🌱 Patch AM: How Vestavia Hills is stepping up its fight against flooding.

Good morning Vestavia Hills! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How Vestavia Hills is stepping up its fight against flooding.
• See where Vestavia Hills High landed in new state rankings.

Also on today's calendar: Preschool Mommy & Me Music Class and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 84 and low of 61 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 85, low: 57.
• Thursday: Near-record temperatures, with a high of 88 and low of 61 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

📰 News we're reading

• Vestavia goes on offense against stormwater flooding (vestaviavoice.com) — Vestavia Hills is ramping up stormwater projects to better protect neighborhoods from flooding, with city crews already exceeding this year's drainage goals. Public Services Director Lori Beath Kearley outlines recent pipe and gutter work, a planned pipe-lining initiative, and a requested vacuum truck to allow weekly system-wide cleanings, targeting trouble spots like Canyon Drive and Vesthaven Way.
   

• Mountain Brook High School ranks among Alabama's best, national rankings show (villagelivingonline.com) — Mountain Brook High earned a top national and state ranking, and the latest U.S. News list also highlights nearby schools, with Homewood High at No. 2 in Alabama and Vestavia Hills High at No. 4. The strong showings underscore how competitive Birmingham-area schools are in test performance, AP participation, and college readiness compared with the rest of the state.
   

📸 Around Vestavia Hills

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Vestavia Hills

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday October 7
• Vinyasa Yoga- Dragon Warrior Flow →
  1940 Stonegate Drive, Vestavia Hills
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Wednesday October 7
• Preschool Mommy & Me Music Class →
  Shades Mountain Baptist Church, 2017 Columbiana Rd, Vestavia Hills
  9:30 am
• CJFS CARES Respite Program →
  St. Stephens Epsicopal Church, 3775 Crosshaven Dr, Vestavia Hills
  10:00 am
• Silly Goose Storytime →
  Downstairs Program Room, 1221 Montgomery Highway, Vestavia Hills
  10:30 am
• WAIT LIST ONLY Macrame Skeleton Bag Charm →
  Community Room, 1221 Montgomery Highway, Vestavia Hills
  11:00 am
• Curiosity Club →
  Downstairs Program Room, 1221 Montgomery Highway, Vestavia Hills
  3:30 pm
Thursday October 8
• Book Babies →
  Treehouse, 1221 Montgomery Highway, Vestavia Hills
  9:00 am
• CJFS CARES Respite Program →
  St. Stephens Epsicopal Church, 3775 Crosshaven Dr, Vestavia Hills
  10:00 am
• Say Hi to AI: Intro to Artificial Intelligence →
  Community Room, 1221 Montgomery Highway, Vestavia Hills
  4:00 pm
• Racking for a Reason →
  Vestavia Hills Civic Center, 1090 Montgomery Hwy, Vestavia Hills
  5:00 pm
Monday October 12
• Breakfast Club →
  Downstairs Program Room, 1221 Montgomery Highway, Vestavia Hills
  9:30 am
• CJFS CARES Respite Program →
  St. Stephens Epsicopal Church, 3775 Crosshaven Dr, Vestavia Hills
  10:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Mountain Brook

• Mountain Brook business happenings: October 2026 (villagelivingonline.com)
• Martha Wright Haley finds 'magic' in teaching second grade at Mountain Brook Elementary (villagelivingonline.com)
• Who had the Week 7 Southlake Orthopaedics Central Alabama top football performance? (al.com)

Homewood

• The vote that made Homewood (thehomewoodstar.com)
• Homewood's new CFO aims to earn public trust (thehomewoodstar.com)
• Rosedale: The neighborhood that came before Homewood (thehomewoodstar.com)

Ok Vestavia Hills! 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: "Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes?" — So when they come back to port they can just scan-da-navi-an! (Thank you Jessica C. for sending it in!)
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