🌱 Crestline's 'Top Dog' + Exhibition Driving Crash

Hey, everybody! It's Monday in Mountain Brook and I'm back in your inbox to get you caught up on all the most important things happening in our community, including news about:

• The Canterbury United Methodist Church stays in the North Alabama Conference.
• Crestline's "top dog" Amos.
• The O'Neal Library's Charlie Brown movie screening.

But first, today's weather:

Mostly cloudy. High: 64 Low: 53.

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Here are the top three stories in Mountain Brook today:

1. Mountain Brook's Canterbury United Methodist Church is one of the largest congregations in the North Alabama Conference to remain, after 198 churches have decided to split. The split comes amid debates over accepting same-sex marriage, although the Conference maintained its traditional stance banning it. (AL.com)
2. Birmingham city leaders are saying "enough" after an accident at a Friday night exhibition driving event left 13 people injured. They say this is a recurring problem in Birmingham, which can sometimes have fatal consequences. (CBS 42)
3. Meet Amos, Crestline's "top dog," who can be seen sometimes walking children to school, or even waking them up in the morning. (STROLL Crestline via Instagram)

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Today in Mountain Brook:

• Monday Matinees - Levite Jewish Community Center (1:30 p.m.)
• MBS Board Work Session / Crestline Elementary /3785 W. Jackson Blvd (2 p.m.)
• Board of Education - City of Mountain Brook (3:30 p.m.)
• City Council - City of Mountain Brook (7:00 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Check out these five homes on the market near Mountain Brook. (Mountain Brook Patch)
• The O'Neal Library is holding a family movie night screening of A Charlie Brown Christmas on Tuesday, Dec. 13 at 5:30 p.m, with an appearance from Mrs. Clause. (The O'Neal Library via Facebook)

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You're all caught up for today! I'll see you back in your inbox tomorrow with a new update.

— Dashiell Allen

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