🌱MBHS Student Is No. 2 Distinguished Young Woman + American Flag Relay

Hello again, friends! 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 locally. Because community news matters! Here goes.

First, today's weather:

Showers and a heavier t-storm. High: 84 Low: 70.

Here are the top three stories today in Mountain Brook:

1. Mountain Brook High School student Julianne Abenoja was the 1st runner-up in the final competition for Distinguished Young Woman 2022 in Mobile, winning a $20,000 college scholarship. She came in second to Katelyn Cai from Scottsdale, Arizona. See photos from Abenoja's ballet performance here. (AL.com)
2. An American flag relay in the weeks leading up to the World Games in Birmingham is underway. The flag just reached Alabama after beginning in Washington, D.C. on May 25. On July 6, it's expected to arrive in Hoover at 1 p.m., before venturing through Vestavia Hills and Homewood on the last leg to Birmingham. (WVTM 13)
3. An 18-year-old, Jaylan Bloxom, was fatally shot on Saturday evening in the Gate City neighborhood of Birmingham–not too far from Crestline. Authorities say he had gotten into a dispute with an unidentified suspect. (CBS 42)

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Today in Mountain Brook:

• Monday Matinees - Levite Jewish Community Center (1:30 p.m.)
• 4 Week Beginners Yoga Series - Mountain Brook Chamber of Commerce (4:45 p.m.)
• City Council - City of Mountain Brook (7 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Tuesday is the last day to qualify to run for municipal office. (City of Mountain Brook)
• Sunday was National Coconut Day and apparently the best coconut-inspired drink in the Birmingham area is found in Mountain Brook at Soy Y Luna. Try its Gin Colada. (Bham Now)
• Check out these four homes that are on the market in Mountain Brook. (Mountain Brook Patch)
• Mountain Brook police responded to a crash on US 280 near Green Valley Road on Friday evening. (Twitter)

That's it for today. I'll see you back in your inbox tomorrow morning with a new update!

— Dashiell Allen

Have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming Mountain Brook Daily? Contact me at mountainbrook@patch.com