🌱 JeffCo Video Game Truck + UAB Snakebite Program + Local Home Sales

Good morning, neighbors! I'm back with your fresh copy of the Birmingham Daily. Here's all the community news you need to know right now.

First, today's weather:

Rather cloudy. High: 89 Low: 72.

Here are the top three stories today in Birmingham:

1. The Jefferson County Sheriff's Department and Fire Department are looking to help Birmingham youth choose healthy, positive outlets for conflict with its new summer video game truck. Every first Friday in June, July, and August, this video game truck will stop in a community in the Birmingham area. The departments hope this initiative will encourage young people to pick up game controllers instead of guns. (WVTM13 Birmingham)
2. A new program at the University of Alabama - Birmingham is hoping to educate the community about the effects and long-term treatments of venomous snakebites. The UAB Comprehensive Snakebite Program was launched last year by William Rushton and wound-care expert Dag Shapshak. It includes one of the nation’s first dedicated snakebite follow-up clinics, which treats patients in the hospital and studies new approaches and protocols in snakebite treatment. (WBRC)
3. Looking for a new home in the greater Birmingham area? Check out these five local properties that have recently been listed for sale. The latest real estate roundup includes a house in the Adamsville area with 2 beds and 1 bath for $75,000, and another in the Bessemer area with 4 beds and 2.5 baths for $339,900. (Birmingham Patch)

Today in Birmingham:

• Pride Trivia - Birmingham Public Library (9:00 AM)
• Dynamic Education Adventure - Titusville Branch Library (10:00 AM)
• Tidal T-Shirts - Springville Road Regional Branch Library (11:00 AM)
• GirlSpring: Empowerment for Teen Girls - Homewood Public Library (1:00 PM)
• Teen Book Talk & Craft + Donuts - Irondale Public Library (5:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• June is National Adopt A Cat Month and the Greater Birmingham Humane Society is celebrating by hosting a feline-only adoption event at PetSmart in Hoover on Jun. 11. Adoption fees are $100 for kittens under 6 months old and $50 for cats over 6 months. (Facebook)
• Art On The Rocks is back! Join the Birmingham Museum of Art this year on Jul. 15 for live music, DJs, an interactive mural, and much more, including an appearance by Grammy-winning artist Eric Bellinger. Early bird tickets are $10 off. (Facebook)
• Don't miss the World Games 2022, happening right here in Birmingham from Jul. 7 to Jul. 17! You will be able to see sports competitions among 3,000 of the world’s best athletes. Get more details at the link. (In Birmingham)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Monday! I'll see you around.

— Miranda Fraraccio

About me: Miranda Fraraccio is a born and raised Rhode Islander, now living in New York. She works as a staff writer for content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and is a graduate of The University of Rhode Island, where she earned a degree in Writing & Rhetoric and Communication Studies. In her free time, you can find her traveling, drinking tea, or photographing her neighborhood as a street photographer.