It’s time for another TUESDAYS WITH TONY post. Let’s get started with the weekly tidbits:

🎙️ Thanks to Sarah Engle, MPA (University of Alabama at Birmingham) and George Pierce (City of Vestavia Hills, Alabama) for being our guest this past weekend (7/12/25) on TRUITT NEWS RADIO.

🎙️ We are looking forward to having Ben Weinberg & Michael Weiss (co-founders of the super-cool Trailborn brand) and Graham Smith (soon-to-be Mayor of City of Mountain Brook) as our guests this weekend on TRUITT NEWS RADIO. We start at 7AM on Birmingham’s Talk 99.5.

⚾ A young Nolan Ryan threw his 2nd career no-hitter today in 1973.

❓ DID-YOU-KNOW: The first Die Hard movie was released today in 1988? It wasn’t even during the Christmas season!

🎥 The new Superman movie is killing it at the box office. $122m domestic revenue with another $95m internationally during its first weekend. Great start.

📺 Leanne Morgan’s new show is premiering on Netflix July 31st.

📺 The premiere of The Road is October 19th. This is the show featuring Blake Shelton, Keith Urban and Gretchen Wilson taking new talent out on tour.

📅 JULY 17th: ULI Alabama is having an event at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta‘s Birmingham Branch. Our friend, Anoop Mishra, is the speaker and he is awesome. Reservations required due to security, no walk-ins.

⚾ The Cincinnati Reds’ Terry Francona just notched his 2,000th career win as an Major League Baseball (MLB) manager. Years back, he was in charge of the Birmingham Barons.

☑️ FYI: ALDI USA has over 2,540 stores open across the country and growing fast.

☑️ CONGRATS: The Fitzroy, Birmingham’s cool new multifamily community located at 2401 1st Ave South, is having their grand opening & ribbon cutting.

👀HIRING: Madison Main Street is looking for an Executive Director to lead their organization.

👀 HIRING: John Carroll Catholic High School in Bham needs a Food Prep/Cashier to join their team off Lakeshore.

☑️ CONGRATS: to our friend & TRUITT NEWS RADIO alum, Elaina Burt, on recently being named Miss Jefferson County. Elaina will go on to compete for the Miss Alabama title. She has previously been Miss Alabama’s Teen.

📅 SEPT 11: To the real estate folks, their is an ICSC event at the Topgolf in Nashville if you want to make it.

👀 HIRING: Matt Patel and the team at RAM Hotels are looking for a Social Media & Events Coordinator for the Olivine Roof Top Restaurant at their soon to be completed AC Hotels by Marriott project in downtown Auburn, AL.

👀 Birmingham’s Retail Strategies needs a Marketing Director for their team. Great opportunity to work on some fun projects with them.

✅ We want to work with you. Truitt Insurance & Bonding Inc. (205)254-3005. Business coverage, builders risks and surety bonds. We also do home & auto. 🛑 Thanks for the read. Come back next week.