🌱 How Irondale landed a $105 million Costco and hundreds of jobs

Coffee in hand, Irondale? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How Irondale landed a $105 million Costco and hundreds of jobs
• How Irondale’s EWTN helped shape the Vatican’s new communications chief

Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Sunny, nice and less humid, with a high of 81 and low of 56 degrees.
• Thursday: Pleasant with plenty of sun, temps: high: 85, low: 58.
• Friday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 87 and low of 62 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

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📰 News we're reading

• County Official Praised for Her Role in Bringing Costco to Irondale (birminghamwatch.org) — A $105 million Costco store is coming to Irondale at Grants Mill Road and I-459, projected to bring 200–300 jobs and a major new shopping option for residents. County leaders praised deputy county manager Heather Clark and Irondale Mayor James Stewart for coordinating investments that unlocked the challenging site, while commissioners also advanced plans for a new youth detention center elsewhere in the county.
   

• Pope hires EWTN News president to run Vatican communications (al.com) — Irondale plays a quiet but important role in big Vatican news, as EWTN’s global Catholic media network—founded at a monastery in town and still headquartered here—sees its news president tapped to lead Vatican communications. Local EWTN CEO Michael Warsaw, speaking from the Irondale headquarters, strongly backed Maria Montserrat Alvarado’s appointment to oversee the Church’s worldwide media outreach.
   

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📸 Around Irondale

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Irondale

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Thursday June 4

• Computer Science Summer Camps
  University of Alabama at Birmingham - Diversity and Inclusion University Hall, 1009
  8:30 am
• Sold Out: Visual Arts Camp: Eco-Art Exploration
  University of Alabama at Birmingham - Social and Entertainment ArtPlay - Johnson House
  9:00 am
• Be Seen Serving in Green at Blazer Kitchen
  University of Alabama at Birmingham - Social and Entertainment 1613 Building
  10:00 am
• Content Accessibility Basics
  University of Alabama at Birmingham - Social and Entertainment 1720 University Blvd, Birmingham, AL 35294
  10:00 am
• Mobile Market Birmingham at North Bham Tower
  University of Alabama at Birmingham - Social and Entertainment North Bham Tower | 2712 31st Ave No.
  10:30 am
• Learning from Leaders: Kathleen Stallings
  University of Alabama at Birmingham - Career and Professional Developement 1720 University Blvd, Birmingham, AL 35294
  11:00 am
• CCTS Research Seminar Series (RSS)
  University of Alabama at Birmingham - Diversity and Inclusion 1720 University Blvd, Birmingham, AL 35294
  12:00 pm
• Thesis Defense - Ezza Abdullah
  University of Alabama at Birmingham - Social and Entertainment School of Dentistry, 660
  12:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday June 3

• Adult Summer Reading: Color and Connect
  Inglenook Branch Library
  10:00 am
• Chair Aerobics with Myra Tarver
  Five Points West Regional Branch Library
  10:30 am
• Summer Flavors with Chef Murphree
  Five Points West Regional Branch Library
  11:30 am
• UWCA's tai chi for arthritis and fall prevention
  Levite Jewish Community Center 3960 Montclair Rd, Birmingham, AL 35213
  11:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Update: Pet Reunited
  Jonny, a dog who went missing in Irondale, AL, has been safely reunited with their family after 22 hours, 10 minutes. More details here https://www… (Nextdoor Rose Hill)

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🗞 Nearby News

Leeds

• 'A bunch of damn idiots' – Charles Barkley on why he quit football after only one day (basketballnetwork.net)

Mountain Brook

• Bromberg's renovation continues in Mountain Brook Village (villagelivingonline.com)
• June Events Not to Miss in Mountain Brook (mountainbrookmagazine.com)
• AC & Austin (mountainbrookmagazine.com)

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Ok Irondale! 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: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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