🌱 Patch AM: How a proposed Round Forest closure could reshape driving in Mountain Brook

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In today's newsletter:

• How a proposed Round Forest closure could reshape driving in Mountain Brook
• Why Mountain Brook now holds Alabama's two priciest ZIP codes

Today's riddle: What did the wall say to the other wall. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: An afternoon t-storm or two, with a high of 92 and low of 73 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: Humid; a p.m. t-storm or two, temps: high: 84, low: 72.
• Friday: Humid with a stray t-storm, with a high of 85 and low of 70 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Mountain Brook council authorizes traffic study for Round Forest Drive (villagelivingonline.com) — Mountain Brook's City Council has ordered a nearly $9,000 traffic study on Round Forest Drive as residents push to close the street where it connects into Irondale. Council members also advanced a possible roundabout near Crestline Village, funded repairs at Jemison Park after water-main damage, and made several key board appointments and contracts that shape city services.
   

• These are Alabama's most expensive ZIP codes to buy a home (al.com) — If you own a home in Mountain Brook, you're sitting in Alabama's most expensive housing market, with typical values in 35223 and 35213 far above the state average. The story explains how limited land, strong schools, and high demand keep prices climbing faster here than almost anywhere else in Alabama, and compares Mountain Brook to hot spots like Orange Beach and Lake Martin.
   

📸 Around Mountain Brook

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mountain Brook

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★ Featured events ★

Monday August 31
• Mah Jongg Meet Up - now at Mtn Brook Baptist! →
  The O'Neal Library, 50 Oak St, Mountain Brook
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday August 27
• Mahjong open play
  Levite Jewish Community Center 3960 Montclair Rd, Birmingham, AL 35213
  11:30 am
• VB vs Vestavia V/JV/F 6:30/5:15/4:00
  Mountain Brook High School Birmingham, AL 35223
  4:00 pm
• J'la Gala: 'Lighting the Way'
  Levite Jewish Community Center 3960 Montclair Rd, Birmingham, AL 35213
  5:00 pm
• 7/8 FB vs. Berry (Away)
  Mountain Brook Junior High Birmingham, AL 35223
  5:00 pm
Friday August 28
• VFB @ UMS-Wright
  Mountain Brook High School Birmingham, AL 35223
  7:00 pm
Saturday August 29
• F VB @ Pelham Tournament
  Mountain Brook High School Birmingham, AL 35223
  6:30 pm
Sunday August 30
• Sunday softball
  Levite Jewish Community Center 3960 Montclair Rd, Birmingham, AL 35213
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday August 26
• 2026 UAB Neuroscience Retreat
  University of Alabama at Birmingham - Social and Entertainment Hill Student Center, Alumni Theater & Ballrooms
  8:00 am
• Forging the Future of Palliative Care 2026 Innovation Summit
  University of Alabama at Birmingham - Health and Wellness The Lodge at Gulf State Park
  8:00 am
• Coffee and Connections at Birmingham Luxury Motors
  Homewood Chamber of Commerce Birmingham Luxury Motors 190 Vulcan Road Homewood, AL 35209
  8:15 am
• VHMC Farmer's Market →
  Scout Square, 741 Montgomery Hwy, Vestavia Hills
  9:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Vestavia Hills

• Vestavia Hills pastor honored for 50 years of service (vestaviavoice.com)
• Vestavia Hills, Mountain Brook fire departments raise joint live-fire training building (vestaviavoice.com)
• AmFirst food drive supplies nearly 95,000 meals across central Alabama (vestaviavoice.com)

Homewood

• Walkon's Sports Bistreaux to open fourth Birmingham area location in Homewood (thehomewoodstar.com)
• What you may have missed Aug. 17-23, 2026: New biz buzz + Hollywood in Bham (bhamnow.com)

Ok Mountain Brook! 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: Meet me at the corner. (Thank you Earlene M. for sending it in!)
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