🌱Mountain Brook Named 'Bee City' + Student Nominated To Naval Academy

Good morning, everybody! It's me, Dashiell Allen, your host of the Mountain Brook Patch newsletter. Let's get this Thursday started off right, with a quick guide to the most important things happening in town these days. Today you'll learn about...

• Mountain Brook becoming Alabama's first "bee city"
• A local student nominated to the U.S. Naval Academy
• What to know about daylight savings

But first, today's weather: Cooler with occasional rain. High: 56 Low: 54.

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Here are the top three stories in Mountain Brook today:

1. Mountain Brook has been named the first "bee city USA affiliate" in Alabama. Bee City USA is an initiative to create habitats for pollinator species, 40 percent of which are considered endangered. The city also plans on holding public awareness events about pollinators. (Village Living)
2. Congressman Gary Palmer has nominated Matthew Walton from Mountain Brook High School to the U.S. Naval Academy. Here's a full list of his nominations across the congressional district. (Shelby County Reporter)
3. Alabama clocks will move one hour forward in just a few days — on March 12 — despite Gov. Kay Ivey signing a bill in 2021 that would have made daylight savings time year-round. The bill can't go into effect unless similar legislation is passed by Congress on the federal level. (CBS 42)

Today in Mountain Brook:

• Brunch with Bridgeways — Mountain Brook Chamber of Commerce (11 a.m.)
• Yoga at the O'Neal Library (12:30 p.m.)
• Girls Varsity Soccer @ Pell City High School - (5 p.m.)
• Chamber Junior Board Meeting — Mountain Brook Chamber of Commerce (5:25 p.m.)
• Boys Varsity Soccer @ Pell City HS — Mountain Brook High School (7 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Another large-scale competition is coming to the area. In 2024 Birmingham will host the Transplant Games of America, "a celebration of life for transplant recipients, living donors, donor families, individuals on the waiting list." (Bham Now)
• Combs Village Healthcare is the latest addition to English Village. It's run by Bryan Combs, a "Family & Orthopedic Nurse Practitioner with a team that provides health care, hydration, disease management, and more." (Mountain Brook Chamber via Instagram)
• Cpl. Glen White from the Mountain Brook Police Department stopped by Crestline Elementary to talk with pre-k students about general safety. (Crestline Elementary via Twitter)

That's it for today. I'll see you around!

— Dashiell Allen

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