Start your Memorial Day-Weekend early with dinner at our community garden on Thursday, May 27. Kayjun’s Food Truck LLC will be offering up good eats to satisfy your holiday kick-off! #rmbresidentevent #foodie #apartments #memorialday #mountainbrookal

Start your Memorial Day-Weekend early with dinner at our community garden on Thursday, May 27. Kayjun’s Food Truck LLC will be offering up good eats to satisfy your holiday kick-off! #rmbresidentevent #foodie #apartments #memorialday #mountainbrookal

Come on out Tuesday, May 18, and celebrate spring and laissez le bon temps rouler! We have so much to be thankful for–like nice weather, great friends, and food from Gumbo to Geaux Food Truck! Look for them at The Retreat at Mountain Brook’s community garden. #rmbresidentevent

Come on out Tuesday, May 18, and celebrate spring and laissez le bon temps rouler! We have so much to be thankful for–like nice weather, great friends, and food from Gumbo to Geaux Food Truck! Look for them at The Retreat at Mountain Brook‘s community garden. #rmbresidentevent

Happy National Pet Month!

Retreat at Mountain Brook - dog park

As far as we’re concerned, every day is pet day at The Retreat at Mountain Brook in Birmingham, Alabama, so of course we’re excited about May being National Pet Month in the United States!   According to the Humane Society of the United States, pets live in two-thirds of American homes, and 72 percent of the people who rent their homes have pets. We know how important it is for a luxury apartment community to be pet-friendly, and that’s why our Retreat at Mountain Brook Idea Specialists™ made sure we incorporated a dog park into our landscaping plans from the very beginning. Because, barks and recreation, right?   And, we celebrate our fuzzy friends all the time online in social media posts and in a gallery at our website. Nothing brings a smile to our faces like seeing sweet kitties and good doggies!   Do Dah Day Birmingham has a tradition of having fun at Do Dah Day for National Pet Month—this year, the gathering will be held Saturday, May 15, at Cahaba Brewing Company, complete with a “reverse parade” on 3rd Avenue South and live music at the venue. The 2021 beneficiaries of Do Dah Day are the Greater Birmingham Humane Society and Friends of Cats and Dogs Foundation. Tickets are $5; learn more at: https://www.dodahday.org/faq   Treats! If you haven’t tried any of the monthly subscription boxes for cats and dogs, maybe this month is when to check out meowbox with fun toys and fine treats for finicky felines (plus, hey—the box itself!), and BarkBox with its themed collections that the company calls “month-long dog parties.” BarkBox partners with thousands of rescues and shelters across the United States and Canada through its Rescue and Shelter Affiliate Program, and meowbox donates a portion of each box sold to shelters and rescues. Prices start at about $23 a month for both.   Critical Care You probably already have a favorite vet, but it never hurts to have the number of an emergency care provider on hand. The compassionate and highly skilled multi-specialty staff members at Veterinary Specialists of Birmingham on Resource Parkway off U.S. Highway 280 are just who you want on your side when your good boy decides to eat a bottle of shampoo _and_ entire bath towel at 2 o’clock on the morning, and their ICU facility is state of the art.   Pamper, Play & Stay Is it time for somebody to get his coat cut for the upcoming summer? Does the kitty not do well by herself when you decide to head to the beach for a spur-of-the moment weekend trip? Not to worry—Birmingham has many excellent pet boarding and grooming facilities. Our Retreat at Mountain Brook Idea Specialists™ have been hearing good things about a few in particular lately: Dog Days of Birmingham, Howlin Hollows Farm, and My Spoiled Pet Resort & Spa.   Howlin Hollows (conveniently located off Highway 280, I-459, and near The Summit and Colonnade) features several acres of land with plenty of open space for running and playing, water misters, and even a canine swimming pool! What a great place for your best four-legged friend to get some exercise and burn off a little energy   We love the fact that the owners of Dog Days live above the kennel on Birmingham’s 18th Street North. Sue and Jimmy provide your puppies with a truly cage-free environment during the day, supervised, of course. Come the evening, they’re happily worn out and ready for bed. The dogs, we mean!   And who doesn’t love a spa day? My Spoiled Pet, down 280 near Inverness Corners, features bath packages for cats and dogs of all sizes, including blowouts and brushouts, and provides boarding for dogs, cats, and small pets. And they offer military discounts.   Share photos of your fur-babies!

It’s May and the food trucks are on the way! Mark your calendars for food and fun at The Retreat at Mountain Brook’s Community Garden. Mountain Brook neighbors and friends welcome! All plant-based Rendezvous Kitchen Co. today. #rmbresidentevent

It’s May and the food trucks are on the way! Mark your calendars for food and fun at The Retreat at Mountain Brook‘s Community Garden. Mountain Brook neighbors and friends welcome! All plant-based Rendezvous Kitchen Co. today. #rmbresidentevent 🥑 🍒 🍏 🌶