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🌱 Patch AM: How new Dolly Ridge rezoning and $25M facilities plan affect you
Also check out Family Movie: Cool Runnings on the Vestavia Hills Patch calendar
Greetings Vestavia Hills! We’re your go-to source for what’s happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How new Dolly Ridge rezoning and $25M facilities plan affect you
- How a Vestavia Hills grad became NCAA’s record-breaking mile sensation
Today's riddle: What did the little needle say to the mother needle when it brought home a failing report card? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Find out what's happening in Vestavia Hillsfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Thursday: Warm with partial sunshine, with a high of 71 and low of 54 degrees.
- Friday: Breezy in the morning, temps: high: 68, low: 59.
- Saturday: Low clouds and warm, with a high of 70 and low of 57 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Vestavia HIlls council rezones 4 lots on Dolly Ridge Road for medical offices (vestaviavoice.com) — Vestavia Hills leaders have cleared the way for new medical offices on Dolly Ridge Road in Cahaba Heights, rezoning four residential lots with limits on building height, lighting, and use. The council also advanced a $25 million plan for new police operations and maintenance buildings at Sicard Hollow Athletic Complex, while postponing a decision on an east side library study and addressing residents’ stormwater concerns. 
Find out what's happening in Vestavia Hillsfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
• Best Stories of 2025: "Record-setter Ethan Strand now ‘future of U.S. distance running'" (vestaviavoice.com) — A Vestavia Hills native is rewriting NCAA record books and turning heads in U.S. distance running. Former Vestavia Hills High School star Ethan Strand, now at North Carolina, shattered the NCAA indoor mile record and has also claimed an NCAA 3,000-meter mark, with coaches and pros alike calling him a future force on the national and Olympic stage.
📸 Around Vestavia Hills
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Vestavia Hills
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- Family Movie: Cool Runnings
Hoover Public Library - The Library Theatre
2:00 pm
Friday December 26
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Power Sculpt
PELHAM RECREATION CENTER , 2020 Pelham Park Blvd , Pelham
5:30 pm - Tai Chi
Pelham, AL Calendar , 50 Racquet Club Parkway , Pelham
10:00 am - Women's Frosty Doubles league
Pelham, AL Calendar , 100 Racquet Club Parkway , Pelham
10:00 am - Public Skate Session
Pelham, AL Calendar
11:45 am - Family Movie: Cool Runnings
Hoover Public Library - The Library Theatre
2:00 pm - Brunch & Bubbly
Board In Birmingham , 5426 Hwy 280, Suite 6 , Hoover
9:00 am - STEAM - KZT Hands On - 4th Saturday
Chelsea Public Library - Chelsea AL 35043
10:00 am - Birmingham Bulls vs. Macon Mayhem
Pelham Civic Complex , 500 Amphitheater Rd , Pelham
7:00 pm - Pilates
Pelham, AL Calendar , 2020 Pelham Park Boulevard , Pelham
7:15 am - Spring 2026 Baseball/Softball Registration
Pelham, AL Calendar , 555 Ballpark Road , Pelham
8:00 am - Fitness Forward
Pelham, AL Calendar , 50 Racquet Club Parkway , Pelham
10:30 am
Thursday December 25
Friday December 26
Saturday December 27
Monday December 29
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Report of police activity in Grayson Valley, Alabama.
7:12PM on Dec 23: Nextdoor user reports 12 police cars on Shoemaker Street. (Nextdoor ) - Report of police activity in Mulga, Alabama.
4:46PM on Dec 23: Police are on scene in the 8600 block of Birmingport Road. (Nextdoor )
🗞 Nearby News
Mountain Brook
- Mountain Brook theatre students earn top honors at state competition (villagelivingonline.com)
- Merry Christmas from Village Living (villagelivingonline.com)
- 25 most expensive homes sold in Jefferson County — Dec. 12-18 (bhamnow.com)
Homewood
- The doctor will thrill you now: Homewood native turns faith, forensics and small-town memories into dark new novel (thehomewoodstar.com)
- Best Stories of 2025: "Firefighter Cody Dickison honored as Homewood Firefighter and JeffCo EMS Paramedic of the Year" (thehomewoodstar.com)
Ok Vestavia Hills! 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
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I guess I’m not as sharp as I thought.
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