calm down a situation for an individual with autism or other sensory needs, for Hoover Police Officers. Their civic group, Birmingham Civitan Club, put together the bags that contain a fidget spinner, play-doh, a mini magna-doodle, sunglasses, bubbles, fruit gummies, and a communication card. (Hoover (AL) Police Department via Facebook)
3. Birmingham's Carver Theatre, just 10 minutes away from Hoover, is lighting up again for the Sidewalk Film Festival after three years of painstaking renovation and restoration. This year’s Sidewalk Film Festival kicks off today (Aug. 22) and will run through Sunday, Aug. 28. Later this month, the Taste of 4th Avenue Jazz Festival will take place on the street in front of the theater. (Birmingham Times)

Today in Hoover:

• Happy Hour At Vecchia Pizzeria & Mercato (3:00 PM)
• Maker's Monday At Cajun Steamer Bar & Grill (3:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Looking for a new home in the Hoover area? Check out these recently-listed local properties, including a gorgeous 5-bed, 4-bath home on Maple Trace listed for $479,900. (Hoover Patch)
• The Hoover Buccaneers lost their first game of the season 14-17 to Auburn High School in Friday night's game. The team's next game will be against Bartlett on Aug. 26. (MaxPreps)
• The start of the fall semester brings plenty of new UAB students to the greater Birmingham area. Bham Now shared this guide with great insider "local" tips for college students, including where to shop, park, and eat. (Bham Now)

Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Monday. 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.