In 2010, ThyssenKrupp Began Operations at Its Mobile County Steel Complex
An archival look at the 2010 startup of ThyssenKrupp's Calvert steel complex, the jobs and investment then projected, and the later changes that reshaped the facility.
How an Early Internet Project Preserved a Snapshot of Downtown Mobile Around 2000
Long before Google Street View, an independent website called WalkaboutCity.com set out to let visitors “be there before you get there” in downtown Mobile, quietly building one of the earliest…
Dauphin Island Tourism Fell During July 2010 Oil Spill
A 2010 WKRG report documented major holiday-weekend tourism losses on Dauphin Island during the Gulf oil spill.
Former LSU and Raiders QB JaMarcus Russell Arrested in Mobile on Drug Charge
JaMarcus Russell, the Mobile native and former NFL No. 1 overall draft pick, was arrested this week in his hometown on a controlled-substance charge, according to authorities. Investigators said the…
Mobile Author Jeannie Holmes Brings Vampire Cops to the Deep South in New Novel ‘Blood Law’
Mobile author Jeannie Holmes released her debut novel, “Blood Law,” on July 6, blending two of her longtime interests — vampires and law enforcement — into a crime story set…
Mobile Chamber Joins Legal Brief Backing End to Offshore Drilling Moratorium
The Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce is among the business groups that joined a legal brief backing a federal court decision to lift the Obama administration’s six-month moratorium on deepwater…
Bay Area Food Bank Named Finalist in National $100,000 Giving Contest
The Bay Area Food Bank, the Theodore-based nonprofit that supplies food pantries and meal programs across the central Gulf Coast, was named one of four finalists in a national public-voting…
Mobile Rapper B-Dameezy Releases ‘Beast Mode,’ First Album on His Own Label
Mobile hip-hop artist B-Dameezy has released “Beast Mode,” the debut album from Icon Entertainment, the independent label he founded in 2005 after several years working with the local D.M.P. imprint.…
Mobile Baykeeper Urges Residents to Push EPA on Corexit Dispersant Use
Mobile Baykeeper, the local nonprofit focused on protecting Mobile Bay and its watershed, has come out against the continued use of the chemical dispersant Corexit in the federal response to…
Abstract Artimus Came Home to Mobile for a July 3 Show at Satori
Mobile-bred hip hop artist Abstract Artimus returned to his hometown over the July 4th weekend in 2010, headlining a July 3 performance at Satori Coffee alongside the band Shield Your…