🌱 Patch AM: Where Spartan boys and girls stand in this week’s 6A rankings

Hi Mountain Brook! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Where Spartan boys and girls stand in this week’s 6A rankings
• How will Mountain Brook’s new tax reshape streets, trails and Brookwood?
• How Lane Parke transformed Mountain Brook Village after nearly 20 years

Also on today's calendar: A Christmas Carol, a solo Performance by Mark Cabus! (Fri. 12/19/25) and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one astronaut stranded on the moon say to another? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Cooler with plenty of sun, with a high of 51 and low of 31 degrees.
• Saturday: Sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 63, low: 44.
• Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 62 and low of 44 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Spartans boys at No. 6 in latest ASWA poll (villagelivingonline.com) — Mountain Brook High School’s boys basketball team is ranked No. 6 in the latest ASWA Class 6A poll, while the girls sit just outside the top 10 after a strong win over Tuscaloosa County. The rankings highlight how competitive both Spartan squads are in a stacked 6A field this season.
   

2. Village Living Best of 2025: 5 storylines to watch in 2026 (villagelivingonline.com) — Mountain Brook residents face a pivotal 2026 as a new mayor and city manager implement a 1-cent sales tax starting April 1 to fund sidewalks, drainage, and corridor fixes. Key projects will hinge on coordination with Homewood at Brookwood Village and on the Shades Creek Greenway link from Mountain Brook’s Irondale Furnace Trail toward a regional Lakeshore-to-Irondale connection.
   

3. Back When: Lane Parke's long road to opening (villagelivingonline.com) — Lane Parke’s long-awaited mixed-use development in Mountain Brook Village finally reached full grand opening in November 2023 after nearly two decades of planning and phased construction. Residents now have new apartments, shops, restaurants, a hotel, and services like a post office and ABC store reshaping the village’s commercial core.
   

4. Madison joins online sales tax lawsuit against state (themadisonrecord.com) — Mountain Brook is one of several Alabama cities joining a lawsuit challenging how the state handles online sales tax revenue under the Simplified Sellers Use Tax program. Madison’s recent vote to join Tuscaloosa’s suit highlights growing concern that SSUT diverts local tax dollars away from city services, with officials split over legal costs and political fallout.
   

📸 Around Mountain Brook

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mountain Brook

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 19

• Mike Cooley
  201 41st St S, Birmingham
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday December 19

• A Christmas Carol, a solo Performance by Mark Cabus! (Fri. 12/19/25)
  Central Alabama Theater , 36 Church St , Mountain Brook
  7:30 pm

Saturday December 20

• Ella Perry & Spencer Lawson — The Cook Store
  The Cook Store of Mountain Brook , 2841 Cahaba Rd , Birmingham
  5:00 pm
• Alabama Ballet - George Balanchine's The Nutcracker
  BJCC East Exhibition Hall , 2100 Richard Arrington Boulevard North , Birmingham
  6:00 pm

Sunday December 21

• All Aglow - Set (Choose One)
  Painting with a Twist , 701 Doug Baker Blvd #106 , Birmingham
  1:30 pm
• Holiday Spectacular 2025
  Red Mountain Theatre Arts Campus , 1600 3rd Ave S , Birmingham
  2:00 pm

Tuesday December 23

• American Red Cross blood drive
  Levite Jewish Community Center , 3960 Montclair Rd , Birmingham
  10:00 am

Wednesday December 24

• HOLIDAY HOURS 5 a.m.-6 p.m.
  Levite Jewish Community Center , 3960 Montclair Rd , Birmingham

📣 Mountain Brook Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday December 19

• Coffee Playdate!
  Homewood Chamber of Commerce , 7 Hollywood Blvd , Homewood
  9:30 am
• Sunshine Creamery: Santa Visit
  Vestavia Hills Chamber of Commerce , 3390 Morgan Drive , Vestavia Hills
  12:00 pm
• Holiday Party
  Longleaf Liberty Park , 451 Liberty Pkwy , Birmingham
  4:30 pm
• Valley Of Doves + Red Harp + Star Witness
  Woodlawn Theatre Bham LLC , 5503 1st Ave N , Birmingham
  6:00 pm

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Ok Mountain Brook! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

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