🌱 Reopening Of Georgetown Park + Hoover Retailer Of The Year

Hey, neighbors. It's me, Miranda Fraraccio, your host of the Hoover Daily — here to impart all the most important things happening in our community today. Let's have at it...

First, today's weather:

Nice with plenty of sunshine. High: 86 Low: 65.

Here are the top three stories in Hoover today:

1. Do you recognize this person? The Hoover Police Department is looking for a suspect who is wanted for questioning in a fraudulent use of credit card felony case that occurred on Aug. 31. Anybody with information is asked to contact Hoover Detective James Davis at (205) 444-7624. Click to see a photo of the suspect. (HooverPD)
2. On Wednesday, the City of Hoover held a grand reopening for Georgetown Park. Various locations throughout the park were completely overhauled, with $70,000 spent on the improvements. Some notable improvements include new decking around the park, new lumber on the gazebo, and refurbished benches. (WVTM13 Birmingham)
3. A retailer with multiple stores in Hoover was honored as one of the “Retailers of the Year.” Eleven businesses were honored with this title on Wednesday by the Alabama Retail Association, including Ashley McMakin, founder and chief executive officer of Ashley Mac’s. Ashley Mac's, a fast-casual café, catering, and gourmet-to-go business with multiple Birmingham locations and two in Hoover, is Alabama’s Retailer of the Year in the annual sales $5 Million to $20 Million category. Click the link to see the other Retailers of the Year. (Alabama Daily News)

Today in and around Hoover:

• Happy Hour, At Front Porch (3:00 PM)
• Family Fun Friday, At Railroad Park Foundation (6:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• If you're in the market for a new home, check out this list of five nearby properties on the market in the Hoover area. There's a gorgeous five-bedroom, six-bathroom home available on Adley Circle for $1,095,000. (Hoover Patch)
• Looking for fun this weekend? Check out these five weekend events nearby you won't want to miss. (Bham Now)
• Fall Hazardous Waste Day is being held this Saturday, Sep. 17, at the Hoover Public Safety Center. (Facebook)

You're officially in the loop for today! I'll see you around.

— 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.