🌱 Fire At Mountain Brook Business + Market Noel At Finely Center

Hey, friends! It's me, Dashiell Allen, your host of the Mountain Brook Daily. Here's all the local news you need to know right now. In this issue, we'll touch on...

• A fire broke out on Wednesday at the Ray and Poyner real estate building.
• Crumbl Cookies is set to open soon in Lane Parke.
• Mountain Brook and Vestavia Hills legislators met on Tuesday to discuss education in the two towns.

But first, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and cold. High: 46 Low: 27.

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Here are the top four stories in Mountain Brook today:

1. The Ray and Poynor real estate building in Mountain Brook. across from the Birmingham Zoo, caught on fire early Wednesday morning, and will likely need to be demolished, according to authorities. Owner Henry Ray says he's grateful none of his colleagues were hurt. (WIAT - CBS42.com)
2. The Junior League of Birmingham's 2022 Market Noel is happening now at the Finely Center in Hoover through Nov. 19, featuring 100 merchants selling "clothing, jewelry, home decor, holiday items and other goods." (Village Living)
3. Crumbl Cookies is coming to Lane Parke next to Mountain Brook Village later this year, according to Crawford Square Real Estate Advisors. The store will feature over 200 rotating cookie flavors. (Bham Now)
4. Legislators met with community members from Mountain Brook and Vestavia Hills at the 18th annual PTO Legislative Forum on Tuesday, where they discussed topics including health and safety, whether charter schools should receive municipal funding, and the issue of teacher shortages throughout the country. (Vestavia Voice)

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Today in Mountain Brook:

• Hollywood Feed University Presents Free, Online Course on Holiday Pet Safety (8 a.m.)
• Boys & Girls Varsity Bowling vs Homewood — Bowlero Riverview 280 (4 p.m.)
• Wild Honey Flower Truck and a visit from Santa at Smith's Variety Store (4 p.m.)
• Mountain Brook Police Department — Community Safety Meeting at Canterbury United Methodist Church (5:45 p.m.)
• Southern Jewish Voices with David Sher (6 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• The Mountain Brook Police Department is set to host another Situational Awareness Class on Dec. 12-14 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. with limited spots. Contact Sgt. Battle at battlec@mtnbrook.org to sign up, according to the department. (Mountain Brook Police Department via Facebook)
• Today is you buy three pieces you can get one pair of Effie earrings for free from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Mountain Brook Chamber of Commerce via Facebook)
• Lloyd Shelton, upon being sworn in for his third term on the Mountain Brook City Council, said, "The desire to serve and kind to give back is still there. That's why I ran. I feel very much the desire to continue to serve and be responsible in how we do it." (Village Living)

You're officially in the loop for today. I'll be in your inbox tomorrow morning with your next update!

— Dashiell Allen

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