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Also on today's calendar: Brave Hearts Strong Arms Book Signing and 3 more events.
Today's riddle: What is the difference between black eyed peas and chick peas? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Mountain Brook approves parking restriction after study finds students walking in roadway (abc3340.com) — Mountain Brook has approved a new weekday parking ban on the inside of the Corinth Drive curve near Cherokee Bend Elementary to protect families walking during afternoon dismissal. A recent traffic study documented parents and children in the roadway, and the city is also weighing future sidewalk construction and ADA-compliant crosswalk upgrades to improve long-term pedestrian safety.
2. Advocates for trail at Alabama Veterans Memorial Park reach compromise (villagelivingonline.com) — Mountain Brook's City Council has shortened the planned Veterans Memorial Park trail and approved a joint policing agreement with Birmingham, directly affecting how residents will use and experience the park. Council members also backed several project upgrades, a new backup fire truck lease, restricted parking on Corinth Drive, and future fire and EMS coverage for a Shades Creek Parkway address.
3. 25 most expensive homes sold in Jefferson County — Sept. 4–10 (bhamnow.com) — Two Mountain Brook properties ranked among Jefferson County's priciest home sales last week, including a Fairway Drive house that closed for just over $2.3 million. The roundup lists 25 top transactions across the county, giving you a clear snapshot of current high-end prices, days on market, and how close sellers came to their asking prices.
4. Pump House Road bridge over U.S. 280 to close for days for roadwork (abc3340.com) — Drivers in Mountain Brook who rely on the Pump House Road bridge over U.S. 280 will face a multi-day closure from the evening of Sept. 22 through about Sept. 25. ALDOT will detour traffic via Caldwell Mill and Dolly Ridge while crews join the new bridge halves, part of a $53 million widening that adds a turn lane and sidewalk.
5. Alabama high school cross country: Who were the big winners Sept. 10-12? (al.com) — Mountain Brook's cross country teams turned in strong showings at the Chickasaw Trails meet, with the boys finishing second to Homewood and the girls winning their division over a top Tennessee program. The article recaps results from major meets across Alabama and neighboring states, and previews this week's races where many Birmingham-area schools will be on the line again.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Black eyed peas can sing us a song but chick peas can only hummus one. (Thank you Bev H. for sending it in!)
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