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Greetings Birmingham! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How a new hotel-condo plan could reshape a Birmingham hillside
- Which Birmingham-area ZIP codes now top Alabama's home price rankings?
- See how a Birmingham NICU is turning story time into therapy.
Also on today's calendar: Love In The Club and 7 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the wall say to the other wall. 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 94 and low of 73 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Thursday: Humid; a p.m. t-storm or two, temps: high: 85, low: 73.
- Friday: Humid with a t-storm in spots, with a high of 87 and low of 70 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Birmingham hotel, condo project faces rezoning request as neighbors share concerns (wbrc.com) — Birmingham city leaders are weighing a rezoning request for The Tramont, a proposed 80-room hotel with up to 15 condos near Red Mountain Expressway at 1240 22nd St. S. Neighbors in Redmont Park and Highland Park are split over height, neighborhood fit, and future commercial creep as the City Council holds a public hearing Tuesday morning. 
2. These are Alabama's most expensive ZIP codes to buy a home (al.com) — If you live around Birmingham, especially Mountain Brook and nearby Vestavia Hills, you're in Alabama's priciest housing territory, with typical home values nearing or topping $900,000. A Birmingham agent explains how top-ranked schools, tight inventory, and limited land keep prices high, while statewide values are rising more modestly.
3. PRESS ROOM: UAB and Children's of Alabama Celebrate Five-Year Anniversary of NICU Bookworms – The Windy City Word (windycityword.com) — Families with babies in Birmingham's UAB Regional NICU are benefiting from the NICU Bookworms program, which has provided nearly 10,000 books and boosted parents' reading with their infants. Mayor Randall Woodfin recently joined UAB and Children's of Alabama staff to mark the program's five-year anniversary and highlight how early reading supports fragile newborns' brain development and parent bonding.
4. ADEM awards nearly $2.5M in recycling grants (alreporter.com) — Birmingham and Jefferson County are set to receive nearly $370,000 combined in new state recycling grants, supporting local infrastructure, equipment, and education efforts. The awards are part of almost $2.5 million ADEM is distributing statewide for fiscal 2027 to help cities, counties, and nonprofits expand recycling and cut landfill waste.
5. The Woman Behind Dr. King's 'Letter' Is Getting Her Due (seattlemedium.com) — Birmingham's pivotal role in the Civil Rights Movement is back in focus as a new effort honors Willie Pearl Mackey King, the woman who assembled Dr. King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail" from smuggled scraps. The story traces how that work in Birmingham helped shape a defining text of nonviolent resistance and how a new foundation aims to preserve her legacy for future generations.
📸 Around Birmingham
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Birmingham
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- Jewelry Making
East Ensley Branch Library
1:00 pm - Stitch & Chat
East Ensley Branch Library
1:00 pm - Line Dancing
East Ensley Branch Library
1:00 pm - Parker vs. James Clements
Bush Hills Academy Major Brown Memorial Stadium, 308 9th Ct N, Birmingham, AL 3520
6:00 pm - Chair Aerobics with Myra Tarver
Five Points West Regional Branch Library
10:30 am - Recipe Demo with Chef Murphree
Five Points West Regional Branch Library
11:30 am - Stitch & Chat
East Ensley Branch Library
1:00 pm - Jewelry Making
East Ensley Branch Library
1:00 pm - Love In The Club →
Saturn, 200 41st St S, Birmingham
8:30 pm - Emo Night Brooklyn →
Saturn, 200 41st St S, Birmingham
8:30 pm
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Saturday September 12
📣 Birmingham Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Forging the Future of Palliative Care 2026 Innovation Summit
University of Alabama at Birmingham - Health and Wellness The Lodge at Gulf State Park
8:00 am - 2026 UAB Neuroscience Retreat
University of Alabama at Birmingham - Social and Entertainment Hill Student Center, Alumni Theater & Ballrooms
8:00 am - Coffee and Connections at Birmingham Luxury Motors
Homewood Chamber of Commerce Birmingham Luxury Motors 190 Vulcan Road Homewood, AL 35209
8:15 am - Bead it! Grab n Go, Create your own Bracelet
Inglenook Branch Library
9:00 am
Wednesday August 26
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- While I'm processing
And wondering how I am gonna manage to even figure out what to do next I here a bit of snoring, this is my dog Cracker. Now if that don't make you… (Nextdoor Grayson Valley Highland) - I need my dog back!
Someone walked off with her last Thursday night and by the time I got my shoes on, I couldn't find them anywhere. This was a lady with two other… (Nextdoor Five Points South)
- Honda Logistics North America posted a job opening for 3385 ICT Cycle Counter 1st Shift in Birmingham. Apply here.
- EY posted a job opening for Studio+ Marketing Transformation - Sales and Delivery Lead - Senior Manager in Birmingham. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Birmingham here.
Ok Birmingham! 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: Meet me at the corner. (Thank you Earlene M. for sending it in!)
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