Council Votes 5-2 for Sales Tax Increase, Ending Six Weeks of Political Theater
Mobile's council approved a one-cent sales tax increase on a 5-2 vote. An analysis of how Mayor Sam Jones got what he wanted, what Gina Gregory extracted in return, and…
Super Nice Bros. Press Debut Single to Pink Vinyl, Celebrate With Dauphin Street Release Show
Mobile duo Tim Gray and Benny Divine marked the release of their debut seven-inch single with a hand-screened pink-vinyl pressing and a packed release party at the Alabama Music Box…
Local Playwright Danielle Juzan Premieres Art-World Comedy ‘Artbruted’ at Space 301
Mobile playwright Danielle Juzan's new comedy Artbruted, a witty send-up of the contemporary art world, made its world premiere at Space 301 for a single weekend run in May 2010.
Prichard’s Own: How Lil Greenwood Went From Sunday School to Duke Ellington’s Bandstand
Long before she earned the nickname "One Take Lil" from Duke Ellington, Prichard native Lil Greenwood was a schoolteacher with a voice that would carry her from a San Francisco…
Thieves Are Stealing Mobile’s Manhole Covers, and the Charge Is Only a Misdemeanor
City officials reported a rash of stolen manhole covers and storm drainage grates being sold for scrap, leaving open holes in the roadway and few strong charges available to prosecutors.
Gregory Signals Yes: Mobile Councilwoman Agrees to One-Cent Sales Tax in Deal With Jones
Councilwoman Gina Gregory announced she would supply the fifth vote for a temporary one-cent sales tax increase, in exchange for a written commitment to an efficiency study and a list…
Jazz Appreciation Month: Mobile’s Own — Trombonist Fred Wesley Jr. and Bassist Bernard Odum
Mobile-raised musicians Fred Wesley Jr. and Bernard Odum helped build the sound of James Brown's bands, going on to careers that carried the Port City's musical legacy into funk, jazz…
Poetry Pilgrims Gather at Father Ryan’s Grave in Mobile for National ‘Dead Poets’ Tour
A national poetry pilgrimage stopped in Mobile on May 8, 2010, when readers gathered at Father Abram Ryan's grave in the Catholic Cemetery to honor five writers with deep ties…
Mobile Becomes Command Hub for 2010 Gulf Oil Spill Response as Officials Weigh Ways to Push Back the Slick
In the first days after the Deepwater Horizon rig explosion set off a massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, Mobile emerged as a nerve center for the response.…
Inside the Blowout: What It Would Take to Stop the Oil a Mile Beneath the Gulf
A plain-language guide to the Deepwater Horizon spill: why the blowout preventer failed, the three plans to stop the leak, how crude behaves at sea, and how this spill compares…