🌱 Civitas Restaurant Anniversary And Announcement + Restaurant Week

Hello, everybody. I'm back in your inbox this morning with everything you need to know about what's happening these days in town. In today's Daily, we'll cover these stories and more:

• Civitas celebrates its anniversary soon
• Read about Mountain Brook basketball star Ty Davis' family of athletes
• Birmingham restaurant week starts today

But first, today's weather:

Chilly with low clouds. High: 48 Low: 28.

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Here are the top three stories in Mountain Brook today:

1. Civitas Restaurant in Mountain Brook is celebrating its one-year anniversary on Feb. 1 with "complementary wine" and "light bites" courtesy of Chef Jamahl Payne. Here's an older article on the restaurant's opening. (Village Living)
2. Ty Davis, the Mountain Brook basketball team's junior guard, comes from a family of ball players. His father, Tyler Davis, played with a teammate in high school who went on to the NBA, and is now head coach at Mountain Brook. His mother also played ball, as did his brother. Read more about the family here. (Over the Mountain Journal)
3. Birmingham Restaurant Week, which includes restaurants in Mountain Brook, begins today and runs through Feb. 5! Here's the lineup of participating businesses. (CBS 42)

Today in Mountain Brook:

• Basketball open play — Levite Jewish Community Center (6 a.m.)
• "Cupcake wars" at O'Neal Library (3:30 p.m.)
• Library Loot Book Club — O'Neal Library (4:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• A bill introduced by Congressman Gary Palmer, who represents Mountain Brook, passed the House of Representatives. It would make settlements made by federal agencies accessible to the public, according to a news release. (Rep. Gary Palmer via Twitter)
• Here's Mountain Brook Junior High School's outdoor track and field schedule. The first meets are in early March. (MB Athletics via Twitter)
• More news from Civitas! It's expanding with an "ALL DAY Coffee to Cocktail Cafe"! (B'ham Now)

Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Thursday! See you tomorrow morning for another update.

— Dashiell Allen

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