🌱 Thanksgiving Garbage Collection Change + Mobile STEM-Festival

Hello again, everybody! It's Monday in Mobile and I'm back in your inbox with everything you need to know about what's happening locally.

But first, today's weather:

Some sun, then clouds; warmer. High: 63 Low: 46.

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Here are the top three stories today in Mobile:

1. This weekend, hundreds of local families lined up outside of Hancock-Whitney Stadium to receive food for Thanksgiving from Feeding the Gulf Coast and the Senior Bowl. Some people were in line for over six hours before food distribution began. Many of the families waiting in line blame inflation, citing higher food costs this year. More food giveaways can be found here. (WKRG News 5)
2. The City of Mobile hosted its first-ever STEM festival this weekend at the Mobile Civic Center Expo Hall. There were over 40 STEM-related events for students of all ages to explore and discover. For those interested who missed out on the event, organizers say they will be back again next month. (Fox 10 News)
3. Mobile residents should be aware the Thanksgiving holiday will affect garbage collection, according to the municipality. Garbage will not be collected on Thursday. The makeup day will be on Saturday, Nov. 26. Yard debris will not be collected on Thanksgiving either, and there will be no makeup day for this. (Fox 10 News)

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Today in Mobile:

• Chess Club At West Regional Library (3:00 PM)
• Phil & Foster At The Book Cellar At Page & Palette (6:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Four high school seniors from Baldwin County were selected to perform in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Lexi Bauer (Spanish Fort High School), Lila Hearn (Daphne High), Ashton LaMarr (Fairhope), and Lily Navarre (Saint Michaels Catholic) will perform in the parade on Thursday. (WEAR)
• Judge of Probate Don Davis will perform a swearing-in ceremony for Mobile County’s recently elected legislative delegation Monday, Nov. 21. The ceremony will be held in the Auditorium of Mobile Government Plaza at 10:30 a.m. (Mobile County, Alabama via Facebook)
• Celebrate National Adopt A Senior Pet Month by stopping by a local shelter and giving a senior dog or cat a forever home! (Mobile County Animal Shelter via Facebook).

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That's it 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.