🌱 Mountain Brook City Council Elections + Alabama Has Heat Wave

Good morning, Mountain Brook! I'm back in your inbox this warm morning with your new copy of the Mountain Brook Daily. Let's get this Thursday started off right, with a quick guide to the most important things happening around town.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and very warm. High: 98 Low: 78. 🥵 The current heat wave is expected to continue through next week, unfortunately. (AL.com)

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Here are the top three stories today in Mountain Brook:

1. The City of Mountain Brook will be holding municipal elections to fill three City Council positions on August 23. Those interested in running have until June 28 to qualify. Currently two incumbents, Lloyd Shelton and Billy Pritchard, are running for re-election, while Alice Womack is not, leaving one seat empty. So far, Graham Smith, a member of the Mountain Brook Planning Council, is qualified to run. (Village Living)
2. In addition to providing four police officers to assist Birmingham during the World Games, Mountain Brook is partnering with Homewood to put up welcoming signs along U.S. 280 for drivers entering The Magic City. The police department's also planning to add up to 14 vehicles to its fleet. (Village Living)
3. Last week, according to reports, anti-Semitic flyers were distributed in several Mountain Brook neighborhoods, causing the city to release the following statement: “Based on the recent events of Antisemitic literature being distributed in our neighborhoods, we would like to go on record saying The City of Mountain Brook unequivocally stands against Antisemitism of any kind in our community.”(City of Mountain Brook)

Today in Mountain Brook:

• Chamber of Commerce Board - City of Mountain Brook (7:30 a.m.)
• Jack and Jill Foundation Youth Sports Camp (3 p.m.)
• Thursday Family Fun Nights at the Outdoor Pool (5 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Central Alabama Theater's upcoming show in Mountain Brook, "Miss(ed) Firecrackers with Sunny Brown & Kristin Staskowski at CAT CABARET," will take the stage at 36 Church Street on July 2. You can get tickets by clicking here. (Central Alabama Theater via Facebook)
• Due to staffing shortages, the O'Neal Library has cancelled all children's department programming until next week. (Instagram)
• Check out the latest small business member profile from the Mountain Brook Chamber of Commerce. Southern Lab Partners is a local testing clinic, for blood testing, PCR tests, and much more. (Mountain Brook Chamber via Instagram)

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

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