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🌱 Patch AM: What’s inside Mountain Brook’s proposed $58 million 2027 city budget?
Coming up on the Mountain Brook Patch calendar: ALL IN Mountain Brook Parent Conference
Hello Mountain Brook! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- What's inside Mountain Brook's proposed $58 million 2027 city budget?
- Why Mountain Brook is being compared to Narnia this fall
Also on today's calendar: ALL IN Mountain Brook Parent Conference and 8 more events.
Today's riddle: What are the two favorite words for a shark to hear? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Sunday: Periods of sun, with a high of 85 and low of 55 degrees.
- Monday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 86, low: 55. 🌶 Hot!
- Tuesday: Warm with plenty of sun, with a high of 89 and low of 61 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Mountain Brook City Council to consider $58 million budget for 2027 (villagelivingonline.com) — Mountain Brook's City Council will vote Monday on a proposed $58 million 2027 budget that includes a 2.5% raise for city employees and major upgrades to the O'Neal Library, streets, sidewalks, and sewer at Mountain Brook High School. Residents can speak during the 7 p.m. meeting, where officials will also consider pay changes, insurance cost-sharing, and new pedestrian safety projects near local schools. 
• Alabama Has a Town That Feels Like Narnia, and Fans Will Recognize It Instantly (onlyinyourstate.com) — Mountain Brook is spotlighted as a storybook getaway, with English Village, Crestline, and Mountain Brook Village offering Tudor-style architecture, boutiques, and local favorites like Davenport's Pizza and Dyron's Lowcountry. The article highlights Jemison Park's wooded trails, the Old Mill, and Grand Bohemian Mountain Brook as key stops, especially magical in late fall and during December holiday festivities.
📸 Around Mountain Brook
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mountain Brook
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- 8/7 VB vs. Clay (Home)
Mountain Brook Junior High Birmingham, AL 35223
4:30 pm - 9 FB vs. Briarwood (MBHS)
Mountain Brook Junior High Birmingham, AL 35223
5:00 pm - 9FB and JVFB vs Briarwood
Mountain Brook High School Birmingham, AL 35223
5:30 pm - VB vs Northridge
Mountain Brook High School Birmingham, AL 35223
4:00 pm - VB Day 1 of JV Tournament
Mountain Brook High School Birmingham, AL 35223
4:00 pm - ALL IN Mountain Brook Parent Conference →
Mountain Brook Junior High School, 205 Overbrook Rd, Birmingham
5:30 pm - VB vs Daphne
Mountain Brook High School Birmingham, AL 35223
4:00 pm - 7/8 FB vs. Clay Chalkville (Home)
Mountain Brook Junior High Birmingham, AL 35223
5:00 pm - VFB vs Ramsay
Mountain Brook High School Birmingham, AL 35223
7:00 pm - 7-8-9 XC Gatorade Classic in Oakville, AL
Mountain Brook Junior High Birmingham, AL 35223
8:00 am - VB Day 2 of JV Tournament
Mountain Brook High School Birmingham, AL 35223
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Monday September 28
Tuesday September 29
Wednesday September 30
Thursday October 1
Friday October 2
Saturday October 3
📣 Mountain Brook Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Community Day! →
Birmingham AL
8:00 am - Burning Rock Soto Zen Group →
Birmingham Shambhala Meditation Center, 714 37th Street South, Birmingham
8:15 am
Sunday September 27
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🗞 Nearby News
Vestavia Hills
- Vestavia Hills school board to consider design contract for school kitchen renovation (vestaviavoice.com)
- Former bookkeeper pleads guilty to embezzling to $219,000 from Vestavia Hills custom home builder (wbrc.com)
- Vestavia Resident Kelley Brown to Headline Legacy League's September 24 Luncheon (otmj.com)
Homewood
- Mystery Dinner Theatre brings 'The Game's Afoot' to Homewood Library (thehomewoodstar.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: "MAN OVERBOARD!" (Thank you M J. for sending it in!)
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