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Volume 6 | Issue 4 | July 2015
Market Day guide
Call to vigilance
Find all the details about this year’s Market Day sales and selections in our special guide inside this issue.
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Legacy in pink
Police address recent crimes, discussions on social media By ERICA TECHO
Dolly O’Neal made strides to fund local breast cancer research for more than two decades. Read her story inside.
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Following the Memorial Day robbery at Another Broken Egg Café, changes have been made to keep Mountain Brook safer. “On the day it happened, [police] arrived quickly and were very supportive,” said Another Broken Egg Café General Manager Justin Hadley. “They stayed in contact
Mountain Brook Police Officer Ryan Smith patrols Mountain Brook Village. Police increased daytime patrols following the robbery at Another Broken Egg Café. Photo by Keith McCoy.
with me in the days after. They adhered to my request for more patrols in the early morning hours and in the afternoon.” Hadley said he now sees two separate patrols pass by Another Broken Egg Café in the early morning and afternoon. The robbery was the first business robbery in Mountain Brook in 2015. Three other robberies occurred against individuals since
January. One was a carjacking outside a residence on West Jackson Boulevard, another was in an Office Park parking lot and the third was in the Macy’s parking lot at Brookwood Village. Three individuals were arrested in connection to the carjacking, and one suspect was arrested in connection to the parking lot
See CRIME | page A23
Otey’s
celebrates 25 years By MADOLINE MARKHAM Rodney Davis knows each of his customers by looking at their order that comes into the kitchen. After all, he’s been serving as kitchen manager at Otey’s Tavern for 22 of the 25 years it’s been open. “I just like it,” Davis said. “The people are great.” Current owner Will Haver, who grew up eating at Otey’s, is quick to explain how everyone knows everyone there. That starts with Davis. “You won’t meet a stranger at Otey’s,” Haver said, referring to its similarities to Cheers. Haver has owned the establishment for seven years and has never heard Davis say anything negative. He’s
See OTEY’S FEST | page A21
Otey’s Kitchen Manager Rodney Davis and owner Will Haver are preparing for Otey’s Fest this month. This year marks the 25th anniversary for the Crestline bar and restaurant. Photo by Keith McCoy.