🌱 Brookley By The Bay Park Workshop Nov. 10 + West Mobile Shooting

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Here are the top three stories in Mobile today:

1. The City of Mobile and its various consultants are hosting a workshop regarding the ongoing Brookley by the Bay Park project. The second public meeting is intended to help shape the future of the 98-acre park site, located along the western shore of the bay, just east of the Mobile Aeroplex at Brookley. The workshop will take place on Nov. 10. at the James Seals Community Center (540 Texas Street) from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. (NBC 15 WPMI)
2. On Monday night, police say a man was murdered and an officer was wounded in a gun battle in West Mobile. Police responded to a shooting report in the 800 block of Bryant Street at around 6:45 p.m. and found 31-year-old Matthew Richardson suffering from a life-threatening gunshot wound. The victim was later pronounced deceased by Mobile County EMS. Police say the suspect, 20-year-old Zackery Hannah, who was armed with a shotgun, was struck multiple times while engaging in gunfire with police. A canine was deployed to assist in the apprehension. (Fox 10 News)
3. The Mobile Area Interfaith Conference (MAIC) will be hosting a Lunch N’ Learn Destination Re-Entry, as part of The Academy for Career Development. MAIC hosts a variety of programs to help employers seeking qualified candidates by providing job readiness and various other workforce development training. The Lunch N' Learn will take place on Tuesday, Nov. 15 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Innovation Portal. MAIC will also be hosting a Christmas Gala — the organization’s major fundraiser of the year — on Dec. 8 at Mobile Government Plaza Atrium. (Fox 10 News)

Today in Mobile:

• Good Listener Storytime, At Monte L. Moorer/Spring Hill Branch Library (9:00 AM)
• Learning Lunch: The Steamboat Era In Alabama With Tom McGehee, At History Museum Of Mobile (12:00 PM)
• Stargazing Exhibit, At Ben May Main Library (11:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Join Mobile County and participate in Operation Green Light now through Nov. 13 to shine a light of appreciation, hope, and support for veterans. For more information, click here. (Mobile County, Alabama via Facebook)
• Another successful Operation Clean Sweep event was held in Irvington on Saturday (Nov. 5). The following was collected for proper disposal or recycling: 371 acceptable loads of rubbish, 14 bins of electronic waste totaling 8,127 pounds, 557 tires, and scrap metal. (Mobile County, Alabama via Facebook)
• In nearby Daphne, a series of car burglaries from over the weekend is under investigation. (WKRG News 5)
• Mobile County has low voter turnout, according to the Alabama Secretary of State. 289,743 were registered as active voters in Mobile County, but out of that number, only 25,961 people voted which equals to about 9 percent turnout. (WKRG News 5)

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.