Mobile Baykeeper’s ‘The Big Float’ Paddles Fly Creek for Clean Water
Looking to beat the August heat while supporting a good cause? Mobile Baykeeper invited the public out on the water for “THE BIG FLOAT,” a kayak trip down Fly Creek…
The Origin of Hayley’s Bar: A Pink Dauphin Street Institution Since 1991
The pink dive bar at 278 Dauphin St. started with founder Hayley Maulsby’s experience working hip Lower East Side bars in New York City, including The Village Idiot. She brought…
Mobile Renames Stretch of Tennessee Street to Honor Rayfield Davis, Killed in Unprosecuted 1948 Slaying
Mobile has renamed a stretch of Tennessee Street for Rayfield Davis, a Black Brookley Field worker beaten to death in 1948 in a killing his admitted attacker was never prosecuted…
Bartender Profiles: Vapetender Jon-Michael Thiroux on Parlor Vapes’ West Mobile Lounge
MOBILE, Ala. — In this vapetender edition of Bartender Profiles, we visit Parlor Vapes, an upscale West Mobile lounge on Cottage Hill Road styled with leather seating, aged wood cabinets…
Australian Folk Duo Hussy Hicks Returns to Mobile with New Album “On the Boundaries”
Australian folk duo Hussy Hicks is heading back to Mobile, bringing songs from their new album, “On the Boundaries,” to Callaghan’s Irish Social Club on Thursday, Aug. 16, at 7…
Davidson High Football Coach Fred Riley Placed on Administrative Leave Amid Hazing Fallout
Longtime Davidson High School head football coach Fred Riley was placed on administrative leave, Mobile County school officials confirmed Wednesday. The district offered little explanation for the move. “We don’t…
Veterans groups convene in Mobile to address mental health crisis
MOBILE, Ala. — The GulfQuest Maritime Museum became the gathering point Wednesday for a summit aimed at coordinating help for veterans facing a mental health crisis. The museum, a landmark…
As Mississippi Launches Sports Betting, Alabama Remains on the Sidelines
Mississippi has become one of the first states in the nation to launch legal sports betting, with the Beau Rivage Resort and Casino in Biloxi taking some of the country’s…
Beach Volleyball on Sand Island Kills Hundreds of Unhatched Shorebirds
An outing to Sand Island, a small barrier island off the Alabama Gulf Coast near Dauphin Island, turned deadly for hundreds of shorebird eggs when beach volleyball players apparently set…
Bob Dylan Returning to Mobile’s Saenger Theatre This Fall
Bob Dylan was headed back to Mobile, with the music legend scheduled to play the Saenger Theatre in downtown Mobile on Wednesday, October 17 as part of his U.S. tour…