🌱 New Principal + Patton Creek Art Festival + Legislative Bills

Good morning, everybody! It's me, your host of the Mountain Brook Patch newsletter — back in your inbox with all the most important things happening in the community. Including updates on...

• There's a new principal for Mountain Brook High School.
• Patton Creek Art Festival is this weekend.
• Learn about bills that passed through Alabama House this week.

But first, today's weather:

Showers and a heavier t-storm. High: 66. Low: 51.

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Here are the top three stories in Mountain Brook today:

1. Carrie Bubsy will replace Philip Holley to become Mountain Brook High School's new principal. She has been vice principal since 2018. (WBRC)
2. The annual Patton Creek Art Festival will occur this weekend. The festival will occur on Patton Creek's Main Street and include 50 artists. (Village Living)
3. Many legislative bills passed through the Alabama House earlier this week. Among them includes an electronic stalking penalty bill and a bill that would make vaccines require parental consent. (Alabama Daily News)

Today in Mountain Brook:

• Financial Wellness Seminar! Online, 11:00 AM
• Oak Mountain State Fair! Oak Mountain Ampitheatre, 5:30 PM
• R&B Fridays at Lit on 8th Birmingham! 518 Reverend Abraham Woods Jr Blvd, 7:00 PM

From my notebook:

• Mountain Brook Magazine: "Former Mountain Brook state champion golfer Gordon Sargent will live out a dream when he tees it up in the first round of the Masters." (Mountain Brook Magazine via Instagram)
• Alabama Heritage: "There are 67 counties in Alabama, but the oldest is Washington County. This county was established in 1800, and it originally included many parts of both Alabama and Mississippi. #AlabamaHistory #AlabamaFacts" (Alabama Heritage via Instagram)
• Hello Bakery in Crestline Gardens: "Wim Miree opened Hello Bakery in Crestline Gardens after deciding he wanted to focus on his passion for being a baker." (Village Living via Facebook)

Alrighty, you're all good for today! I'll see you soon.