🌱 Patch AM: How can Vestavia Hills bounce back before hosting Oak Mountain Friday?

Good morning to you Vestavia Hills! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How can Vestavia Hills bounce back before hosting Oak Mountain Friday?
• How a Vestavia Hills grad built a five-star Mediterranean food truck

Also on today's calendar: Brave Hearts Strong Arms Book Signing and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the fish blush ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Partly sunny, warm and humid, with a high of 91 and low of 73 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Tuesday: Partly sunny and humid, temps: high: 89, low: 71.
• Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 89 and low of 71 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Thompson Rolls Past Vestavia Hills, 49-0 (otmj.com) — Vestavia Hills football fans saw a tough night as the Rebels were shut out 49-0 at Thompson, struggling on both sides of the ball without injured quarterback Charlie Taaffe. Now 2-1 overall and 0-1 in region play, Vestavia turns its focus to a key home region game against Oak Mountain on Friday, September 11.
   

• Old soul, new flavor: Ahmed Smadi's hometown lessons spark Mediterranean food truck (vestaviavoice.com) — A Vestavia Hills native and 2016 Vestavia Hills High School graduate, Ahmed Smadi has turned years of family restaurant experience into Levant Mediterranean Fusion, a popular food truck now operating in Trussville. Drawing on his Jordanian roots and local upbringing, he's built a creative menu and small-business success story that may inspire other young entrepreneurs in the Vestavia Hills community.
   

📸 Around Vestavia Hills

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Vestavia Hills

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday September 8
• Toddler A-Go-Go at Vestavia Hills Library →
  Vestavia Hills Library in the Forest, 1221 Montgomery Highway, Vestavia Hills
  10:30 am

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Other local events

Tuesday September 8
• Together with Tots
  Hoover Public Library - Youth Program Room
  9:30 am
• Monthly Luncheon
  Vestavia Hills Methodist Church, 2061 Kentucky Avenue, Vestavia Hills
  11:30 am
• VHMC: Let's Talk Chemo Support Group
  Vestavia Hills Methodist Church, 2061 Kentucky Ave., Vestavia Hills
  1:00 pm
• Kids' Kitchen Jr.
  Hoover Public Library - Youth Program Room
  4:00 pm
• Libby Meet & Greet
  Hoover Public Library - Circulation Lobby
  4:00 pm
Wednesday September 9
• Ribbon Cutting: ACE of the Hills
  Vestavia Hills Chamber of Commerce, 680 Old Town Road, Vestavia Hills
  9:00 am
• VHMC Farmer's Market
  Scout Square
  9:00 am
• Preschool Mommy & Me Music Class →
  Shades Mountain Baptist Church, 2017 Columbiana Rd, Vestavia Hills
  9:30 am
• Story Sprouts
  Hoover Public Library - Youth Program Room
  9:30 am
• Long Lunch Break with the Barons
  Regions Field
  11:00 am
Thursday September 24
• Brave Hearts Strong Arms Book Signing →
  Ashley Mac's Kitchen, 1831 28th Ave S, Homewood
  1:30 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Mountain Brook

• Recent real estate sales in Mountain Brook: September 2026 (villagelivingonline.com)
• Before the first bell: Mountain Brook teachers get ready to rock (villagelivingonline.com)
• Homewood Dominates Mountain Brook in Early Region Action, 33-13 (otmj.com)

Homewood

• Homewood's Sgt. Justin Self named Hometown Hero by US Attorney's Office (thehomewoodstar.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: It saw the ocean's bottom! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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