🌱 Mountain Brook Scammer + Trendon Watford Goes From MBHS To NBA

Hello all! I'm back in your inbox this morning to walk you through everything you need to know about what's happening in town today.

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First, today's weather:

Mostly cloudy and humid. High: 94 Low: 75.

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Here are the top three stories today in Mountain Brook:

1. A scammer has been calling up Mountain Brook residents, pretending to be a police officers and demanding payments, the Mountain Brook Police Department reports. When in doubt, the best way to reach the police is at 205-802-2414 or 911 for emergencies. (Twitter)
2. A new book, "Worthy of Remembrance," by Cathy Criss Adams, tells the history of the Redmont Community on the top of Red Mountain. It was actually developed from 1911-1935 by the same businessman Robert Jemison Jr. who developed Mountain Brook. (Over the Mountain Journal)
3. Trendon Watford, a former Mountain Brook High School basketball player and now in the NBA playing for the Portland Trailblazers, is having a great summer season so far. In Saturday's victory against the New Orleans Pelicans, Watford contributed 17 points, 11 rebounds and five assists. (AL.com)

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Today in Mountain Brook:

• Mindful Walk & Yoga in the Gardens - Birmingham Botanical Gardens (8:30 a.m.)
• Bookies book club at O'Neal Library (10 a.m.)
• Parks and Recreation Board - City of Mountain Brook (5 a.m.)
• Board of Landscape Design - City of Mountain Brook (5:15 p.m.)

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From my notebook:

• The former president of the Mountain Brook Chamber, Tonya Jones was recently on the cover of Pulse Magazine, the official publication of the International SPA Association. (Mountain Brook Chamber of Commerce via Facebook)
• Congressman Gary Palmer visited with athletes from Ukraine participating in the World Games, to express, "continued support from the United States in the midst of the war in their country." (Twitter)
• Check out these pets in the Mountain Brook area that are up for adoption. (Mountain Brook Patch)

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You're officially in the loop for today! See you tomorrow morning for another update.

— Dashiell Allen

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