🌱 Patch AM: Discover why Jemison Park feels so secluded inside Mountain Brook.

Greetings Mountain Brook! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Discover why Jemison Park feels so secluded inside Mountain Brook.
• Which Mountain Brook leader just joined Leadership Birmingham's 2027 class?
• How Alabama's new alert system aims to protect families in Mountain Brook

Also on today's calendar: Mah Jongg Meet Up - now at Mtn Brook Baptist! and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What gets bigger the more you take away? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Mostly sunny and humid, with a high of 92 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Monday: Partly sunny and humid, temps: high: 93, low: 74.
• Tuesday: Partly sunny, a stray t-storm, with a high of 93 and low of 72 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 10 Quiet Alabama Nature Trails Where You Can Escape From The Crowds (myfamilytravels.com) — Jemison Park Nature Trail along Mountain Brook Parkway offers a shady, creekside escape right in Mountain Brook, with concrete and crushed-stone paths ideal for quiet walks or jogs. The broader guide highlights nine other peaceful Alabama trails, but emphasizes how this 54-acre linear park preserves habitat and wildlife just minutes from local streets.
   

• Leadership Birmingham announces class of 2027 (bhamnow.com subscription) — Leadership Birmingham's new class of 54 includes Becky Holt, executive director of ALL IN Mountain Brook and a City of Mountain Brook councilor, connecting local voices to a regional leadership network. Over 10 months, participants will explore key issues like education, health, and economic development across Greater Birmingham, strengthening ties that can benefit Mountain Brook residents.
   

• Alabama Activates Statewide Notification System (radioworld.com) — A new $1.2 million statewide emergency notification system is now live in Alabama, created partly in response to a Texas flood that killed 25 children, including eight-year-old Sarah Marsh of Mountain Brook. The system will push disaster alerts to phones, radio, and TV using FEMA's IPAWS network and redundant satellite backups. Residents can opt in by texting ALalert or ALinfo to 77295 for warnings and updates.
   

📸 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 Church! →
  The O'Neal Library, 56 Church St, Mountain Brook
  10:00 am

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Other local 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
• VB vs Jasper F/JV/V 4/5:15/6:30
  Mountain Brook High School Birmingham, AL 35223
  4:00 pm
• 9 FB vs. Spain Park (MBHS)
  Mountain Brook Junior High Birmingham, AL 35223
  5:00 pm
• 9FB and JVFB vs Spain Park
  Mountain Brook High School Birmingham, AL 35223
  5:30 pm
• Pickleball Community Nights
  Levite Jewish Community Center Outdoor Pickleball Court
  6:00 pm
Tuesday September 1
• Fencing Club starts
  Levite Jewish Community Center 3960 Montclair Rd, Birmingham, AL 35213
• From O'Neal Library: All Together Storytime
  Levite Jewish Community Center 3960 Montclair Rd, Birmingham, AL 35213
  9:30 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday August 31
• 2026 Disability Health Symposium
  University of Alabama at Birmingham - Health and Wellness Hilton Birmingham at UAB
• Guest Speaker: James Spann
  University of Alabama at Birmingham - Diversity and Inclusion Hill Student Center, Alumni Theater
  10:15 am
• Friends of the Hoover Public Library Board Meeting
  Hoover Public Library - #Friends Meeting Room
  10:30 am
• Microsoft Teams: Meeting Basics
  University of Alabama at Birmingham - Career and Professional Developement 1720 University Blvd, Birmingham, AL 35294
  11:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Vestavia Hills

• Red Lobster restaurant chain closed 190 locations (miamiherald.com)
• Ace of the Hills hardware store grand opening in Vestavia Hills: Free food, raffles + giveaways (bhamnow.com)
• This Alabama Restaurant Serves Banana Pudding People Cannot Stop Talking About (takingthekids.com)

Homewood

• Governor announces statewide notification system activation (lowndessignal.com)
• Week 1 high school football highlights and scores (cbs42.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: A hole (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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