🌱Birmingham Zoo Flamingo Chicks Hatch + Jefferson County EMT Shortage

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Here are the top three stories in Mountain Brook today:

1. Exciting news from the Birmingham Zoo! For the first time in its history, flamingos hatched two adorable chicks earlier this summer–Baron and Pinecone. Flamingo pairs are monogamous, and create "volcano-shaped mud cones" for their nests. (WBRC 6)
2. Across Jefferson County, officials are concerned by a looming shortage of EMTs and emergency vehicles such as ambulances, partially due to supply-chain issues and the pandemic. Glenwood Fire Marshal Josh Bryant, for instance, is still waiting on two ambulances he ordered for his city 18 months ago. (WVTM 13)
3. Alfred Lorenzo Jenkins Jr., who had just turned 18, was killed by gunfire outside of a gas station in Birmingham at 4000 block of Messer Airport Highway on Friday evening. He was the 91st homicide victim of the year in Birmingham. (AL.com)

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Today in Mountain Brook:

• Birmingham Restaurant Week’s Wine-O-Logy at Birmingham Botanical Gardens (4:30 p.m.)
• Meet & Greet, Grab Something to Eat with Mountain Brook City Council Candidate (6 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Check out these photos from the Mason Music Fest at Avondale Brewing last Saturday. (Village Living via Facebook)
• You can expect traffic delays on Overton Road near South Brookwood Road from 8 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. this week with just one lane of traffic open. (City of Mountain Brook via Twitter)
• The Birmingham Zoo just announced the date for their annual party and fundraiser, Wild At Heart, set for September 8 at 6:30 p.m. It will feature the group Yacht Rock Schooner and an open bar. (Birmingham Zoo)

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