🌱 Mountain Brook Election Day + HS Volleyball Update + Scrapyard Fire

Hello, everybody! I'm back in your inbox this Election Day morning to walk you through all the most important things happening in town today–remember, the polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Keep reading for the latest.

First, today's weather:

A p.m. t-storm in spots. High: 81 Low: 70.

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Here are the top four stories in Mountain Brook today:

1. Saturday in high school volleyball, Mountain Brook's team lost to Spanish Park. They then went on to beat Westminster Christian, Helena, Grissom and Cherokee Bluff, but later lost to St. Paul’s and Spain Park in "Juanita Boddie play." (AL.com)
2. If you saw a huge plume of smoke descending over the Birmingham area on Saturday it most likely came from a scrapyard fire at 2100 block Vanderbilt Road. See a dramatic video of the blaze here. (WVTM 13)
3. The Levite Jewish Community Center of Birmingham is restarting its monthly food pantry Thursday at 10 a.m. After that, it will take place on the second Tuesday of the month, starting with September 13. (Instagram)
4. The home-grown Alabama Pants Store – which has a branch in Crestline – went viral last year on TikTok during the University of Alabama's sorority rush season. Since then, demand for the store's brand hasn't ceased. Its Instagram account has even garnered almost 80,000 followers. (Inc.com)

Today in Mountain Brook:

• Municipal Election - City of Mountain Brook (7 a.m.)
• Mindful Walk & Yoga in the Gardens - Birmingham Botanical Gardens (8:30 a.m.)
• Beginner sign language classes at The O'Neal Library (5:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Mountain Brook Police cleared a crash on Montevallo Road close to Cherry Street yesterday morning. (Twitter)
• Tickets are now on pre-sale for Alabama Ballet's production of The Nutcracker, which will run from December 16 to 23. (Alabama Ballet via Instagram)
• Check out how this local Mountain Brook business, Bromberg & Company, Inc., has changed its logo over the past 186 years. (Mountain Brook Chamber via Instagram)
• The O'Neal Library's elevator is currently out of service – for the moment it is using the emergency stairwell to access the second floor. (The O'Neal Library via Facebook)
• You have until today at noon to order a 2022 Mountain Brook High School homecoming t-shirt. (Mountain Brook Schools via Facebook)

Alrighty, you're all caught up for today. I'll see you soon!

— Dashiell Allen

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