🌱 Mountain Brook Sports News + Homewood Gourmet Reopens

Hi there, Mountain Brook! I'm here in your inbox per usual to get you up to speed on everything you need to know about what's going on around town, including news on...

• The latest in Mountain Brook sports.
• Homewood Gourmet reopens in a walkable area.
• Tips from the Mountain Brook police.

But first, today's weather: A t-storm around in the p.m. High: 85 Low: 67.

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Here are the top three stories today in Mountain Brook:

1. Here's the latest updates in Mountain Brook sports, including wins for the girls softball and track & field teams. This week the softball team is competing in the Class 6A East Regional in Albertville. (Village Living)
2. Homewood Gourmet reopened this week after five months, in a more walkable part of town that's also close to Mountain Brook at 2705 18th Place. The current owners have owned the business for the past 13 years and it's been open since 1998. The menu isn't changing, featuring New Orleans-influenced po-boys. (Bham Now)
3. Police were searching on Tuesday for a masked man who robbed a Wells Fargo bank in Hoover. (AL.com)

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Today in Mountain Brook:

• Jewish Culture and Conversation — Levite Jewish Community Center (12 p.m.)
• Bingo Night — Publix GreenWise Market Mountain Brook (6 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• In a letter to the editor, Ron Creel founder of The Alabama Games, thanks Mayor Stewart Welch "for his kind words about the Alabama State Games and invite all Mountain Brook athletes to go to ALAGAMES.com to see our lists of sports and register for their sport." The opening ceremony for the games will take place on June 9. (Village Living)
• Check out these homes for sale in and around the Mountain Brook area. (Mountain Brook Patch)
• Here's "five tips to keep youth safe from drugs online" from the Mountain Brook Police Department. (Mountain Brook Police Department via Facebook)

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— Dashiell Allen

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