Gulf Coast Ethnic and Heritage Jazz Fest Poetry Slam Draws Crowd to Museum of Mobile
The Museum of Mobile was alive with the rhythm and power of spoken word on the evening of August 4, 2011, as poets gathered for the poetry slam competition held…
Flutist Kent Jordan and Chris Saunders Headline GCEH Jazz Fest’s ‘Jazz in Bienville’ Concert
New Orleans flutist Kent Jordan returns to the Gulf Coast to headline the “Jazz in Bienville” concert presented by the Gulf Coast Ethnic and Heritage Jazz Festival on Saturday, August…
Mobile Judge Says the ‘Revolving Jailhouse Door’ Is No Simple Matter
Mobile County District Judge Michael E. McMaken pushed back on criticism of a 'revolving jailhouse door,' arguing that preset bonds, jail overcrowding and shrinking court budgets were bound together in…
Nine Paddlers Chart the Length of Three-Mile Creek — and Find a Restoration Worth Fighting For
Nine Mobilians set out on July 25, 2011, to do something nobody could recall anyone doing in modern times: paddle the length of Three-Mile Creek from end to end. The…
Late-Night Shooting Steps From the Police Precinct Renews Safety Debate Over LoDa’s Nightlife
A downtown Mobile resident who watched a shooting unfold late Saturday, July 16, 2011 — one block from the police precinct, at one of the city’s most visible intersections —…
GulfQuest Needs $3 Million More to Finish; Museum Board Won’t Fundraise and the City Has Until July 20
Mobile’s still-unfinished GulfQuest maritime museum needed another $3 million in July 2011 — and Mayor Sam Jones proposed the city borrow it, on top of roughly $25 million in city…
State Sen. Ben Brooks Sets His Sights on a Mobile County Judgeship
State Sen. Ben Brooks informally confirmed plans to seek a Mobile County circuit judgeship in 2012, promising to hold off on campaigning until after a special session on coastal insurance.
Contractor Tilmon Brown Weighs a Run for Mobile Mayor
Mobile contractor and historic-preservation developer Tilmon Brown confirmed his interest in the mayor's office, saying he would form an exploratory committee by Labor Day.
Port of Mobile’s Pinto Terminal Wins National Engineering Honor
The Alabama State Port Authority collected the top engineering honor from the American Association of Port Authorities for the technology deployed at the Port of Mobile's Pinto Terminal.
Cuba Aid Caravan Brings Its Appeal to Mobile
Pastors for Peace routed its 22nd Friendshipment Caravan through Mobile, staging a rally against U.S. travel and trade restrictions on Cuba as part of a monthlong national tour.