Sarah Owens
Community Editor at Starnes Media
Multimedia Reporter for the Community News Collaborative
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1 week ago |
villagelivingonline.com | Sarah Owens
A busy week of athletics is ahead for Mountain Brook schools as student-athletes gear up for competitions across multiple sports, including baseball, softball, soccer, tennis and track and field. On Monday, the baseball team traveled to Hueytown where the won 6-4, and Mountain Brook High School hosted an elementary school track meet. Tuesday's schedule features girls soccer hosting Northridge, boys soccer on the road at Oxford and softball facing Woodlawn at home.
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1 week ago |
villagelivingonline.com | Sarah Owens
Mountain Brook City Council met on Monday and voted to adjust speed limits along Richmar Drive. In doing so, the council approved an ordinance establishing a 20 mile per hour posted speed limit on the street and another ordinance establishing a 15 mile per hour school zone speed limit on a portion of the road. Other items approved include the following: Resolution authorizing the execution of a Master Services Agreement with Carr, Riggs, and Ingram with respect to auditing services.
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2 weeks ago |
villagelivingonline.com | Sarah Owens
The Mountain Brook City Council transitioned to YouTube for streaming its meetings in 2025, replacing Zoom due to reliability issues. “The COVID-19 pandemic underscored the need for increased online accessibility, leading the city to offer streaming of council sessions as a courtesy to residents,” City Clerk Heather Richards said. “In response, the city initially adopted Zoom as a platform for broadcasting meetings.
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2 weeks ago |
villagelivingonline.com | Sarah Owens
The Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens will have hundreds of plants available for purchase at their annual Spring Plant Sale Thursday through Saturday, drawing in large crowds and impacting traffic in the area. The city warns that travelers should expect delays on Lane Park Road over the weekend due to the event. The sale is open from 1 to 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Friday and from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday.
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2 weeks ago |
villagelivingonline.com | Sarah Owens
The Mountain Brook City Schools Foundation will host their annual Track Meet next Monday and Tuesday. The annual fundraising event, taking place at Mountain Brook High School, sees hundreds of elementary students in third through sixth grade compete while raising funds for the school system. Last year, More than 700 elementary school students participated in the event and helped raise more than $80,000 for the Foundation. Visit mbgives.org/get-involved for more information.
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