🌱 Cornerstone Schools Of AL Fundraiser + Mtn. Brook Basketball Win

Good morning, friends! It's me, Dashiell Allen, your host of the Mountain Brook Patch newsletter — here to tell you everything you need to know about what's happening in town these days. Including updates on...

• An event hosted by Cornerstone Schools of Alabama's Junior Board
• A basketball win
• A look inside Mountain Brook Junior High

But first, today's weather: Warm; breezy in the morning. High: 81 Low: 59.

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Here are the top stories today in Mountain Brook:

1. Cornerstone Schools of Alabama's Junior Board is organizing its 18th annual Schoolhouse Rock fundraiser for March 10. The board's leader is Mountain Brook resident Allie Elliott, who said she remembers volunteering there when she was growing up. (Over the Mountain Journal)
2. The Mountain Brook high school basketball team beat Huffman 71-59 at the Northeast Regional Class 6A boys final on Tuesday, defeating the same team they had lost to in the regional final's overtime last season. (AL.com)
3. Jefferson County commissioners are considering whether to grant $750,000 in funding annually for the next three years to hold the Magic City Classic in Birmingham, with tensions running high over the proposal at a meeting this week. (WVTM 13)

Today in Mountain Brook:

• Girls & Boys Varsity Track and Field vs Five Team Battle Royale -Home (4 p.m.)
• Boys Soccer JV and Varsity @ Leeds 5 p.m., 7 p.m. (5 p.m.)
• Boys Freshman Soccer at Spain Park HS — Spain Park HS (5 p.m.)
• Disability Rights & Resources Presents “An Evening With Josh Blue” (5:30 p.m.)
• Friends of O'Neal Library Preview Party (6 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Here's a look inside the new building at Mountain Brook Junior High School. (Mountain Brook Schools via Twitter)
• Crestline resident Jane Huston Crommelin has been selling houses for the past 22 years. Read more about her story here. (STROLL Crestline via Instagram)
• Check out these new store openings around the area, including Blackbird, a gift boutique in Hoover. (Bham Now)

You're officially in the loop for today. See you all tomorrow morning for another update!

— Dashiell Allen

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