🌱 Alabama Games In Bham + Homewood Mail Theft + O'Neal Library Sale

Hello, neighbors. It's Saturday in Mountain Brook and I'm back in your inbox with everything that's fit to print about what's happening in town, including news on:

• The Alabama Games coming to Birmingham
• Mail theft in Homewood
• The O'Neal Library book sale

But first, today's weather: Mostly cloudy, showers around. High: 71 Low: 57.

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Here are the top three stories in Mountain Brook today:

1. The 40th annual Alabama Games is returning to Birmingham this June 9. It will feature everything from chess, to ultimate frisbee, to racquetball. (Bham Now)
2. State lawmakers are considering ending Alabama's minimum 4 percent tax on groceries, which currently generates $500 million annually that goes towards an education trust budget. (CBS 42)
3. In neighboring Homewood, thieves have been targeting mail drop boxes, stealing items left in them. Police recommend dropping anything off as close to collection time as possible. This has also been reported in other nearby cities, including Hoover and Pelham. (WVTM 13)

Today in Mountain Brook:

• Baseball JV Home vs Hoover (DH) — Mountain Brook High School (11 a.m.)
• Saturday Drink Specials — CharBar No.7 (11:30 a.m.)
• Boys Varsity Soccer at Spain Park HS (12 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• The Mountain Brook Chamber of Commerce recently held a ribbon cutting celebration for Mountain Brook Eye Care, "a family-owned optometry practice led by Dr. Jeremy Edgerly and his wife Chelsey, conveniently located at 921 Jemison Lane." (Mountain Brook Chamber of Commerce via Facebook)
• Another reminder that the O'Neal Library's book sale is ongoing all weekend with "books, puzzles and more!" (The O'Neal Library via Facebook)

Alrighty, you're all caught up for today. I'll see you around!

— Dashiell Allen

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