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Hello all. I'm back with your new edition of the Mountain Brook Daily, fresh off the presses. Here's all the local news you need to know right now.

Now, today's weather:

A stray afternoon t-storm. High: 87 Low: 72.

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Here are the top three stories in Mountain Brook today:

1. Mason Music is putting on a music festival Saturday. One of the headliners will be the band The Brook & The Bluff, made up of musicians originally from Mountain Brook and neighboring cities that have since relocated to Nashville, Tennessee. The band is known for its "blend of vocal harmony, soulfulness and grooviness." (Over the Mountain Journal)
2. The Mountain Brook girls volleyball team is hoping to score another State Championship this season, which starts in Spanish Fort on August 18. They've got two sets of identical twins that will hopefully put them over the edge. (Over the Mountain Journal)
3. Students at Auburn University's school of architecture and design have been shaping the urban landscape of Birmingham and towns all across Alabama for several decades. This year they're considering, among other projects, what to do about the closed down Rainbow Viaduct on 21st Street. (Village Living)

Today in Mountain Brook:

• Lunch & Learn: Flower Bulbs for Containers - Birmingham Botanical Gardens (11:30 a.m.)
• Mt Brook Soccer Registration open through Today (all day)

From my notebook:

• Here's a roundup of real estate on the market in Mountain Brook. (Mountain Brook Patch)
• You can vote now for businesses in Mountain Brook hoping to take home the prize from Alabama Retail Association Retailer of the Year Customers’ Choice Award. Vote by August 15. (Mountain Brook Chamber of Commerce via Facebook)
• The Mountain Brook alumni chapter of Kappa Delta recently gave two members awards for their service to the community–Ashley McMahon who served "on the women’s committee for The Wellhouse, a shelter for victims of human trafficking," and Susanne McMillan who has been involved with Kappa Delta House renovations at the University of Alabama. (Village Living)
• School starts tomorrow, Mountain Brook! (Twitter)
• City Hall reports that recycling pickup is currently behind schedule from Monday, with all routes impacted. They are hoping to have everything cleared up by today. (Twitter)

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

— Dashiell Allen

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