🌱 MB Residents Upset Over House Construction + Sculptor Moves To AL

Hello again, everybody! It's me, Dashiell Allen, your host of the Mountain Brook Daily. Let's get this Friday started off right with a quick review of the most important things going on around town, including updates on:

• Long-lasting construction on an Overhill Road house
• A local sculptor with international fame moves back to Alabama
• Ritch's Pharmacy discusses the nation's Adderall shortage

But first, today's weather:

Partly sunny. High: 53 Low: 32.

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Here are the top three stories today in Mountain Brook:

1. Some residents are complaining about an expensive construction project they say has been going on for over five years at 3180 Overhill Road in Old Mountain Brook. They brought their concerns to a City Council meeting on Monday and were told the project was following city regulations. Here's the latest from the Council. (Village Living)
2. World-renowned sculptor Elizabeth MacQueen, who grew up in Mountain Brook, has recently moved back to Alabama (Huntsville) from Mexico, with a goal "to bring more global artists to this high-tech town." (AL.com)
3. Ritch's Pharmacy in Mountain Brook is one of thousands across the country dealing with an Adderall medication shortage, including its generic brands. In just one morning the store received 75 calls asking for the drug, according to pharmacist Rebecca Sorrell, who said an initial resupplying could come by the second or third weeks of February. (WBRC)

Today in Mountain Brook:

• Pickleball open play — Levite Jewish Community Center (9 a.m.)
• AEIVA Presents Donté K. Hayes: Objects of Tomorrow (12 p.m.)
• Girls Varsity Basketball at Pell City — Pell City High School (6 p.m.)
• Boys Varsity Basketball at Pell City — Pell City High School (7:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Millie Rudder is the 2023 Board President of the Mountain Brook Chamber of Commerce. According to a publication, "she currently serves as the retail market manager for Birmingham at First Horizon Bank, and this will be her 6th year serving on the board." (Mountain Brook Chamber via Instagram)
• On-site kindergarten registration is coming up at Mountain Brook elementary schools in early February. See the dates for each one here. (Mountain Brook Schools via Twitter)
• Check out Spartan Sips, a weekly coffee hour put on by Mountain Brook Junior High and High School's Special Education classes. Student Leo Godwin has the story for MBHS Spartan 2 News. (Mountain Brook Schools)

Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Friday! I'll see you soon.

— Dashiell Allen

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