Senior Bowl Reached Deal to Remain in Mobile for 2010
Mobile and Senior Bowl officials reached a 2009 agreement to keep the 2010 game at Ladd-Peebles Stadium while negotiations continued on a longer contract.
Mobile Photographers Ashelea Penquite and Sarah Parvardeh Team Up for “P2” Benefit Show at Satori Coffee
Two Mobile photographers, Ashelea Penquite and Sarah Parvardeh, are reuniting for a joint photography show called “P2” (short for “P Squared”) on Saturday, September 26, at Satori Coffee on Old…
Mobile Collage Artist Ryan Jetten on Turning Trash into Gallery Art
In a 2009 interview, Mobile collage artist and cartoonist Ryan Jetten discussed his rise through the city's gallery and coffee-shop art scene, his long-running comic strip The Squares, and his…
Mississippi Delta Mystery Writer Carolyn Haines Talks Craft, Community From Her Semmes Home
Mystery novelist Carolyn Haines, a University of South Alabama creative writing instructor who lives in Semmes, discusses her Mississippi Delta mystery series, an upcoming blues-themed anthology, and her advice for…
The ‘Yella Fella’ Signs On: Jimmy Rane to Chair Bradley Byrne’s Run for Governor
Timber executive and television pitchman Jimmy Rane agreed to serve as statewide campaign chairman for Bradley Byrne, giving the Mobile-area Republican fundraising muscle as he opened a Montgomery headquarters.
A Familiar Face Returns: Tim Fuhrman Expected to Lead the FBI’s Mobile Office
Tim Fuhrman, who once served as assistant special agent in charge in Mobile, was expected to return as the head of the FBI's Mobile office, succeeding Debra Mack after her…
Mobile’s Republican Establishment Lines Up Behind Luther Strange’s Bid for Attorney General
A blue-chip Mobile host committee prepared to stage a September 2009 reception for Luther Strange, who was challenging incumbent Republican Attorney General Troy King in the coming primary.
Before Walter Simon Fine Art: A 2009 Conversation With the Painter Behind Mobile’s Hot Dog Gallery
In a 2009 interview, Mobile painter Walter Simon discussed his training, influences and the Dauphin Street Hot Dog Gallery just as he prepared to open a new studio near Bienville…
Morris Minor’s Greg Nobles on Seven Years of Mobile Music, One Song at a Time
Ahead of a 2009 show at Noell B's in downtown Mobile, Morris Minor frontman Greg Nobles talked about the band's origin, a memorable night sharing a stage with Jim White…
Boat Fire at Mobile Yacht Basin Caused Major Damage and Pollution Response in 2009
A 2009 fire at Mobile’s Scenic Basin Yacht Club sank two boats, caused more than $1 million in damage and prompted a diesel and oil cleanup response.