🌱 Mountain Brook Baseball + Softball Season Expectations

Hello all. It's me, Dashiell Allen, your host of the Mountain Brook Patch newsletter — here to tell you everything you need to know about what's happening locally. Including updates on:

• The Mountain Brook baseball and softball season's outlook
• WBRC's meteorologist passes away
• A ribbon cutting for Town & County Clothes' anniversary

But first, today's weather: Mostly sunny; breezy, cooler. High: 48 Low: 28.

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Here are the top four stories in Mountain Brook today:

1. Mountain Brook players have 'high hopes' for this season's baseball team, which made it to the second round of class 6A playoffs last year. Many of the same players are returning this year, which will include area play with Homewood and Shades Valley, and an event in Florida. (Village Living)
2. Mountain Brook softball coach Heather McGuirk is looking forward to bringing the team one step further this year, hopefully making it back to regionals like the team did last season for the first time since 2014. Said McGurik, “the excitement around the sport of softball in Mountain Brook, it’s been incredible.” (Village Living)
3. Jefferson County Commission Chair Jimmie Stephens said that he "can't see" giving $2.5 million to Birmingham Southern College. It's a relatively small amount compared to the overall $37 million the college is pursuing from the city and state governments. (AL.com)
4. Dennis Washington, a meteorologist for the local TV station WBRC Fox 6, has passed away at 49 from leukemia. He was a meteorologist at the channel for 18 years. “In the tough, high pressured world of local television news, Dennis was a calm, steady, reassuring voice with a smile that never left,” wrote Rick Karle from WVTM 13 about him. (AL.com)

Today in Mountain Brook:

• Free coffee — Levite Jewish Community Center (6:30 - 9:30 a.m.)
• CJFS Honor our Parents Shabbat — Levite Jewish Community Center (11 a.m.)
• Alabama Thespian Theatre Festival (Vestavia HS) (3 p.m.)
• Boys Varsity Baseball vs Prep Baseball Report Kickoff vs. Chelsea — Spartan Field (4 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Town & Country Clothes will be holding a ribbon cutting for its 80th anniversary on Wednesday, March 1. (Mountain Brook Chamber of Commerce via Facebook)
• The Vintage Market Days event in the Birmingham-Hoover metro area is ongoing from now through Saturday, featuring " more than 90 dealers of vintage and antique goods, handmade items, clothing, jewelry, architectural salvage, spring holiday gifts" and more. (Village Living)

Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Friday off right! See you all tomorrow morning for your next update.

— Dashiell Allen

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