🌱 Dog Pool Party Sunday + Addiction Prevention Event In Mountain Brook

Good morning, Mountain Brook! I'm here in your inbox per usual to get you caught up on everything you need to know about what's going on in town, including news about...

• Work begins soon to fix up Jefferson County's cemeteries.
• A pool party this weekend that's just for dogs!
• Construction work at Crestline Elementary

But first, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and beautiful. High: 76 Low: 47.

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Here are the top three stories in Mountain Brook today:

1. Jefferson County will soon commence work to clean the neglected Pine Hill and Shadowlawn cemeteries after the county board voted on a contractor. (6 WBRC)
2. On Sunday, Oct. 23, the Levite Jewish Community Center is holding a pool party just for dogs. The $15 entry fee will benefit the Animal League of Birmingham. (Levite JCC via Instagram)
3. Alabama is seeing record low levels of unemployment at just 2.6 percent, according to the Alabama Department of Labor. The industries in the most need for workers at the moment are "trucking, medical and retail fields." (6 WBRC)

This weekend in Mountain Brook:

• Saturday: Pine Hill and Shadowlawn cemeteriesJapanese Garden Tour - Birmingham Botanical Gardens (11 a.m.)
• Sunday: STEP UP for DOWN SYNDROME Walk - Vestavia Hills (12:30 p.m.)
• Sunday: Pink Up the Pace 5K & Fun Run - Crestline Field (2 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Here's a "birds eye view" of the latest construction work at Crestline Elementary School. (Mountain Brook Schools via Twitter)
• Next week basketball player Chris Herren will speak to the Mountain Brook community about addiction prevention. (MB Athletics via Twitter)

Thanks for following along and staying informed. See you all tomorrow for another update!

— Dashiell Allen

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