🌱 Wholesale Grocer Files Permit Request + Perfect Game Showdown

Good morning, everybody! It's me, Miranda Fraraccio, your host of the Hoover Patch newsletter — here to explain all the most important things happening in our community.

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Mostly sunny. High: 68 Low: 44.

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Here are the top three stories today in Hoover:

1. Looking for a wholesale grocery in Hoover? You might be in luck in the near future. According to the Hoover Zoning Board, requests have been filed from a wholesaler to open a business at 5300 Valleydale Road. As of Friday afternoon, no filings have been made in regard to sales of gasoline on-site, but much of the controversy surrounding a potential business opening involves the potential sale of gas or liquor. (The Business Journals)
2. More than 80 high school baseball teams converged at the Hoover Met for the Perfect Game Showdown. The event, organized by Perfect Game USA, kicked off on Thursday and continues through Sunday. At least 86 high school boys' baseball teams will compete in front of college and major league scouts. (Hoover Sun)
3. Both the girls and boys basketball teams successfully won a bid to their respective state championship games. Hoover's girls' basketball team overwhelmed Prattville 87-39. The boys' team was a lower-scoring affair, but they edged Dothan 53-41. To see the state championship matchups and stats for the games, click the link. (Alabama's News Leader)

Today in and around Hoover:

• Hands-On Homemade Lasagna At Vecchia Pizzeria & Mercato (10:00 AM)
• Teen Poetry Reading At O'Neal Public Library (4:00 PM)
• Taste Of Teal Gala At Hyatt Regency Birmingham – The Wynfrey Hotel (6:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• The City of Hoover is asking you to join National Night Out! It's an opportunity for the whole community to come together and enjoy displays, food trucks, and car shows. It's all happening at the Riverchase Galleria Belk Parking lot on Mar. 21 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. (City of Hoover via Facebook)
• Is your little one looking to play the orange ball hoop sport? Hoover YMCA's Tiny Tots Basketball is hosting sports skills classes for 5- and 6-year-olds. They shared a photo of one class underway and said to keep an eye out for newly scheduled classes in the future. (Hoover YMCA via Facebook)
• Friends of the Hoover Public Library is inviting you to have a fun time with storyteller Verna Gates. "Renegade Squirrels and Other Nut Cases" will take place on Monday, Mar. 6 at 10 a.m. at the Hoover Public Library. (Friends of the Hoover Public Library via Facebook)

Alrighty, you're all good for today! I'll see you soon.

— Miranda Fraraccio

About me: Miranda Fraraccio is a staff writer for content creation agency Lightning Media Partners. She is a graduate of the University of Rhode Island, where she earned degrees in Writing & Rhetoric and Communication Studies. In her free time, you can find her traveling, drinking tea, or practicing film photography.