🌱 Mountain Brook Football + Birmingham Restaurant Week Returns

Hey, neighbors! It's me, Dashiell Allen, your host of the Mountain Brook Daily — back in your inbox with everything that's fit to print about what's happening locally. Without further ado...

First, today's weather:

Cloudy, heavy t-storms; humid. High: 89 Low: 70.

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Here are the top three stories in Mountain Brook today:

1. Mountain Brook football players spoke about making a final push at AL.com's sports media day on Monday, after they had fallen short to Clay-Chalkville in the semifinals last season. “They fumbled a punt and we got the ball and got an 11-yard gain and we fumbled. It’s something from the very first day of rec league football: block, tackle and secure the football," said Chris Yeager. The event marked "the unofficial kickoff of the 2022 Birmingham area high-school football season." (AL.com)
2. The 13th annual Otey's Festival is set for July 16 at Otey's Tavern. Tickets go for $100 (with free entry for those under 20), and proceeds go to the Phoenix of Club of Birmingham, which supports young men in business and philanthropy. There'll be lots of live music also. (Over The Mountain Journal)
3. Three Mountain Brook restaurants are participating in Birmingham's summer 22 restaurant week (July 21-30.) They are Sol Y Luna Tapas and Tequila, The Gardens Café by Kathy G and Vino. A preview party is set for July 19 in Homewood, with tickets starting at $25. (Village Living)

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Today in Mountain Brook:

• Vinyasa Yoga in the Gardens - Birmingham Botanical Gardens (8:30 a.m.)
• Lunch & Learn: Stormwater Management Highlights (11:30 a.m.)
• Secondhand Style with Stylist Mindi Shapiro (2 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Here's the latest medal count from the World Games (as of Monday): Germany's in the lead with 15 gold medals, while the U.S. is in 15th with "one gold, four silver and four bronze medals." (AL.com)
• The Mountain Brook Animal Control found a dog earlier this week on Westchester Road. She's described as "wearing a green and pink collar with a bow, but doesn’t have any form of ID," and is currently at Hoke Animal Clinic waiting to be recovered by her family. (Mountain Brook Animal Control via Facebook)
• Mountain Brook Fire Department: "Dinner and Dessert! Big thanks to this little man." (Mountain Brook Fire Department via Facebook)
• Overbrook Road from Park Brook to Beechwood will be closed this Friday, July 15, from 8:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. so that dead trees can be removed. (Twitter)

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

— Dashiell Allen

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