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🌱 Patch AM: How will Hoover’s $4.5 million park fix affect your visit?
And on the Hoover Patch calendar - Word: Crash Course!
Good day Hoover! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How will Hoover’s $4.5 million park fix affect your visit?
- Remember when Incahoots first put Hoover on the foodie map?
Today's riddle: What did one elevator say to the other? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Find out what's happening in Hooverfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Monday: Sunny, with a high of 51 and low of 29 degrees.
- Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 59, low: 39.
- Wednesday: A couple of afternoon showers, with a high of 55 and low of 29 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Hoover Sports Park East north entrance closed for electric work (hooversun.com) — Hoover Sports Park East’s north entrance is now closed while crews replace the park’s entire electrical system, following dangerous currents previously found on fences. Visitors must use the south entrance as the city spends over $4.5 million to fix long-running safety issues. 
Find out what's happening in Hooverfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
• These 20 Alabama restaurants closed years ago, but readers are begging for their return (al.com) — Longtime residents may remember Incahoots, which first opened in Hoover in 1984 before moving to Helena and eventually closing in 2008. It’s one of 20 beloved Alabama restaurants readers say they’d love to see return, alongside memorable spots from Birmingham, Huntsville, Mobile, Montgomery and college towns across the state.
📸 Around Hoover
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hoover
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- Word: Crash Course!
Hoover Public Library - #Friends Meeting Room
10:00 am - Monthly Luncheon
Vestavia Hills Civic Center , 1090 Montgomery Highway , Vestavia Hills
11:30 am - Libby Meet & Greet
Hoover Public Library - Circulation Lobby
3:30 pm - Complimentary Tasting: Hoover Steaks & Wines
Hoover Steaks & Wines , 5868 Elsie Road , Hoover
4:30 pm - On Wednesdays We WINE for half-off!
Hoover Chamber of Commerce , 5426 Hwy 280 Suite 6 , Hoover
3:00 pm - Coffee and Contacts - Arise Knox Square
Hoover Chamber of Commerce , 3000 Riverchase Galleria, Suite 375 , Hoover
7:30 am - Read with Libby!
Hoover Public Library - Youth Program Room
3:30 pm - Ribbon Cutting - Birmingham Wellness Massage
Hoover Chamber of Commerce , 3000 Riverchase Galleria, Suite 375 , Hoover
3:30 pm
Tuesday January 13
Wednesday January 14
Thursday January 15
📣 Hoover Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Libby Meet & Greet
Hoover Public Library - Circulation Lobby
10:30 am - Cardio Drumming
Pelham, AL Calendar , 50 Racquet Club Parkway , Pelham
11:30 am - Public Skate Session
Pelham, AL Calendar
11:45 am - Liberty Park Rebels vs Mountain Brook Jr High
Liberty Park Middle School , 17035 Liberty Pkwy , Vestavia Hills
4:30 pm
Monday January 12
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- I am available for elder sitting, companion care, or respite care this week.
Dependable, patient, and able to start immediately. Happy to provide references. Please message me if you or someone you know needs help. (Nextdoor Central Hoover)
🗞 Nearby News
Homewood
- Zoning board denies landscape variance for Reese Street Courtyard project (thehomewoodstar.com)
- Citizenship should mean Citizenship. Why SB 21 threatens Alabama's democracy: op-ed (al.com)
- Cartel member convicted in 2008 murder of 5 gets additional life sentence for drug, financial crimes (wbrc.com)
Vestavia Hills
- Vestavia Hills to pave 8 miles of road this year in $1.5 million project (al.com)
- Basketball Game Preview: Oak Mountain Eagles vs. Hoover Buccaneers + Official Tickets (maxpreps.com)
Ok Hoover! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I think I’m coming down with something!
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