🌱 Vestavia Hills Weekend Shooting + 'Food For Fines'

Good morning, neighbors! It's me, Dashiell Allen, your host of the Mountain Brook Daily. I hope that you had a restful Labor Day weekend. Follow along to find out the most important things happening these days in town.

First, today's weather:

A t-storm around in the p.m.. High: 86 Low: 70.

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Here are the top three stories in Mountain Brook today:

1. Shots were fired outside of the AMC movie theater on Kentucky Avenue in Vestavia Hills at approximately 1 a.m. on Monday morning. One person is in custody and it's reported no people were hurt nor property was damaged. (AL.com)
2. Flash flooding is possible in the Birmingham/Mountain Brook area through today, after heavy rain dumped up to four inches of rain in some areas over the weekend. It looks like Jefferson County is not currently on the list of the most affected areas. (AL.com)
3. Birmingham's mayor is making a call for peace to the area's residents, after at least five people were shot this weekend since Friday evening. Mayor Randall Woodfin said he believes the violence could be gang-related and asked parents to speak with their children. In a statement, he added, "too many lives have been lost and none of this is worth the cycle of retaliation and death that's crippling our community and literally snatching your sons' lives." (WVTM 13)

Today in Mountain Brook:

• Community Grief Support's Over-The-Mountain Retired Widowed Support Group (10 a.m.)
• 1st Budget Hearing Meeting 32 Vine Street (3:30 p.m.)
• Filmmaking 101 - Levite Jewish Community Center (3:30 p.m.)
• PowderPuff - Spartan Stadium - Mountain Brook High School (5 p.m.)
• Board of Landscape Design - City of Mountain Brook (5:15 p.m.)
• Planning Commission - City of Mountain Brook (5:30 p.m.)
• Football JV Home @ Minor JV (7 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• You can vote for Mountain Brook's own John Colvin for the Hollis Wright Birmingham area top football performance in Week 3. Voting closes on Wednesday. (AL.com)
• The O'Neal Library is collecting baby food this week to start off this year's "Food For Fines." (The O'Neal Library via Facebook)
• Check out these five new homes for sale in the Mountain Brook area. (Mountain Brook Patch)
• These pets are up for adoption in and around the Mountain Brook area. (Mountain Brook Patch)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Tuesday! I'll see you soon.

— Dashiell Allen

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