PATCH DAILY: Municipal Election Day; Full Bryant-Denny In 2021?

*Weather report (Tuesday, March 2): Bundle up and wear a rain coat. Tuscaloosa can expect a high of 50 degrees and a low of 42, with a 100% chance of showers mostly before 3 p.m.

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FIVE STORIES I'M WORKING ON

1. The city of Tuscaloosa's municipal election is Tuesday and I'll provide live updates on results via our Tuscaloosa Patch Facebook and Twitter pages. Click here for our 2021 municipal election guide. Polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m.
2. I'll have several breakout stories from the Northport City Council's regular meeting Monday night, including changes to Sunday alcohol sales in Northport and numerous board appointments. Click here to view Monday's agenda.
3. I'm on the lookout for nominees for March's Patch Destination of the Month, which is generously supported by our latest Gold Sponsor — Tuscaloosa Tourism & Sports. Email suggestions to ryan.phillips@patch.com or reach out if you would like your business to be a Tuscaloosa Patch sponsor.
4. While voters take to the polls, I'll also be following along with the Tuscaloosa City Council, which has its regular meeting Tuesday. Click here to view the agendas for the full council meeting and its committees.
5. The application window for the open city administrator job with the City of Northport closed Monday at 5 p.m. and I will be working to get a list of applicants. Click here to read my past coverage of the search.

FIVE NEWS STORIES I'M READING

1. Tuscaloosa City Council Candidate’s Ex-Felon Status Not a Secret, He Says (WVUA 23).
2. New Vaccination Registration Site Opens In Tuscaloosa (Tuscaloosa Thread) — reporting by Noah Lueker.
3. Tuscaloosa County inmate recaptured more than a month later (WBRC Fox 6)
4. Recent restaurant openings and closings in Tuscaloosa (Tuscaloosa News) — reporting by Mark Hughes Cobb.
5. UA Elections Board overturns violations ruling on independent campaign (Crimson White) — reporting by Kayla Solino.

FIVE SPORTS STORIES I'M READING

1. Alabama basketball superfan Luke Ratliff, known as Fluffopotamus, making most of final season as student (Tuscaloosa News) — reporting by Brett Hudson.
2. Nate Oats discusses lineup changes, preparation for Auburn (BamaInsider) — reporting by Tony Tsoukalas.
3. Alabama Baseball Falls to No. 23 in Latest Baseball America Top 25 (Bama Central) — reporting by Joey Blackwell.
4. Greg Byrne Planning For Full Bryant-Denny In 2021 (Tide 100.9) - reporting by Joe Gaither.
5. ‘Very Shallow Rationale’: GSA president upset with grad student ticket allotment (Crimson White) - reporting by Alexander Plant.

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Tuscaloosa Patch Community Publisher Ryan Phillips is an award-winning journalist, editor and columnist. A Tuscaloosa resident and graduate of the University of Alabama's community journalism master's program, he has previously worked for the Starkville Daily News, Weather.com, Associated Press, the Birmingham Business Journal and the Anniston Star.