🌱 A.G. Gaston Motel Opens This Week + Uber Teen Launches Locally

Hey, neighbors! It's Tuesday in Birmingham and I'm back in your inbox to get you caught up on all the most important things happening in the community today.

But first, today's weather:

Sunny and less humid. High: 95 Low: 68.

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Here are the top three stories today in Birmingham:

1. Birmingham’s historic A.G. Gaston Motel will open to the public this Thursday, Jun. 29. After several years of plans and renovations, the hotel where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. previously stayed and led strategy sessions will be open for tours on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Currently, admission to the hotel is free, but beginning in late summer an admission fee will be charged to help support the cost of operations. (AL.com)
2. Uber recently announced that it is starting a new feature for people with kids in Birmingham, as one of 28 metro areas in the U.S. and Canada where the product will launch. The new feature will allow parents and guardians to invite teenagers ages 13-17 to create a special account allowing them to order rides and food under parental supervision. The feature will give guardians access to live trip and delivery tracking, and teens will only be able to ride with highly-rated drivers who have passed local and background screening checks. (WIAT)
3. Birmingham CEO Erika Boeing of Accelerate Wind took home first place in the San Francisco-based Women in Cleantech and Sustainability Pitch Competition. Accelerate Wind has a goal of developing affordable wind turbines for commercial buildings and was also named a 2023 Alabama Inno Startup to Watch back in February. (The Business Journals)

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Today in Birmingham:

Tuesday, June 27

• Trans Health Fair & Panel Discussion At Magic City Acceptance Center (5:00 PM)
• Live Music: Fleet Foxes At Avondale Brewery (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• This July, the McWane Science Center will celebrate its 25-year anniversary! To celebrate, the museum will unveil a brand new exhibit called "You Build It!" on Saturday, Jul. 1, and will host a birthday bash on Saturday, Jul. 8. (Bham Now)
• Local Ashley Holt recently created a new magazine for women and what they have to offer in the workforce: "Birmingham’s Best Women in Business." You can view the June edition of the digital magazine here. (WBRC)
• In case you missed it, Revelator Coffee's Birmingham location has closed, as of this past Friday, Jun. 23. According to a handwritten note that was left on the shop's doors, Revelator is now "closed forever" and "employees were given no warning or severance." (Bham Now)

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About me: Danielle Fallon-O’Leary is a content manager with content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and assists Patch.com with community newsletter curation. Danielle also holds a Master’s Degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders and works part-time as a pediatric speech therapist.