University of Mobile to Host Civil War Historian for Anniversary Lecture Series
The University of Mobile marks the 10th year of its Billy G. Hinson Lecture Series with a talk on the legacy of Lee's surrender at Appomattox.
University of South Alabama to Hold V-Day Events Addressing Violence Against Women
USA students will host a film screening, self-defense class and staged reading this month as part of the global V-Day campaign against gender violence.
Cammie’s Builds 60-Foot Banana Split at USA’s Funky Monkey 5K Fundraiser
Nearly 400 runners joined the fifth annual Funky Monkey 5K at USA, where Cammie's Old Dutch Ice Cream built its longest banana split yet.
What Is a Double-Dipper? Alabama’s Political Class Can’t Quite Agree
The phrase 'double-dipping' echoed through Alabama politics, but a survey of legislators, educators and attorneys found no agreement on what it actually meant, or whether it was a problem at…
Mobile Revives Employee Bonus Program Funded by Mayor’s Salary
Mobile is handing out monthly cash bonuses to top city workers, funded partly by Mayor Sandy Stimpson's own salary pledge.
Shoplifting Suspect Escapes Mobile Wal-Mart by Kicking Through Ceiling
A theft suspect at a Mobile Wal-Mart broke free from a loss prevention officer, climbed into the ceiling, and kicked his way out near the entrance.
Revisiting the Crichton Leprechaun: Mobile’s Most Famous Urban Legend
Nearly a decade later, the man who first spotted the Crichton leprechaun in a Mobile tree reflects on the sighting that became a national sensation.
Mobile Special Education Students Turn Recycled Mardi Gras Beads Into $50,000
Students at a west Mobile special-education school raised a record $50,000 this year sorting and reselling donated Mardi Gras beads.
History Museum of Mobile to Host Lunchtime Screening on Lingering Oil Spill Effects
The History Museum of Mobile will host a free lunchtime screening and discussion on the lasting effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
Mobile’s Oakleigh House Museum Loans Rare Portrait to D.C. Museum
Mobile's Historic Oakleigh House Museum loaned its rare portrait of suffragist Alva Belmont to a Washington museum for Women's History Month.