Tuscaloosa City Council Forum + National Night Out Coming Up

Good morning, people of Tuscaloosa! Ryan Phillips here with your Friday edition of the Tuscaloosa Daily to get you on your way to the weekend.

In today's Daily, we have these stories and more ...

• What to do this weekend in Tuscaloosa.
• Major groundbreaking in Alberta.
• What to know from last night's Tuscaloosa City Council candidate forum.

First, today's weather: Humid and partly cloudy throughout the day. High: 88 Low: 71.

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Patch Pick

The City of Tuscaloosa broke ground on a new Mega-C store in Alberta on Thursday, bringing more than 40 jobs to the area. The project is viewed as a game changer for the community, featuring electric vehicle charging stations and food options.

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Here are the top 5 stories in Tuscaloosa today:

1. Here are our biggest takeaways and some analysis from the virtual forum for candidates running for Tuscaloosa City Council District 7. Here's your reminder that election day is Tuesday, July 27 (More on Patch)
2. DCH Health System reported 26 total coronavirus-positive inpatients on Thursday, as the hospitalization total in Tuscaloosa has more than doubled in less than a week. (More on Patch)
3. Country music star Brad Paisley is set to take the stage tonight at the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater, so be mindful of crowds and traffic downtown! (More on Patch)
4. In a celebration of Nick's Kids Foundation donation to the Saban Center project, the City of Tuscaloosa and the foundation will hold a street renaming celebration and parade on Thursday, Aug. 5 at 9 a.m. (More on Patch)
5. National Night Out is set for Aug. 3 in Snow Hinton Park from 5:30 p.m. until 8 p.m. and will feature hands-on equipment displays, rescue and K9 demonstrations, Q&A booths, food and more.

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Going on this weekend

• Live at the Plaza (Friday)
• Ham Bagby at Druid City Social (Friday)
• Druid City Brewing Company Late Night feat. Great Peacock (Friday)
• Tuscaloosa StoryWalk at Jaycee Park (Saturday)
• CHOM's Olympic Games (Saturday)

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Other stories I'm reading today ...

• Southwest Airlines To Resume 2 Non-stop Flights From Birmingham (Michael Seale, Patch)
• 'A recipe for disaster': UA students and faculty react to campus return plan (Isabel Hope, Crimson White)
• Eutaw police looking for missing man (WBRC Fox 6 News)
• Murder in Alabama: Homicides on the rise in 2021 in 4 of the state's 5 biggest cities (Carol Robinson, AL.com)
• University of Alabama's 2nd Avenue Overpass To Open August 4 (Noah Lueker, Tuscaloosa Thread)

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Have a great Friday!

— Ryan Phillips

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