🌱 Holiday Grants For Local Orgs + City Supports Trader Joe's Petition

Hello again, everybody! It's me, Miranda Fraraccio, your host of the Daily. Let's get this day started off right, with a quick guide to the most important things going on in town these days.

But first, today's weather:

Plenty of sun, but cool. High: 57 Low: 38.

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Here are the top three stories in Mobile today:

1. Three south Alabama groups are among 16 total organizations getting holiday grants from All In Credit Union. Dauphin Island Sea Lab will receive $20,000, Penelope House will receive $14,536, and Love All Pantry will receive $10,000. In total, the 16 organizations will receive $225,633 in funding — $200,000 of which comes from the All In Credit Union Board of Directors and the remaining comes from The Helping Hands Foundation. (WKRG News 5)
2. The City of Mobile is throwing weight behind an effort to get a Trader Joe's in the area. On Thursday, the city shared a link to a petition on its official Facebook page, along with a message that stated "The City of Mobile is working to create a grassroots effort to bring Trader Joe's to Mobile." Residents interested in seeing a new Trader Joe's location in the neighborhood are asked to fill out this form. (NBC 15 WPMI)
3. The Mobile Police Department says they arrested a man on multiple charges of burglary, drugs, and leaving a baby near drugs. On Wednesday, officers were called to the 2000 block of Summit Drive about some stolen items and found guns, drugs, and stolen items from previously reported storage unit burglaries. In addition, they found a two-month-old baby near drugs and returned the baby to its mother. Jason Secrest, 40, was arrested and charged with five counts of commercial burglary, possession of a controlled substance, and chemical endangerment of a child. (WKRG News 5)

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Today in and around Mobile:

• Free Pizza For A Year Event At Pizza Hut in Daphne (10:00 AM)
• Game Day Challenge At Toulminville At Mobile Public Library (2:30 PM)

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From my notebook:

• Ready to get into the holiday spirit? Pathway Church will start selling real Christmas trees this weekend. (Fox 10 News)
• The Mobile Rock & Gem Show 2022 is taking place on Thanksgiving weekend (Friday to Sunday). Over 30 dealers will be at the annual event presenting gems, jewelry, minerals, fossils, and more. (Fox 10 News)
• One Meal Mobile, a Mobile-area food pantry is asking for help from the community ahead of the holidays. If you would like to help feed a family this holiday season or donate to One Meal Mobile, click here. (WKRG News 5)
• Did you know? Mobile County comprises 1,233 square miles of land (962 unincorporated) and 412 square miles of water. Our population in the 2020 Census is nearing half a million at 414,809. (Mobile County, Alabama via Facebook)
• Mobile County is hiring! View Mobile County Commission jobs posted with the Mobile County Personnel Board here. (Mobile County, Alabama via Facebook)

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You're all caught up for today! I'll see you soon.

— 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.