Dear Chamber Supporters & Friends,
Thank you so much to everyone who attended one of our seminars last month. We hope you enjoyed our speakers. Feedback and photos are posted on our blog. THANK YOU!Merchants Meeting - Thursday, October 1st:On Thursday, October 1st, we are planning an informative breakfast regarding merchant credit card services in association with our October Merchants Meeting. The meeting starts at 8AM with our guest speaker, Fletch Leonard from Austin, Texas, and will be followed by information regarding fall/holiday events as well as info about our NEW Welcome to Mountain Brook Guidebook. Merchants, please plan to attend! Crestline Italian Street Festival - Saturday, October 3rd: Mafiaoza's is having an Italian Street Festival in Crestline on Saturday, October 3rd from 3PM to 10PM . Oak Street Garden Shop will have pumpkins and fresh veggies available and other area vendors will be participating as well. Pizza, bread toss, music, pumpkins, children's activities, fun for the entire family! For more details, please visit our website and blog...and follow late breaking news on Twitter!Please also check out Macy's "Shop for A Cause", on October 17th, a national charity shopping day during which you can partner with Mountain Brook's Macy's Department store to support local non-profit agencies in our area. You must pre-register your agency in advance to participate so follow the links for details. You might also be interested in the Compass for your Cause Program, a year-round opportunity for supporting your favorite charity - see details in the sidebar. Did you know Macy's & Whole Foods are our largest Mountain Brook vendors and generate a great deal of sales tax revenue for our community? Other Upcoming Events and Promotions:
Please visit our website frequently to view other upcoming events and details! Have an idea for a seminar that you'd like to see? Please contact us with details. Want to post an event on our calendar? Please contact us! Chamber merchants, please send us details of your upcoming holiday events, so that we can publish them on our Fall & Holiday Merchants Calendar of Events! Please also note the web development offer below by one of our members, Don B. Moore, below. In addition to a Calendar of Merchant Events, we have just added a Search Engine to the top of our blog. Try it! You can easily find all the mentions about your store, a specific event, or a restaurant on the blog, on the web, or through links that we've posted without scrolling through all the posts and archives. It's a terrific new feature! SHOP MOUNTAIN BROOK THIS HOLIDAY SEASON!
Tell us what's going on so we can keep our community informed and help grow our businesses! Like the
convenience of local merchants right in our villages? Pave your streets, fund your schools,
and support your fire and police departments by shopping locally! Thanks for supporting your Chamber of Commerce! REMEMBER as the holiday season approaches - SHOP LOCAL - SHOP MOUNTAIN BROOK - and keep your tax dollars in our community!
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New Hot & Hot Fish Club Cookbook - Booksigning at The Cookstore!
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Hot & Hot Fish Club has just released a new cookbook featuring all
the favorites from their popular Birmingham Southside restaurant near
Highland Avenue.
Booksigning October 22nd 4-6PM
The Cookstore in Mountain Brook Village is hosting a book signing for
The Hot & Hot Fish Club Cookbook by Chris & Idie Hastings on
October 22nd from 4-6 PM, along with Tena Payne of Earthborn Studios
who will be signing her pottery. Wine and refreshments will be served!
 
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Oak Street Garden Shop's Annual Sale & Harvest Celebration!
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Oak Street Garden Shop and Local Market's Annual Sale and Harvest Celebration!
Saturday October 10
- Selected
perennials, trees & shrubs 50% off
- Selected
containers & garden ornaments 20% off
Pansies have arrived!
Learn how to
use them to the max - Everything you want to know about color and great fall
combos. 11 a.m. Join our on-staff
experts for a tour through fall's prettiest possibilities.
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Shop, Save, & Share by buying through participating retailers this fall
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 SHOP, SAVE, & SHARE
Want
to do some Christmas shopping and save some money? Want to help some
local charities in our community at the same time? Want to support our local Mountain Brook merchants to keep sales tax revenue within our community? Please consider
supporting this great fundraiser for our community using many of our
local Mountain Brook retailers and Chamber members! You're only
required to purchase a $40 card and use it to receive 20% discounts at
participating retailers from October 22nd to November 1st. It's an opportunity to shop local, to save, and to share - all at the same time!
Your
entire $40 donation to purchase your card will support the 27 community projects of the Junior
League of Birmingham and help improve the lives of women and
children in Birmingham. Need more info and a list of participating
Mountain Brook retailers? Click here! |
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Where can you get a Flu Shot? |
According to the CDC, swine flu vaccinations will not be available to the public until October.
Regular Flu Shots will be available to the public administered by Nursing Specialties, LLC
at the following Mountain Brook locations:
- Piggly Wiggly - Crestline - September 9th (10AM - 4PM
- Fire Station - Overton Road - Thursday, September 10th (10AM - 4PM)
- Fire Station - Overton Road - Friday, October 16th (9AM - Noon)
- Brookwood Mall (Near the Food Court) - Wednesday, October 28th (12:30PM - 2PM)
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Congratulations to George Jones with Snoozy's Kids!
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George Jones with Snoozy's Kids is 2009 Retailer of the Year! He has been notified that he has won the silver award! View the entire press release on our blog! Please stop by and congratulate him!
Great Job, George! (And thanks for sponsoring the Dawg Daze movie, Hotel for Dogs! It was a huge hit!)
And finally, pass it on - Everyone is talking about Snoozy's Kids Sale! October 5 - October 10 - 20% off of 95% of the store!
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Website Development Offer! |
For a limited time, new chamber member Don Moore with Moore Solutions, Inc, is offering a special discount to chamber members for an effective website of 6 pages, up and running in less than a week, easily updated by the website client, all for less than $1,000! Small Business Web Design Package includes:
- 1 hour consultation
- Easily updated content management system
- Professional website development of 6 pages (with more pages added if needed for an additional fee)
- 1 year domain name registration and website hosting
- Google analytics to track your website traffic
Take advantage of this special offer to create a website presence or update your existing website! Extras can be added economically including extra pages, feedback form, fillable pdfs, google maps, photo galleries, e-newsletters, and e-commerce. Contact Donald B. Moore for more information. |
Snap Kids in Crestline NOW OPEN - Urban Clothes for fashion forward kids
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A new children's clothing store just opened in Crestline Village. Love it for yourself? Love it for your kids! Snap Kids
is an Urban Kids Apparel Company featuring the best collection of
durable and comfortable clothing for kids sizes newborn to 14. Drop by
and see for yourself!
Signature lines include Charlie Rocket, Diesel Kids, Ella Moss Girl,
Little Ella, IKKS, Splendid Littles, Splendid Girl, Tea Collection,
Daily Tea and Ben Sherman. Designer Denim lines include J. Brand,
Diesel and Hudson Jeans.
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MommyMixers for babysitting help! GREAT NEW RESOURCE!
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 If you haven't heard of MommyMixer, it is the hot new boutique service that brings together moms looking for babysitters and college students looking for babysitting jobs. The mixer typically lasts about an hour and brings in 20-30 cute, young, hip moms and 30 adorable college girls and will be at a local Birmingham boutique. Three events are planned for this fall- Sept 15, Oct 6, and Nov 3rd at Swank in Mountain Brook Village.
MommyMixer has been featured on GMA, in Parent Magazine, Daily Candy, The Washington Post, and is a partner with Cookie Magazine for all local events. Please check out their site for more information and feel free to direct any questions to City Manager for MommyMixer Birmingham, Sara Jane Strickland. You can see what a mixer looks like
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Casuals Etcetera Holiday Collection
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Casuals Etcetera Fall/Holiday Collection will be shown Sept 30-Oct 13th. Contact Cathy Thomas for details or to make a reservation for a private viewing.
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Are you using Social Media to market your business? |
Already using Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and other social media outlets to market your business? If not, you should consider it! Social Media is THE #1 activity on the web. Need more convincing? Watch this video> Click Here Would you like for the chamber to sponsor seminars regarding the use of social media? Contact us! If there is interest, we will schedule training!
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Public Hearing RESCHEDULED Lane Parke Development Project - October 26th
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Lane Parke is the new development planned for 27 acres in the heart of Mountain Brook Village. Please visit their website to see what's in store. There will be a public hearing regarding ordinances necessary for the project WHICH HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED to October 26th, 5:30 PM at City Hall in Crestline. Do you have an opinion? This is your opportunity to speak.
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Christine's to have T's each Thursday through October!
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 October 22nd: Two Great Talents at one Great Event!
Christine's wil host "Two Great Talents for one Great Thursday Event" - Chrissie Schubert will be decorating and sampling her new line of delicious cookies, along with her mother, our favorite Alabama
bread baker, Sister Schubert, who will be signing her new tabletop
cookbook, Cast your Bread upon the Waters You won't want to miss it!
For other great activities planned for Thursdays at Christine's in October, please visit our blog!
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Date Changed for the Village to Village Run - 1/23/2010
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PLEASE NOTE THE DATE CHANGE TO JANUARY 23RD!
Mark your calendar for the popular Village to Village Run, this year with an all-new route, beginning and ending in Mountain Brook Village, and meandering through some of Mountain Brook's most beautiful neighborhoods. Also new this year is a 1 -mile Fun Run! Designed as a 'walker and family friendly' event, prizes will be given in all categories. Start times: 8AM for the 10K, 9:00AM for the Fun Run. More details will be posted in the events section on the website soon including race information, route maps, and how to pre-register.Not a runner? Then set up your folding chairs along the race course to cheer on the participants. Don't miss it!
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David Yurman Eyeware Collection Exclusive Showings!
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Chamber members, we will continue to update our chamber list and provide additional benefits to our chamber members only. You should have received an email blast regarding advertising in our new "Welcome to Mountain Brook - Guidebook". I hope you plan to participate. Welcome mats are here and are a great way to advertise your support of
your community as well as extend a hearty welcome to all your customers. New members, it's not too late to order a welcome mat. Please email the chamber for details.
Visit our new online shop! It's a great way to support your community and your chamber! And we will be adding new products and designs frequently. Have an idea? Let us know! We'd love to hear from you! Products are produced and ship directly from the manufacturer - it's quick and convenient. Try it!
Did you know Mountain Brook was originally developed in 1929 by local developer
Robert Jemison as an extensive residential subdivision, and was
incorporated on May 24, 1942? The plans, by Boston-based landscape architect Warren H. Manning,
called
for estate-sized lots along winding scenic roads and denser
commercial development centering on three "villages" known as English
Village, Mountain Brook Village and Crestline Village. Mountain Brook's planner Warren Manning,
along with world-famous landscape architect, Frederick Olmstead, also
included in his portfolio such notable projects as Central Park in NY,
Biltmore Castle in Asheville, and the Chicago Columbian Expo. Mountain
Brook has good roots! Congratulations to Cherokee Bend Elementary for their Blue Ribbon School Award!
Thanks for helping us help you!
Sincerely,
Suzan Doidge
Suzan Doidge
Director, Mountain Brook Chamber of Commerce
P.S. Missed a past issue? They are now archived on the News page of our new website. You can continue to forward them if there is an article of particular interest with live links up to 90 days past the publish date.
We will continue to maintain a calendar of all upcoming merchant events through the holiday season so that merchants can coordinate dates and shoppers know what's coming up. Please click on the link above, view the sidebar on the right or view them on our website! If you have something to add, please contact us as soon as possible. We will keep these events posted via the events tab on the website and linked from the blog through the end of the holiday season, so you can refer to the calendar when planning your schedules. Thank you!
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Halloween Activities
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Fun Run and Charity
Five K and l Mile Fun Run sponsored by UAB ASDA scheduled for 8:30AM October 30th to raise money to give Kids a Smile! It will provide free dental care for children in need and there will also be kids events and Halloween festivities.
MBHS Homecoming Parade is scheduled for 2PM to 3PM on October 30th. The parade will leave from the Mountain Brook Baptist Church parking lot, go down Montevallo Road to Church Street, through Crestline Village, and end at Piggly Wiggly.
Halloween Parade for Kids
October 31st, 4:00PM
Trent Wright is sponsoring a family oriented Halloween parade (with Batman car) starting on Dan Watkins Drive, to Oak Street, to Church Street, to Euclid Avenue, and ending on Vine Street. Proceeds will be donated to the City Works department and presented to the Mayor to help with the new planters. Want to make a float? Sign up in front of LaPaz restaurant in Crestline. Last year over 150 floats threw beads, moon pies, and tshirts to bystanders! Details and sponsors will be posted on blog! THANKS TRENT!
Holiday Parade
Want to help with the holiday parade? Contact Amy Jackson or Paul Allen. They want to make it better than ever and they have lots of good ideas! Come join the fun!
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Please urge your friends and neighbors to join our mailing list to receive our monthly email newsletter. And thanks for forwarding this information using the links below.
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Susan Mathews is closing shop
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After 9 1/2 years of happy clients, Susan Mathews is closing her dress shop in Mountain Brook Village to be a stay-at-home mom. Drop in to wish her well, and to take advantage of special closing sales up to 70% off.
Susan G. Matthews, inc.
2730 Cahaba Road
Birmingham, AL 35223
205.879.7186
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Lane Parke Development
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Want to keep in touch with what's going on with the 27-acre Lane Parke Development in the heart of Mountain Brook? View the plans and renderings in the storefront next to Little Hardware (formerly Jonathon Benton) or visit their website by clicking here.
Public Hearing RESCHEDULED at Mountain Brook City Hall to October 26th, 5:30 PM regarding ordinance change for the project. See details below and on website.
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What is the 3/50 Project?
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What 3 independently owned businesses would you miss if they were gone. Stop in. Say hello. Pick up something that brings a smile. Your purchases are what keeps those businesses around!
For every $100 spend in locally owned independent stores, $68 returns to the community through taxes, payroll and other expenditures. Spend it online and nothing comes home.
For more info: click here
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Neighborhood Crime Watch Information
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Be
aware that over the years numerous trailers have been taken from yards
and other places. The thieves use bolt cutters to cut locks and chains
securing these trailers.
Please don't leave valuable items in
unlocked vehicles. Put any items of value in the trunk. If your
vehicle is locked, don't leave anything of value where it can be seen.
Thanks, please keep watching out for your neighbors and remember "when in doubt" call.
You can now go to a website and get information on activity in Mountain Brook as well as other cities. Please refer to this website if you're concerned about crime in your area.
Lieutenant Jim Cole
Detective Division
Mountain Brook Police Department
100 Tibbett Street
Mountain Brook, AL 35213
colej@mtnbrook.org
(205) 879-0486 Main
(205) 802-3856 Direct
(205) 870-5355 FAX
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New Ownership at Gus's Hot Dogs!
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New Owner, Ernie Gerontakis invites you to come by and try his fabulous chicken sandwich!
You'll love it - I did!
NOW OPEN LATE ON TUESDAY NIGHTS AFTER BALLROOM DANCING!
All Greek fare on Friday nights!
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Charitable Opportunities
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The Compass for your Cause Program
No checks to write. No telemarketing. No door-to-door sales. In other
words, no hassles. Compass For Your Cause allows you to support your
favorite organization by doing something you do virtually every day-use
your check card for purchases. For more information click here! |
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Village Dermatology Open House
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Please save the date for our OPEN HOUSE
November 5th!
Attendees will receive special discounts on products and procedures.
Details to follow!
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