A New Rooftop Bar + What To Do This Weekend In T-Town

Good Morning T-Town! Here's everything you need to know to get your weekend started.

In today's Daily, we have these stories and more ...

• What to do this weekend in T-Town.
• Coaching shakeups at Alabama.
• A new rooftop bar and restaurant in downtown Tuscaloosa.

First, today's weather:

Tuscaloosa can expect more showers and thunderstorms today, mainly after 1 p.m., with a high near 92°

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Patch Pick

The Crimson Tide will need to make even more room in the trophy case after its women's track team opened the NCAA Championships Thursday and saw Mercy Chelangat claim silver in the 10000m. (More)

5 things to do today

- Check out the Tuscaloosa and Northport farmers markets this morning!

- Ocean Commotion at Children's Hands-on Museum (More)

- Comedian Rocky Dale Davis tonight at Dillards Chophouse (More)

- Catch a movie in Government Plaza tonight (More)

- The Old Paths tonight at the Bama Theatre (More)

Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa

1. Several roads in northern Tuscaloosa County saw extensive flooding Friday as heavy rain moved over the area. Check out some of the scenes here. (More on Patch)

2. A new rooftop eatery — The 205 Restaurant and Bar — is now open in downtown Tuscaloosa at the recently finished Homewood Suites, Mark Hughes Cobb reports. (Tuscaloosa News)

3. More than 400 young women gathered in Tuscaloosa over the last week for the prestigious opportunity to attend Alabama Girls State this week, Maria Grenyo reports. The weeklong event concluded on Friday (WVUA 23 News)

4. Emergency crews responded to the scene of an attempted suicide Friday morning after someone jumped from the Tuscaloosa toll bridge, Meg Summers reports (Tuscaloosa Thread)

5. Shelton State Community College is offering a wide range of sports camps for youth this summer, including basketball, baseball and softball. (More on Patch)

Tuscaloosa Patch Notebook

- The Northside High School announced its 2021 football schedule this week after coming off of the best season in school history last year. (More on Patch)

- Friday's installment of the Live at the Plaza concert series in downtown Tuscaloosa has been rescheduled to Aug. 6 after being canceled due to rain. (More on Patch)

- The Learn to Fish program scheduled for t0day in Van de Graaff Park has been canceled due to high water levels.

- A big Patch congratulations to these Tuscaloosa County School System students for being named among recipients of the Award for Aspirations in Computing: Hannah Martz (Tuscaloosa County High School); Vaneeza Rupani (TCHS; Madison Scott (Hillcrest High School); Nina Bigham (TCHS); Gency Coleman (TCHS); Kaitlin Christian (TCHS); Mariana Illescas (TCHS) and Ashton Lucky (TCHS). (More)

- Here's your reminder that Jukin' in the Red Barn at Sokol Park is set for Sunday and will feature the music of Debbie Bond, Soapy and Andrew, and Michael Batitto. (More)

- The Berry Civic Center will host a pop-up vendors market June 19. (More)

From the cheap seats ...

- The University of Alabama announced on Friday that assistant men's golf coach Jon Howell has been named the director of golf at Annandale Golf Club in Madison, Mississippi. He leave's program after seven years. (More)

- After a historic season and Women's College World Series run, Alabama junior pitcher Montana Fouts was named the 2021 Schutt Sports/NFCA Division-I Pitcher of the Year. (More)

- Roger Hoover caught up with SEC Network personality Paul Finebaum this week, who had high praise for the efforts of UA Athletic Director Greg Byrne. Watch the full interview here. (More)

- The Tuscaloosa News this week published its high school spring sports MVPs for golf, soccer, tennis and track. Click here to see who received honors! (More)

- Highly-touted Louisiana quarterback prospect Arch Manning — the grandson of Archie Manning — is set for an official visit to Tuscaloosa next week, Joe Gaither reports. (Tide 100.9)

- Who do you think are the five best defensive linemen in University of Alabama history? Tyler Martin brings you his top selections here. (Bama Central)

- Alabama assistant coach Jerry Zulli is leaving the Crimson Tide baseball program to pursue interests outside of college baseball, Charlie Potter reports. (247Sports)

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- Ryan

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