Market on Main: The Point Clear Shop Where Every Room Has a Story
In the heart of Point Clear, sharing an old home with the beloved Punta Clara Kitchen and sitting next to the Wash House restaurant, there is a shop that manages…
Beyond the Tents: Point Clear Pop-Ups Ride the Fairhope Arts and Crafts Festival Crowds
Festival weekend in Fairhope: the arts and crafts crowd, and the pop-ups chasing it Each spring, Fairhope’s downtown streets fill with white tents, juried art displays and tens of thousands…
Fantasy Island Toys Turns 50: Downtown Fairhope’s Toy Store Plans a September Celebration
Fifty years of play: Fairhope’s Fantasy Island Toys heads toward a milestone birthday In 1976, Fairhope had a population of about 6,600 people, Fairhope Avenue was where the town did…
Do Goods Mercantile: Downtown Mobile’s General Store Where Every Purchase Gives Back
The general store where every gift does good On St. Michael Street in downtown Mobile, a few steps off Dauphin, a storefront with a hand-painted mural reading “Good things are…
A Mobile Church Is Turning Its Parking Lot Into a Christmas-in-July Market With About 50 Local Vendors
Oak Park Church in Mobile is hosting a Christmas in July Small Business Bash on July 18, bringing about 50 local vendors together for a day of tax-free shopping on…
Back to School in Mobile County: Where to Find Supply Deals and Your School’s List
Mobile County public schools head back Thursday, August 4, and retailers across the area are banking on the annual supply rush with specials aimed at the thousands of students stocking…
Wawa Could Be Coming to Pensacola and Mobile
Wawa fans in the Gulf Coast may soon have a new place to grab a hoagie and a cup of coffee. The convenience store and gas station chain announced Monday…
Last-minute Christmas shoppers flood Mobile stores hours before the holiday
MOBILE, Ala. – With Christmas Day only hours away, shoppers across the Mobile area made a final push Thursday to pick up last-minute gifts and necessities. Retailers throughout the city…
No Midnight Lines: Pandemic Rewrites Black Friday Traditions at Mobile-Area Retailers
Black Friday looked different in Mobile in 2020. Several major retailers — including Best Buy, Target, Walmart, and Kohl’s — kept their doors closed on Thanksgiving Day, breaking with the…
When Grocery Shelves Go Empty, Mobile’s Pollman’s Bake Shop Keeps the Ovens Running
MOBILE, Ala. — When bread shelves across Mobile County grocery stores emptied out in late March 2020 amid the first wave of pandemic stockpiling, one of the most reliable places…