🌱 Mountain Brook Santa Exhibition + U.S. 280 Gelato Shop

Hey, everybody! It's Friday in Mountain Brook and I'm back in your inbox with everything that's fit to print about what's happening locally, including updates on...

• 🎅🏼 An exhibition of Santa Claus pictures is coming to town.
• 🍨 A new gelato shop on U.S. 280 is recreating a European feel.
• 🏈 The Mountain Brook high school football quarterfinals are tonight.

But first, today's weather:

Plenty of sun, but cool. High: 54 Low: 30.

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Here are the top four stories in Mountain Brook today:

1. Vestavia Hills artist Dirk Walker's paintings of Santa Claus will be on display at Brombergs in Mountain Brook starting Dec. 1. He began making them 25 years ago, originally inspired by the Santas on Coca Cola bottles. (Over The Mountain Journal)
2. Red Mountain Theatre’s Holiday Spectacular is also coming to the Over the Mountain area from Dec. 1 to 18, featuring animals provided by the Tickled Pink Petting Zoo. (Over The Mountain Journal)
3. There's a new gelato shop along U.S. 280, which is trying to mimic a European aesthetic to such a degree that its banning "cell phones, laptops, profanity and scantily clad patrons." (AL.com)
4. Vestavia Hills police are searching for a 17 year old who has been missing since Monday, Nov. 14. (CBS 42)

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Today in Mountain Brook:

• After Hours Super Smash Bros Tournament — O'Neal Library (6 p.m.)
• Football — Quarter Final Round - MB vs Hartselle (7 p.m.)

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From my notebook:

• The Mountain Brook and Hartselle high school football teams will meet on the field for the first time in a playoff "showdown" tonight. (AL.com)
• Check out these five houses on the market in Mountain Brook. (Mountain Brook Patch)
• The Treadwell Barbershop has needed to move to a temporary location at 330 Rele St. in Lane Park due to the fire at the Ray and Poynor building, Mountain Brook Magazine reports. (Mountain Brook Magazine via Instagram)
• The O'Neal Library is sharing some delicious recipes for the Thanksgiving dinner table. (The O'Neal Library via Facebook)
• Check out this extended video of Mountain Brook Superintendent Dicky Barlow talking about the school system for a national audience. (Mountain Brook Schools via Twitter)

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

— Dashiell Allen

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