🌱 'Viva Vestavia' + Mountain Brook Police Training This Week

Hi all! I'm here with your fresh copy of the Mountain Brook Daily, filled with all the local information you need to know right now. Today we'll cover these stories and more:

• 🍽 "Viva Vestavia" is coming up soon.
• 🚨 The Mountain Brook police are conducting training this week.
• 📀 O'Neal Library holds events about Medicare and "record store day preview."

But first, today's weather:

Cloudy and warm with a shower. High: 69 Low: 61.

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Here are the top five stories in Mountain Brook today:

1. The 28th edition of "Viva Vestavia" is taking place on Jan. 24, adjacent to Vestavia Hills City Hall at 1090 Montgomery Highway. The event, normally held in October, includes food and wine samples from local restaurants, along with a silent auction. The organizers are still looking for restaurants interested in participating. (Village Living)
2. The Mountain Brook Chamber of Commerce's Executive Director Emily Jensen took part last week in a panel discussion with other Chamber of Commerce executives about communities in the greater Mountain Brook area, and how to best support small businesses. (Mountain Brook Chamber via Instagram)
3. The Mountain Brook Police Department plans to conduct training at its Cahaba Heights range today and tomorrow. The training will include the use of firearms, which could lead to loud noises. (Mountain Brook Police Department via Facebook)
4. Mountain Brook Magazine is giving residents the opportunity to vote for their favorite local businesses on its website. The results will be included in the magazine's summer print edition. (Mountain Brook Magazine)
5. The City of Birmingham is holding a drive-in support of Selma, which was hit hard recently by a tornado. Supplies can be dropped off at Boutwell Auditorium through Thursday, from 7:30 a.m. t0 4 p.m. (CBS 42)

Today in Mountain Brook:

• Medicare Made Clear: What You Need to Know — O'Neal Public Library (10 a.m.)
• "No Arms, No Legs, No Problem" at Vestavia Hills Public Library (1 p.m.)
• Member Mingle! — Levite Jewish Community Center (5 p.m.)
• ASC Presents: An Evening with Fred Hersch and Esperanza Spalding (7 p.m.)
• Sound Cafe: Record Store Day Preview — O'Neal Library (7 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Mountain Brook Animal Control successfully located Checkers, a 10 pound dog that went missing from Park Lane on Monday. (Mountain Brook Animal Control via Facebook)
• Here's a real estate roundup for the Mountain Brook area. (Mountain Brook Patch)
• Brookwood Forest Elementary School is holding its annual silent/live action on March 10, and is looking for businesses or individuals to donate items. (Ranger PTO via Facebook)
• Registration is now open for 1st Class Pre-K at the Mountain Brook YMCA. (Mountain Brook YMCA via Facebook)

That's it for today! I'll see you around.

— Dashiell Allen

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