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1. Glory Bound: Keith Dunnavant's documentary film highlights Mountain Brook's 1975 football dominance (otmj.com) — Mountain Brook residents can revisit the legendary 1975 Spartans football season at a one-night premiere of the new documentary "Every Hill Is a Step" on September 17 at Mountain Brook High School, benefiting the Mountain Brook Quarterback Club's charity. The film dives into Coach Robert Higginbotham's demanding program, star running back Major Ogilvie, and how that undefeated championship team helped shape the community's identity.
2. 40 restaurants fail health inspections in August (wbrc.com) — A recent Jefferson County health inspection gave La Paz in Mountain Brook a 78, citing a dish machine with no sanitizer and dozens of expired food safety certificates. The report also lists dozens of other metro Birmingham restaurants that failed August inspections, explaining the specific temperature, sanitation, and policy violations that triggered mandatory reinspections within 60 days.
3. Spirituality in the Key of D: John Burruss on the parallels between art and ministry (otmj.com) — Mountain Brook's own Rev. John Burruss, rector of Saint Stephen's Episcopal Church, is blending his ministry with an active musical life rooted in piano, songwriting, and his band Sauce Furnace. After finding renewed musical community in Birmingham, he's now helping plan an Americana Eucharist service that will weave popular Americana songs with worship, showing how music and faith can meet in everyday life.
4. Popular Birmingham-area Mexican restaurant closing after 9 years (al.com) — A popular Birmingham-area Mexican restaurant, La Paz, is permanently closing its Mt Laurel location after nine years, following a period of repair-related closure. For Mountain Brook diners, the good news is that the La Paz location in Mountain Brook remains open, along with the Ross Bridge spot, so regulars can still find their favorite dishes and weekly traditions nearby.
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