🌱 Break-In At Mountain Brook Pharmacy + Soccer Season Expectations

Welcome back, Mountain Brook! I'm here in your inbox per usual to tell you everything you need to know about what's going on in town. Today's briefing includes:

• A break-in at Ritch's Pharmacy
• Mountain Brook soccer teams look forward to the season
• "Mayor's Minute" for March

But first, today's weather: Some rain and a thunderstorm. High: 74 Low: 47.

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Here are the top three stories in Mountain Brook today:

1. Police are investigating an overnight break-in at Ritch's Pharmacy on Cahaba Road on Tuesday night, which left the store's front doors shattered. (WBRC)
2. The Mountain Brook boys' and girls' soccer teams are hoping to follow up on their achievements in 2022, when the boys won the Class 6A championships and the girls made it to the playoffs. The girls' team is losing 10 senior players from last year, so there's lots of shoes to fill. They both play in an area with Pell City, Shades Valley and Woodlawn. (Village Living)
3. Here's a look back at the life and career of the late Mountain Brook mayor, Terry Oden, who passed away on Jan. 10. "He was extremely proud of this community. Although he was not a native, [Mountain Brook] became his adopted home," said City Manager Sam Gaston. He also recalled that "One of his hobbies was buying and collecting, [along with some friends] old fire trucks and restoring them." (Village Living)

Today in Mountain Brook:

• Boys JV Soccer at Ben Russell HS — Sylacauga HS (4 p.m.)
• Baseball — JV Home vs Homewood (4:30 p.m.)
• Student Directed One Act Festival (FAC) (7 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• In his March Mayor's Minute, Mayor Stewart Welch III highlighted three films that were recently shot in Mountain Brook: "'The Tutor' starring Garrett Hedlund ('Troy' with Brad Pitt), Noah Schnapp ('Abe') and Victoria Justice ('A Perfect Pairing')." (Village Living)
• The O'Neal Library reported its telephone lines were out as of during the day on Thursday. (The O'Neal Library via Facebook)
• The Mountain Brook Schools Foundation is hosting a "learning conference for educators" on June 20 and 21, at Mountain Brook High School. Registration is open now. (Eventbrite)

Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Friday. I'll see you around!

— Dashiell Allen

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