🌱 Alabama To Halt Abortions + Mountain Brook Man Saved By Sons

Hey, everybody! It's me, Dashiell Allen, your host of the Daily. My apologies for the pause in the newsletters this week–I was out sick, but now am fully recovered. Here are all the things you need to know about what's happening in town.

First, today's weather:

An afternoon thunderstorm. High: 90 Low: 73.

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Here are the top four stories today in Mountain Brook:

1. After the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Friday to overturn Roe Vs. Wade, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall wrote in a statement, “The issue of abortion now returns to the states— and the State of Alabama has unequivocally elected to be a protector of unborn life,” adding that Alabama laws prohibiting abortion are "in full effect." Here's how the state's elected officials reacted to the ruling. (AL.com)
2. A Mountain Brook man, Brad Hassig, was saved from drowning by his ten-year-old sons Bridon and Christian, who miraculously pulled him out of their backyard pool and performed CPR without training after they noticed he had become unconscious. (WBRC)
3. Homewood is considering changing its form of local government to be more like its neighbors in Mountain Brook and Vestavia Hills, by hiring a city manager. In Mountain Brook, the manager, responsible for day-to-day city operations, is hired by the City Council and reports to both the mayor and council – and can be dismissed by a two-thirds vote. (thehomewoodstar.com)
4. A Nashville-based taco restaurant, Ladybird Taco, is opening its first location in Alabama soon in Lane Parke. Brooks Veazey, the co-owner, is a Birmingham native. (Over The Mountain Journal)

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Today in Mountain Brook:

• Outdoor Pool open today - Levite Jewish Community Center (all day)

From my notebook:

• On Sunday, football player Emil Ekiyor of the Alabama Crimson will be signing autographs at Mountain Brook City Hall as part of a fundraiser to support 25,000 Alabama school children with new shoes. (Mountain Brook Chamber via Instagram)
• The City of Birmingham's annual 4th of July celebration will also mark the 2022 World Games with a fireworks display from red mountain. (Village Living)
• Congratulations to Mountain Brook High School student Isabel Smith for being named Gatorade's Alabama Girls Soccer Play of the Year. (Twitter)
• The Mountain Brook Police Department's self defense training class this weekend is already sold out–but you can still add yourself to the waitlist. (Twitter)

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

— Dashiell Allen

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