🌱Mountain Brook Dog Owners At Council Meeting + New Burger Restaurant

Hi there, Mountain Brook! I'm here in your inbox today to get you up to speed on everything you need to know about what's going on around town. Today you'll read about these stories and more:

• Dog owners ask to be allowed onto city fields at the latest council meeting.
• A new burger restaurant is coming to Homewood, near Mountain Brook.
• The latest in Mountain Brook golf news.

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Here are the top three stories in Mountain Brook today:

1. Dog owners once again asked the Mountain Brook City Council to be allowed to bring their pets on the city's sports fields at the last meeting. Members proposed various solutions, including establishing an annual payment system and corresponding dog tag. (Village Living)
2. Whiskey Foxtrot Burger Drive, currently in Hoover, is opening its second location in Homewood's Merchants Drive this summer. “We love the Mountain Brook / Homewood area where they bump into one another. We’re really excited to be there and to be part of that community,” said Ben Williams, the eatery's owner. (Bham Now)
3. Mountain Brook golf players are advancing to the Alabama High School Athletic Association's state tournament next week. That includes Thomas Norris, who along with Hartselle’s Tristan Wisener finished with an identical 4-under rounds of 68 at the North 5 Sub-State tourney at Athens’ Canebreak Golf Course. (AL.com)

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Today in Mountain Brook:

• Designer Bag Bingo — The Club, Mountain Brook (11 a.m.)
• S'mores & Pours benefiting BridgeWays! — Avondale Brewery (5 p.m.)
• "Spring Edit" outdoor event — Lane Parke (5:30 p.m.)
• Southern Jewish Voices: Barbara Aland (6 p.m.)
• MBJH Band Pops Concert (FAC) — Mountain Brook High School (7 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Check out HOMEFIT, a personal fitness training business, in the Mountain Brook Chamber of Commerce's latest member profile. (Mountain Brook Chamber of Commerce via Facebook)
• The Mountain Brook Police Department's active shooter awareness course is now full, but you can email to be on the waitlist for the next time it's offered. (Mountain Brook Police via Twitter)
• Mountain Brook Schools celebrated 17 retirees this week, that have a combined total of 282 years of teaching experience. (Mountain Brook Schools)

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