🌱Lane Parke Next Phase Opening This Spring + When To Ship Packages By

Hey, everybody. It's Tuesday in Mountain Brook and I'm back in your inbox with everything you need to know about what's happening locally, including news about...

• More of Lane Parke is opening soon.
• The deadline to mail packages this holiday season.
• Pictures from last Sunday's annual Holiday Parade.

But first, today's weather:

Mostly cloudy, showers around. High: 73 Low: 64.

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Here are the top stories in Mountain Brook today:

1. The next phase of Mountain Brook's Lane Parke luxury multi-use development is scheduled to be fully open in February or March, with a grand opening celebration in April, Suzanna Edwards, vice president of marketing at Crawford Square Real Estate Advisors, said. Some of the businesses already open include Tasc Performance, Gunn Dermatology and Ignite Cycle. (AL.com)
2. Village Dermatology, located in the Mountain Brook area, said it raised more than $10,000 at its annual celebration in October. The proceeds will benefit The WellHouse, a nonprofit supporting the female victims of human trafficking. (PR Newswire)
3. Birmingham Postmaster John Richardson said the latest anyone in the area should ship out a gift this holiday season if it needs to arrive by Christmas is Dec. 17-19. He said the United States Postal Service has expanded its services since last fall and winter. (CBS 42)

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Today in Mountain Brook:

• Community Grief Support's Over-The-Mountain Retired Widowed Support Group — Vestavia Hills United Methodist Church (10 a.m.)
• Side by Side Community Chorus Christmas Benefit Concert — Canterbury Methodist Church (2 p.m.)
• MB Bands Holiday Concert (FAC) — Mountain Brook High School (7 p.m.)
• Boys Varsity Basketball at Vestavia Hills — Vestavia Hills High School (7:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Benny, Spicy and Zesty are among the names of the pets up for adoption in Mountain Brook. (Mountain Brook Patch)
• Here's the latest job openings in the Mountain Brook area. (Mountain Brook Patch)
• Check out these photos from The City of Mountain Brook and Mountain Brook Chamber of Commerce's annual holiday parade on Sunday. (Mountain Brook Magazine via Instagram)
• And the Mountain Brook Fire Department's Santa said, "Merry Christmas from atop Engine 2 at the annual Mountain Brook holiday parade!" (Mountain Brook Fire Department via Facebook)

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

— Dashiell Allen

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