🌱 Patch AM: Will turf upgrades sideline plans for an east-side Vestavia Hills library?

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In today's newsletter:

• Will turf upgrades sideline plans for an east-side Vestavia Hills library?
• See how Vestavia Hills High stacks up in new national rankings

Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 94 and low of 73 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 89, low: 71.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny, a stray t-storm, with a high of 93 and low of 71 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Vestavia Hills City Council debates spending priorities for 2027 (vestaviavoice.com) — Vestavia Hills leaders are weighing a $146 million 2027 city budget that boosts capital spending for Liberty Park ballfields, fire and police facilities, but omits funding for a long-discussed east-side library/community center. Council members and library board leaders are urging residents to speak up before a Sept. 9 work session, as the council decides whether to prioritize artificial turf, library plans, or a mix of both.
   

• Alabama high schools shine in U.S. News rankings. Who ranked No. 1 in AL? (miamiherald.com) — Vestavia Hills High School ranks No. 533 in the nation and among Alabama's top ten public high schools in the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings. The list is led statewide by Huntsville's New Century Tech Demo High, but it also showcases strong performances from nearby schools like Mountain Brook, Homewood and Spain Park that many Vestavia families know well.
   

📸 Around Vestavia Hills

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Vestavia Hills

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Thursday August 20
• Football vs Parker (V) →
  Vestavia Hills High School Birmingham, AL 35216
  7:00 pm
Friday August 21
• VHMC: Cancer Support Group
  Vestavia Hills Chamber of Commerce Vestavia Hills Methodist Church, 2061 Kentucky Ave., Vestavia Hills, AL - Room.318
  12:00 pm
• Vintage Videos
  Hoover Public Library - The Library Theatre
  2:00 pm
Saturday August 22
• Cartoon Rewind
  Hoover Public Library - Plaza
  10:00 am
Sunday August 23
• Avadian Credit Union: Pickleball for a Purpose
  Vestavia Hills Chamber of Commerce The Picklr Birmingham 1031 Montgomery Highway Vestavia Hills, AL 35216
  11:00 am
• Pen & Paper RPG Society
  Hoover Public Library - #Friends Meeting Room
  1:00 pm
Monday August 24
• Libby Meet & Greet
  Hoover Public Library - Circulation Lobby
  10:30 am
• Football vs Homewood (9) Parker (JV) →
  Vestavia Hills High School Birmingham, AL 35216
  5:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 20
• Business Bound
  University of Alabama at Birmingham - Social and Entertainment Collat School of Business
  8:00 am
• Planning and Conversations for Managers
  University of Alabama at Birmingham - Career and Professional Developement 1720 University Blvd, Birmingham, AL 35294
  10:30 am
• Mahjong open play
  Levite Jewish Community Center 3960 Montclair Rd, Birmingham, AL 35213
  11:30 am
• Machine Learning in Healthcare & Nursing
  University of Alabama at Birmingham 1720 University Blvd, Birmingham, AL 35294
  12:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Mountain Brook

• Mountain Brook Chamber launches AI series for local businesses (villagelivingonline.com)
• 'Pooches on the Patio' (cbs42.com)
• 'One of a kind' leader of Homewood non-profit has died at 71 (al.com)

Homewood

• Author Annah Conwell visits Homewood library for "Tales From the Writing Life" (thehomewoodstar.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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