🌱 Where Are Homes Selling The Fastest? + New School Meal Prices

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Here are the top three stories today in Hoover:

1. The housing market is still hot, but do you know where it's the hottest? Stacker compiled a list of cities around Birmingham where the houses are flying off the figurative shelf. Hoover tied with Helena and Leeds to hit the number eight spot. On average, houses in those communities are closing in 36.2 days. In contrast, Mountain Brook is closing homes in a lightning-fast 25.1 days on average. See the full list at the link. (Selma Sun)
2. They've handed out a lot of gold medals already, but who's the real winner of the World Games? Economists believe that it could be the whole Birmingham metro area. According to World Games Chairman Jonathan Porter, ticket sales have averaged over $170,000 per day since the Opening Ceremony. That combined with hotel booking fees, increased restaurant and tourism revenue around the area, and so many other little things may make a big difference. For instance, over $50,000 in merchandise was sold at the Hoover Met alone. (WBRC)
3. The COVID-19 universal free meal program has ended, so Hoover schools approved new meal prices for the coming school year. Congress funded a universal free meal program for all students as part of COVID-19 relief, but funding ended as of Jun. 30. For the 2022-23 school year, prices will be slightly higher than they had been in the 2019-20 school year. The school system's child nutrition director said that the increased prices are due to rising food costs. (Hoover Sun)

Today in Hoover:

• Virtual LEGO Competition Deadline Online (11:48 PM)
• Gun Show at The Finley Center (9:00 AM)

From my notebook:

• James Spann shared a photo of the crowd at the Chris Stapleton concert in Tuscaloosa. Click the link to check out the packed house. (James Spann via Instagram)
• Hoover Public Library, Hoover, Alabama shared a video of a recent guest speaker. Nichole Cleveland spoke about the ocean and all of the fantastic biological life that exists there. (Hoover Public Library, Hoover, Alabama via Facebook)
• Ever wonder where your milk comes from? Will Gilmer shared a photo of the process. The Gilmer family dairy farm milked 119 cows that day. (Will Gilmer via Instagram)

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— 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.