Here we go with more Tuesday kudos, tidbits and events:
✅ CONGRATS: Vallas Realty, Inc. on their part in the sale of Mobile’s 42,600 sq ft Shoppes of Midtown to New Jersey-based Sage Square Capital.
🎙️ Thanks to Gregory Stone (Executive Director, Shelby County Arts Council for being our guest on TRUITT NEWS RADIO recently.
📅 OCT 13: Hoover Small Business Alliance | Hoover Met | 8am
🎙️ We are looking forward to having Faris Malki (Owner, Cahaba Cycles) join us on TRUITT NEWS RADIO this weekend.
🏈 CONGRATS: to the Bham-based Parker High School Thundering Herd Football Team on picking up the 500th win in Program History this past weekend with a win over Huffman. That’s awesme!
✔️ Way-to-Go: Southpace Properties‘ Tyler Bradford, CCIM on his part in bringing the new Advance Auto Parts 27,000 sq ft Market Hub store to Mobile.
📅 OCT 10-11: Arts Festival of Carrollton (GA)
🎵 AC/DC was rocking Boutwell Auditorium tonight in 1979.
🍕 I’m really looking forward to Dough Dough Pizza opening up in Huntsville. Word is it is going to be good!
👀 COOL JOB ALERT: Topgolf is hiring a Social Media Manager.
❓ DID-YOU-KNOW: Singer Engelbert Humperdinck’s real name is Gerry Dorsey?
✅ The University of Southern California (USC) was founded today in 1880.
⚾ CONGRATS: Rocket City Trash Pandas on winning their first ever Southern League Championship. That a way to do it!
📅 OCT 8: The Kinetic Cup Rooftop Golf Shout-Out at Kinetic Communications in Birmingham benefitting the CHARGE Syndrome Foundation, Inc. Great event hosted by my friend, Jay Brandrup.
✅ CONGRATS: Codey O’Bryant on being promoted to General Manager of Gulf Distributing Holdings LLC‘s Birmingham operation.
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👷NOV 3: Auburn University, Samuel Ginn College of Engineering Career Fair
✅ A woman up in Maine just grew a record-breaking 170-pound zucchini. That’s something.
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📅 OCT 19-20: ICSC (International Council of Shopping Centers) SOUTHEAST Conference | Atlanta
✅ Pope John Paul II visited with President Jimmy Carter at the White House today in 1979, marking the first time a pope had ever been there.
🛑 Thanks for the read.