🌱 Bee City + Flooding + Parade of Homes

Hello, friends. It's Saturday in Mountain Brook and I'm back in your inbox to get you caught up on all the most important things happening locally, including updates on:

• Bee City USA
• Flooding near The Cut
• The Greater Birmingham Association of Home Builders

But first, today's weather:

Partly sunny and warmer. High: 80. Low: 63.

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Here are the top three stories in Mountain Brook today:

1. Mountain Brook is Alabama's first city to partner with the national non-profit Bee City USA. Mountain Brook is officially a Bee City, meaning it intends to reduce pesticides, educate the public and increase the bee population. The city's Director of Planning, Building and Sustainability Dana Hazan says the partnership is about, "setting the example in the state of Alabama, setting the example to other cities, setting the example to our community to be responsible stewards of the land that we have." (CBS 42)
2. During this week's Mountain Brook City Council meeting, residents spoke about their anxiety around flooding. The area surrounding The Cut experiences severe flooding each time it rains and homeowners are frustrated. One resident, Brad Cleage, said at the meeting, "It's gotten four inches up the back of my house the last two years. I've been very lucky that it didn't get in my house but it very easily could. That's my concern." (Village Living)
3. The Greater Birmingham Association of Home Builders is hosting two weekends of its Parade of Homes event. The event is meant to encourage prospective buyers. It will be occurring later this spring, over the weekends of April 28-30 and May 5-7. (Village Living)

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Today in Mountain Brook:

• ACT! Mountain Brook High School, 12:00 AM
• Freshman Baseball Home vs Northridge! Mountain Brook High School, 10:00 AM
• Freshman Baseball Home vs Prattville! Mountain Brook High School, 3:00 PM

From my notebook:

• Mountain Brook Fire Department: "Our Truck Committee members are in the final inspection phase of our new Truck 1!" (Mountain Brook Fire Department via Facebook)
• Opening of Ovation at Alabama Ballet: "OVATION opens tonight at the @djdtheater! This contemporary show is a can't-miss with music by The Rolling Stones 🎸🎶. " (Alabama Ballet via Instagram)
• Desoto Falls: "We never get tired of Desoto Falls @desotostatepark. The waterfalls inside the Alabama State Parks have been at peak performance this Spring." (Alabama State Parks via Instagram)
• SoulGrown Produce: "Spring and summer weather means the South's favorite recipes are now in season! But is your produce?" (SoulGrown • Alabama via Instagram)
• Mountain Brook Schools Access Road Closed: "The access road on campus at MBHS will be closed today beginning at 2:00 and all day Saturday due to the Mountain Brook Invitational track meet. Thank you." (Mountain Brook Schools via Facebook)

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Thanks for following along and staying informed. I'll see you around!