🌱 Truck Catches Fire On I-459 + Mountain Brook Basketball Friday Win

Hey, Mountain Brook. I'm here in your inbox today to tell you everything you need to know about what's going on around town, including news about...

• An accident on I-459.
• The best dips in Mountain Brook and Birmingham.
• Mountain Brook Basketball

But first, today's weather:

Times of clouds and sun. High: 55 Low: 35.

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Here are the top stories in Mountain Brook today:

1. A man died on Saturday night when his truck was found caught in flames with him trapped inside on I-459 South in Hoover, according to police who believe it was traveling at a high velocity before hitting a tree. (CBS 42)
2. The Mayor of Birmingham is set to a present a plan before the City Council to set up 100 prefabricated tiny homes for homeless people to live in while they work to secure permanent housing. (WVTM 13)
3. Mountain Brook's basketball team beat McAdory High School 81-71 on Friday. Area play is set to start this week. (Mountain Brook Hoops via Twitter)

Today in Mountain Brook:

• OLLI Spring Open House - Riverchase United Methodist Church (10:30 a.m.)
• MBS January Board Meeting / Mountain Brook Elementary / 3020 Cambridge Road (3:30 p.m.)
• Boys & Girls Varsity Bowling at Parker -Vestavia Bowl (4 p.m.)
• Great Short Stories - O'Neal Library (6:30 p.m.)
• City Council - City of Mountain Brook (7 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Check out these five new houses on the market in Mountain Brook. (Mountain Brook Patch)
• The buffalo chicken dip at Char Bar No. 7 in Mountain Brook is one of the top "delicious dips" in the Birmingham area. (Bham Now)
• This week in Spartan sports begins with away basketball and bowling matches. Here's the full schedule. (MB Athletics via Twitter)

Alrighty, you're all caught up for today. I'll be in your inbox tomorrow morning with your next update!

— Dashiell Allen

Have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming Mountain Brook Daily? Contact me at mountainbrook@patch.com